The Salary Grading Scale is “a pay format where employees are placed within a pay level based on their education and work experience.” Every employee in an organization or institution has a particular job associated with a Pay Grade! This system makes sure that there’s a fair standard. Here is the Philippines Salary Grade in 2023…

Pay Grade or Salary Grade

Pay Grades, or Salary Grades, are a range of salaries expressed in levels from the lowest range to the highest. Employees are assigned their Salary Grade depending on their education, position, or responsibilities and at their job. And for the Salary Grade in the Philippines, the lowest level is 1, with the highest being 33. 

Here’s a complete list of the latest Salary Grade pay in the Philippines!

Salary Grade Table with the Minimum wage amounts for each level (Effective: January 1, 2023)

Salary Grade	Minimum Monthly Salary
1	₱13,000.00
2	₱13,819.00
3	₱14,678.00
4	₱15,586.00
5	₱16,543.00
6	₱17,553.00
7	₱18,620.00
8	₱19,744.00
9	₱21,129.00
10	₱23,176.00
11	₱27,000.00
12	₱29,165.00
13	₱31,320.00
14	₱33,843.00
15	₱36,619.00
16	₱39,672.00
17	₱43,030.00
18	₱46,725.00
19	₱51,357.00
20	₱57,347.00
21	₱63,997.00
22	₱71,511.00
23	₱80,003.00
24	₱90,078.00
25	₱102,690.00
26	₱116,040.00
27	₱131,124.00
28	₱148,171.00
29	₱167,432.00
30	₱189,199.00
31	₱278,434.00
32	₱331,954.00
33	₱419,144.00

Salary Step

So these Pay Grades, except for level 33, have about eight steps. Level 33 only has two steps.

Salary Steps depend on how long a particular employee has been working in a specific position. Now, of course, this means that, while they may have different Salary Grades, new hires will always start at Salary Step 1. After that, employees move up a step every three years, provided they continuously exhibit competent effort at their job.

Employees who have served their three years well will learn of their pay raise with a Notice of Step Increment. And, of course, should an employee work hard at their job, the process will continue until Step 8, the very last one. Step 8 offers the highest rate within a Salary Grade!

Salary grade 2022 table (Effective: January 1, 2023)

Salary Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8
1	13,000	13,109	13,219	13,329	13,44 1	13,553	13,666	13,780
2	13,819	13925	14,032	14.140	14,284	14,357	14 , 468	14,578
3	14 ,678	14, 792	14, 905	15,020	15, 136	15,251	15,369	15,486
4	15,586	15.706	15,827	15,948	16,071	16,193	16,318	16,443
5	16,543	16,671	16,799	16,928	17,057	17,189	17,321	17,453
6	17,553	17,688	17,824	17,962	18, 100	18,238	18,379	18,520
7	18,620	18,763	18,907	19,053	19,198	19,346	19, 494	19,644
8	19, 744	19,923	20,104	20,285	20,468	20,653	20,840	21,029
9	2 1.129	21,304	21,483	2 1, 663	21,844	22,026	22 ,210	22,396
10	23,176	23,370	23,565	23, 762	23,961	24,161	24 ,363	24,567
11	27 ,000	27 ,284	27,573	27,865	28,161	28,462	28, 766	29,075
12	29 , 165	29,449	29,737	30,028	30,323	30,622	30,924	31,230
13	31,320	31,633	31,949	32, 269	32,594	32,922	33,254	33,591
14	33,843	34,187	34,535	34,888	35,244	35,605	35,971	36,34 1
15	36,619	36,997	37,380	37, 768	38,160	38,557	38,959	39,367
16	39,672	40,088	40,509	40,935	4 1,367	4 1,804	42 ,247	42,694
17	43,030	43,488	43,951	44, 420	44,895	45,376	45,862	46,355
18	46 , 725	47 ,228	47.738	48,253	48, 776	49,305	49 ,840	50,382
19	51,357	52,096	52,847	53, 610	54,386	55, 174	55,976	56,790
20	57,347	58,181	59,030	59,892	60,769	61,660	62, 565	63,485
21	63,997	64,940	65,899	66,873	67,864	68,870	69,893	70,933
22	71,511	72,577	73,661	74, 762	75,881	77,0 19	78, 157	79,349
23	80,003	81,207	82,432	83,683	85,049	86,437	87,847	89,281
24	90 ,078	91,548	93,043	94, 562	96,105	97,674	99,268	100,888
25	102,690	104,366	106,069	107,800	109,560	111,348	113, 166	115,012
26	116,040	117,933	119,858	12 1,814	123,803	125,823	127 ,876	129,164
27	131, 124	133,264	135,440	137, 650	139,897	142,180	144 , 501	146,859
28	148,171	150,589	153,047	155, 545	158,083	160,664	163, 286	165,951
29	167,432	170,166	172,943	175, 766	178,634	181,550	184, 513	187,525
30	189,199	192,286	195,425	198,615	20 1,856	205,151	208, 499	2 11,902
31	278,434	283,872	289,4 16	295,069	300,833	306,708	312 ,699	318,806
32	331,954	338,649	345,478	352, 445	359,553	366,804	374 ,202	381,748
33	419,14 4	431,718

Sub-professional non-supervisory

As its name states, this category covers those who work on manual and/or routine tasks but aren’t in a position to supervise staff. Salary Grades 1 through 10 is linked to this particular category. Employees under it are elementary, secondary, or vocational school graduates. College undergraduates also fall under this category.

Here are some positions associated with this category:

• Staff Aide
• Draftsman I
• Administrative Aide III
• Dental Aide
• Proofreader II

Sub-professional supervisory

This category encompasses workers who supervise employees with manual, clerical or technical jobs! This category needs staff who have secondary or vocational education. Otherwise, they should have spent two years in college. The sub-professional supervisory staff has Salary Grades from 4 to 18. 

Here are some positions associated with this category:

• Electrician Foreman
• Chief Bookbinder
• Bookbinder IV

Professional non-supervisory

This particular category involves employees who have graduated from a four-year course. So, staff have vast knowledge in a specific practice or profession related to the arts or sciences. Also, the Salary Grades associated with the Professional non-supervisory category range from 8 to 30.

Here are some positions associated with this category:

• College Professor 
• University Professor
• Teacher I
• Chemist I
• Statistician I
• Tourist Receptionist I
• Municipal Treasurer

Professional supervisory

Of course, this Philippine Salary Grade category has professional jobs in management, which entitle them to levels 9 to 33. Therefore, staff in this category are required to have a Bachelor’s Degree at least. In addition, employees should have extensive knowledge about their respective fields.

Here are some positions associated with this category:

• Senior Vice President
• Director II
• Elementary School Principal I
• Engineer IV

Executive category

For Philippine employees, particularly those associated with the government, these are the highest-paying Salary Grades. Therefore, these top Salary Grade levels are mostly connected to the top dogs of the Philippine government. 

Salary Grade 30

Its wages are ₱189,199.00 at least and ₱211,902.00 at most. Here are some positions associated with Salary Grade 30:

• Constitutional Commission Commissioner
• Department Undersecretary
• Solicitor-General

Salary Grade 31

Its salary ranges from ₱278,434.00 to ₱318,806.00. Here are some examples of positions associated with Salary Grade 31:

• Senator
• Congressman
• Supreme Court Associate Justice
• Constitutional Commission Chairman
• Executive Secretary
• Department Secretary

Salary Grade 32

At a minimum, Salary Grade 32’s wages are ₱331,954.00. Step 8 entitles its employees to ₱381,748.00. Here are the positions associated with Salary Grade 32:

• Vice President
• Senate President
• Speaker of the House of Representatives
• Supreme Court Chief Justice

Salary Grade 33

Salary Grade 33’s wages, at minimum, are ₱419,144.00 and max out at ₱431,718.00. The President of the Philippines, of course, has this Salary Grade.

Wrapping up the nation’s compensation system

An employee’s livelihood depends on their wage. It is what pays them for the arduous labor they provide to their company! Therefore, Pay Grades are necessary.

It might be difficult for a business to manage its own Pay Grades, but it’s not impossible. Starting from scratch might result in an unjust or uneven grading scale for the organization. On the other hand, potential problems like inconsistencies will be eliminated by a government-mandated salary grade. – WhatALife!/Jayve

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