In 2020, the national minimum wage in Philippines remained fixed at €128.9 per month, that is 1,547 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.
If we look at the minimum salary in Philippine Pesos, which is the official currency in Philippines, we can see that, this year, it was 7,332 Philippine Pesos and accordingly, the national minimum wage has been raised 52 Philippine Pesos per month from the previous year, 0.71%. This increase is less than the CPI of 2019 which was 2.4%,and so workers, despite the raise, have lost buying power in the last year.
If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Philippines is in 89 nd place, so it is among the countries with the lowest minimum salary of the 118 of the list.
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) of a country is the minimum amount (lowest salary) per hour, per day, or per month that employers may legally pay to workers.
In the table that follows we show you the progression of the National Minimum Wage Philippines. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2020 and see all the information about this country in Philippines economy.