Complete Salary Grade Table 2022 for Government Employees in the Philippines

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Do you want to know the salary of a government position? Learn about the Salary Standardization Law and the salary grade table.

The Philippine government, along with its various departments and agencies, offers a stable and rewarding career for many Filipinos. Aside from competitive salaries and a wide range of benefits, working in the government gives you job security, especially if you have civil service eligibility. Since the security of tenure prevents government employees from being suspended or dismissed without due cause, you can expect a long and fruitful career in public service, which cannot be said for most jobs in the private sector.

With the standardization of salaries in the civil service, government employees and personnel are guaranteed fair and just compensation based on their respective salary grades, which in turn are determined by their qualifications, duties, responsibilities and accountabilities. Government employees are compensated based on the principle of “equal pay for work of equal value,” which means that individuals working in similar or identical jobs receive the same salary.

If you’re planning to apply for work in the government, it’s probably best to know the different salary grades to get an idea of how much you will be paid. Likewise, if you’re already working in the government, it’s also a good idea to check your salary grade to ensure that you are being compensated properly. If you’re aiming for a promotion, then you may consult the salary grade table to know how much your salary will increase after your promotion.

In this article, we’ll talk about salary standardization, its implementing laws in the Philippines, salary grades and steps, and the different government positions and their corresponding salary grades.

Table of Contents

  • What is Salary Standardization?
  • Salary Standardization Law of 2019
    • Who Are Covered by the Salary Standardization Law?
    • Who Are Excluded From the Salary Standardization Law?
  • What is a Salary Grade?
  • What is a Salary Step?
  • Position Classifications and Salary Grades
    • Executive, Legislative, Judicial and Constitutional Positions
    • Professional Supervisory Positions
    • Professional Non-Supervisory Positions
    • Sub-Professional Supervisory Positions
    • Sub-Professional Non-Supervisory Positions
  • Salary Grade Tables
    • Salary Grade Table 2020 (First Tranche)
    • Salary Grade Table 2021 (Second Tranche)
    • Salary Grade Table 2022 (Third Tranche)
    • Salary Grade Table 2023 (Fourth Tranche)
  • Salary Grade Table for Government Plantilla Positions
  • Final Considerations

What is Salary Standardization?

Salary standardization is the process of organizing different employment positions into a fixed and standardized classification of salary grades.

The purpose of salary standardization is to provide a consistent framework that serves as the basis for the proper compensation of government personnel. Positions are classified into salary grades where each level corresponds to the responsibilities and requirements needed for the job, and each salary grade has “steps” that employees can achieve based on their performance and length of service.

 

The standardized salary structure is normally revised and updated every year to promote a living wage and to account for inflation and the rising cost of basic commodities.

Changes in the salary structure are usually implemented by either the President via executive order or by Congress via legislation. In some instances, the President orders an across-the-board salary adjustment at the beginning of the calendar year after Congress has passed the appropriations bill allocating the national budget.

Salary Standardization Law of 2019

Republic Act No. 11466 or the Salary Standardization Law of 2019, which took effect on January 1, 2020, provides annual salary increases to Philippine government employees from 2020 until 2023. It is the fifth round of pay hikes and includes the following types of compensation:

  • Basic salaries (including step increments);
  • Standard allowances and benefits;
  • Specific-purpose allowances and benefits;
  • Performance-based incentives.

The Salary Standardization Law (SSL) aims to standardize the salaries and benefits of government employees across all agencies, thereby creating an environment that promotes efficiency, productivity, integrity, excellence and accountability in the civil service.

The law also aims to make government salaries comparable with the prevailing rates in the private sector, which is helpful in attracting and retaining a workforce of competent and committed civil servants.

Who Are Covered by the Salary Standardization Law?

The Salary Standardization Law applies to civilian government personnel in the following offices and agencies:

  • Executive, legislative and judicial branches;
  • Constitutional commissions and other constitutional offices;
  • Government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs) not covered by Republic Act No. 10149;
  • Local government units (LGUs).

All civilian government employees, whether regular, contractual or casual, appointed or elected, and on full-time or part-time basis, are covered by this law.

Who Are Excluded From the Salary Standardization Law?

The following individuals are not covered by the Salary Standardization Law:

  • Military and uniformed personnel including police officers;
  • Employees of government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) with their own compensation systems under Republic Act No. 10149;
  • Individuals who render services through job orders, consultancy contracts, contracts of service, and other service contracts with no employer-employee relationship.

What is a Salary Grade?

A salary grade (SG) is a unit or number in a monetary compensation system that determines the amount of salary that a government employee receives every month. In the Philippines, the lowest salary grade level is 1 and the highest is 33. SG 33 is reserved for the highest official in the land, the President of the Philippines.

Government positions are each assigned a salary grade depending on the duties and responsibilities involved in the job. The more difficult and the more responsibilities a job has, the higher its salary grade is. For example, an administrative aide has a salary grade of 1 while a nurse has a starting salary grade of 10.

A government employee can advance through the salary grades by gaining promotion until he or she reaches the maximum salary grade for that job. For example, a nurse can advance from Nurse I (SG 11) until he or she reaches Nurse VII (SG 24).

What is a Salary Step?

Salary steps are increments within a salary grade that government employees can attain based on their performance and length of service. Each salary grade has up to eight (8) salary steps, with the exception of SG 33 which only has two steps.

Government officials and employees may be granted one (1) step increment for every three (3) years of continuous and satisfactory service in their respective positions. An employee who is granted a step increment and subsequent salary increase will be notified through a Notice of Step Increment.

All newly hired government employees, regardless of salary grade, automatically start at Step 1. After three (3) years of meritorious service, an employee becomes eligible for promotion to the next step. This happens until he or she reaches Step 8 which is the maximum increment within the salary grade.

Position Classifications and Salary Grades

As mandated by Republic Act No. 6758, government positions under the unified Compensation and Position Classification System (CPCS) are classified into four main categories: professional supervisory, professional non-supervisory, sub-professional supervisory, and sub-professional non-supervisory.

The following are the different categories of position classifications and their assigned salary grades:

Executive, Legislative, Judicial and Constitutional Positions

According to RA No. 6758 or the Compensation and Position Classification Act of 1989, the term “government” refers to the executive, legislative and judicial branches as well as the constitutional commissions such as the Civil Service Commission and the Commission on Audit.

The executive branch is normally associated with the President and the Cabinet, while the legislative branch pertains to the two chambers of Congress: the House of Representatives and the Senate. The judicial branch is composed of the Supreme Court, appellate courts and lower courts.

This table lists the highest-ranking government positions and their corresponding salary grades:

PositionSalary GradeMinimum SalaryMaximum Salary
President 33 411,382 423,723
Vice President 32 325,807 374,678
Senate President 32 325,807 374,678
Speaker of the House of Representatives 32 325,807 374,678
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 32 325,807 374,678
Senator 31 273,278 312,902
Congressman/Representative 31 273,278 312,902
Supreme Court Associate Justice 31 273,278 312,902
Constitutional Commission Chairman 31 273,278 312,902
Department Secretary 31 273,278 312,902
Executive Secretary 31 273,278 312,902
Solicitor General 30 185,695 207,978
Constitutional Commission Commissioner 30 185,695 207,978
Department Undersecretary 30 185,695 207,978

Professional Supervisory Positions

These are positions with managerial or supervisory roles in their respective organizations and involves coordinating, organizing, planning, directing and controlling the activities of the organization or a part of it. These positions require some degree of professional, scientific or technical knowledge and experience in a specialized field.

Salary Grades: 9 to 33

Educational Requirements: Bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or doctorate degree

Example Positions: Engineer IV, Broadcast Station Manager, Chief of Hospital II, College Administrator

Professional Non-Supervisory Positions

Employees in professional non-supervisory positions perform tasks that require the exercise of a specific profession, the application of creative and artistic talent in literature, music and other arts, or the use of knowledge acquired through formal training in a particular field such as science and technology.

Salary Grades: 8 to 30

Educational Requirements: Bachelor’s degree or completion of at least four (4) years of college studies

Example Positions: Professor I, Economist III, Computer Programmer II, Nurse I

Sub-Professional Supervisory Positions

These are government personnel who supervise and monitor groups of employees that are engaged in technical, manual or clerical work.

Salary Grades: 4 to 18

Educational Requirements: Secondary (high school) or vocational education, or completion of up to two (2) years of college studies

Example Positions: Electric Foreman, Bookbinder IV, Chief Bookbinder

Sub-Professional Non-Supervisory Positions

Sub-professional non-supervisory positions usually involve routine and repetitive tasks in support of office or fiscal operations, as well as craft and trade work.

Salary Grades: 1 to 10

Educational Requirements: Elementary, secondary (high school) or vocational education, or completion of up to two (2) years of college studies

Example Positions: Administrative Aide I, Welder I, Farm Worker II, Lineman I

Salary Grade Tables

In this section, you will find the prevailing salary schedule as mandated by Republic Act No. 11466 or the Salary Standardization Law of 2019. The salary schedule is divided into four tranches or annual installments starting from 2020 until 2023.

The rates listed in the salary grade tables below are the monthly salaries of full-time regular and contractual government employees. The salaries of part-time government employees are proportionate to the number of working hours. For example, a part-time government employee who works for only four hours a day will receive half of the salary stipulated in the salary table.

Salary Grade Table 2020 (First Tranche)

The first tranche of the Salary Standardization Law of 2019 took effect on January 1, 2020. Below is the salary grade table for 2020:

Salary GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8
1 11,551 11,647 11,745 11,843 11,942 12,042 12,143 12,244
2 12,276 12,369 12,464 12,560 12,657 12,754 12,852 12,950
3 13,019 13,119 13,220 13,322 13,424 13,527 13,361 13,736
4 13,807 13,914 14,020 14,128 14,236 14,345 14,456 14,567
5 14,641 14,754 14,867 14,981 15,096 15,212 15,329 15,446
6 15,524 15,643 15,763 15,884 16,007 16,129 16,253 16,378
7 16,458 16,585 16,713 16,841 16,970 17,101 17,231 17,364
8 17,505 17,663 17,823 17,984 18,146 18,310 18,476 18,643
9 18,784 18,941 19,100 19,259 19,420 19,582 19,746 19,911
10 20,219 20,388 20,558 20,731 20,903 21,079 21,254 21,432
11 22,316 22,600 22,889 23,181 23,477 23,778 24,082 24,391
12 24,495 24,779 25,067 25,358 25,653 25,952 26,254 26,560
13 26,754 27,067 27,383 27,703 28,028 28,356 28,688 29,025
14 29,277 29,621 29,969 30,322 30,678 31,039 31,405 31,775
15 32,053 32,431 32,814 33,202 33,594 33,991 34,393 34,801
16 35,106 35,522 35,943 36,369 36,801 37,238 37,681 38,128
17 38,464 38,992 39,385 39,854 40,329 40,810 41,296 41,789
18 42,159 42,662 43,172 43,687 44,210 44,739 45,274 45,816
19 46,791 47,530 48,281 49,044 49,820 50,608 51,410 52,224
20 52,703 53,537 54,386 55,248 56,125 57,016 57,921 58,841
21 59,353 60,296 61,255 62,229 63,220 64,226 65,249 66,289
22 66,867 67,933 69,017 70,118 71,237 72,375 73,531 74,705
23 75,359 76,563 77,788 79,034 80,324 81,635 82,967 84,321
24 85,074 86,462 87,874 89,308 90,766 92,248 93,753 95,283
25 96,985 98,568 100,176 101,811 103,473 105,162 106,879 108,623
26 109,593 111,381 113,200 115,047 116,925 118,833 120,772 122,744
27 123,839 125,861 127,915 130,003 132,125 134,281 136,473 138,701
28 139,939 142,223 144,544 146,903 149,300 151,738 154,215 156,731
29 158,131 160,712 163,335 166,001 168,710 171,464 174,262 177,107
30 178,688 181,604 184,568 187,581 190,642 193,754 196,916 200,130
31 262,965 268,101 273,338 278,676 284,120 289,669 295,327 301,095
32 313,512 319,835 326,285 332,865 339,577 346,426 353,413 360,539
33 395,858 407,734 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Salary Grade Table 2021 (Second Tranche)

The second tranche of the Salary Standardization Law of 2019 took effect on January 1, 2021. Below is the salary grade table for 2021:

Salary GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8
1 12,034 12,134 12,236 12,339 12,442 12,545 12,651 12,756
2 12,790 12,888 12,987 13,087 13,187 13,288 13,390 13,493
3 13,572 13,677 13,781 13,888 13,995 14,101 14,210 14,319
4 14,400 14,511 14,622 14,735 14,848 14,961 15,077 15,192
5 15,275 15,393 15,511 15,630 15,750 15,871 15,993 16,115
6 16,200 16,325 16,450 16,577 16,704 16,832 16,962 17,092
7 17,179 17,311 17,444 17,578 17,713 17,849 17,985 18,124
8 18,251 18,417 18,583 18,751 18,920 19,091 19,264 19,438
9 19,593 19,757 19,922 20,089 20,257 20,426 20,597 20,769
10 21,205 21,382 21,561 21,741 21,923 22,106 22,291 22,477
11 23,877 24,161 24,450 24,742 25,038 25,339 25,643 25,952
12 26,052 26,336 26,624 26,915 27,210 27,509 27,811 28,117
13 28,276 28,589 28,905 29,225 29,550 29,878 20,210 30,547
14 30,799 31,143 31,491 31,844 32,200 32,561 32,927 33,297
15 33,575 33,953 34,336 34,724 35,116 35,513 35,915 36,323
16 36,628 37,044 37,465 37,891 38,323 38,760 39,203 39,650
17 39,986 40,444 40,907 41,376 41,851 42,332 42,818 43,311
18 43,681 44,184 44,694 45,209 45,732 46,261 46,796 47,338
19 48,313 49,052 49,803 50,566 51,342 52,130 52,932 53,746
20 54,251 55,085 55,934 56,796 57,673 58,564 59,469 60,389
21 60,901 61,844 62,808 63,777 64,768 65,774 66,797 67,837
22 68,415 69,481 70,565 71,666 72,785 73,923 75,079 76,253
23 76,907 78,111 79,336 80,583 81,899 83,235 84,594 85,975
24 86,742 88,158 89,597 91,059 92,545 94,057 95,592 97,152
25 98,886 100,500 102,140 103,808 105,502 107,224 108,974 110,753
26 111,742 113,565 115,419 117,303 119,217 121,163 123,140 125,150
27 126,267 128,329 130,423 132,552 134,715 136,914 139,149 141,420
28 142,683 145,011 147,378 149,784 152,228 154,714 157,239 159,804
29 161,231 163,863 166,537 169,256 172,018 174,826 177,679 180,579
30 182,191 185,165 188,187 191,259 194,380 197,553 200,777 204,051
31 268,121 273,358 278,697 284,140 289,691 295,349 301,117 306,999
32 319,660 326,107 332,682 339,392 346,236 353,218 360,342 367,609
33 403,620 415,728 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Salary Grade Table 2022 (Third Tranche)

The third tranche of the Salary Standardization Law of 2019 took effect on January 1, 2022. Below is the salary grade table for 2022:

Salary GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8
1 12,517 12,621 12,728 12,834 12,941 13,049 13,159 13,268
2 13,305 13,406 13,509 13,613 13,718 13,823 13,929 14,035
3 14,125 14,234 14,343 14,454 14,565 14,676 14,790 14,903
4 14,993 15,109 15,224 15,341 15,459 15,577 15,698 15,818
5 15,909 16,032 16,155 16,279 16,404 16,530 16,657 16,784
6 16,877 17,007 17,137 17,269 17,402 17,535 17,670 17,806
7 17,899 18,037 18,176 18,315 18,455 18,598 18,740 18,884
8 18,998 19,170 19,343 19,518 19,694 19,872 20,052 20,233
9 20,402 20,572 20,745 20,918 21,093 21,269 21,447 21,626
10 22,190 22,376 22,563 22,752 22,942 23,134 23,327 23,522
11 25,439 25,723 26,012 26,304 26,600 26,901 27,205 27,514
12 27,608 27,892 28,180 28,471 28,766 29,065 29,367 29,673
13 29,798 30,111 30,427 30,747 31,072 31,400 31,732 32,069
14 32,321 32,665 33,013 33,366 33,722 34,088 34,449 34,819
15 35,097 35,475 35,858 36,246 36,638 37,035 37,437 37,845
16 38,150 38,566 38,987 39,413 39,845 40,282 40,725 41,172
17 41,508 41,966 42,429 42,898 43,373 43,854 44,340 44,833
18 45,203 45,706 46,216 46,731 47,254 47,783 48,318 48,860
19 49,835 50,574 51,325 52,088 52,864 53,652 54,454 55,268
20 55,799 56,633 57,432 58,344 59,221 60,112 61,017 61,937
21 62,449 63,892 64,351 65,325 66,316 67,322 68,345 69,385
22 69,963 71,029 72,113 73,214 74,333 75,471 76,627 77,801
23 78,455 79,659 80,884 82,133 83,474 84,836 86,220 87,628
24 88,410 89,853 91,320 92,910 94,325 95,865 97,430 99,020
25 100,788 102,433 104,105 105,804 107,531 109,286 110,070 112,883
26 113,891 115,749 117,639 119,558 121,510 123,493 125,508 127,557
27 128,696 130,797 132,931 135,101 137,306 139,547 141,825 144,140
28 145,427 147,800 150,213 152,664 155,155 157,689 160,262 162,877
29 164,332 167,015 169,740 172,511 175,326 178,188 181,096 184,052
30 185,695 133,726 191,806 194,937 198,118 201,352 204,638 207,978
31 273,278 278,615 284,057 289,605 295,262 301,028 306,908 312,902
32 325,807 332,378 339,080 345,918 352,894 360,011 367,272 374,678
33 411,382 423,723 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Salary Grade Table 2023 (Fourth Tranche)

The fourth tranche of the Salary Standardization Law of 2019 will take effect on January 1, 2023. Below is the salary grade table for 2023:

Salary GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8
1 13,000 13,109 13,219 13,329 13,441 13,553 13,666 13,780
2 13,819 13,925 14,032 14,140 14,248 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 17,685 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 21,211 21,388 21,567 21,747 21,929 22,112 22,297 22,483
10 23,176 23,370 23,565 23,762 23,961 24,161 24,369 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 36,341
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 41,367 41,804 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 77,019 78,175 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
26 116,040 117,933 119,858 121,814 123,803 125,823 127,876 129,964
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
30 189,199 192,286 195,425 198,615 201,856 205,151 208,499 211,902
31 278,434 283,872 289,416 295,069 300,833 306,708 312,699 318,806
32 331,954 338,649 345,478 352,445 359,553 366,804 374,202 381,748
33 419,144 431,718 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Salary Grade Table for Government Plantilla Positions

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM), as the CPCS administrator, released an updated Index of Occupational Services, Occupational Groups, Classes and Salary Grades (IOS) (download PDF here) on October 16, 2018 containing the updated list of position titles and their salary grades.

We have compiled a list of government plantilla positions listed in the IOS and their corresponding salary grades for your convenience and easy reference.

Note: To search for a position, start typing in the Search box on the upper-right portion of the table.

Final Considerations

Thanks to the Salary Standardization Law, government employees in the Philippines get a fair and decent wage that rewards them for their hard work and contribution to the country’s progress. It goes without saying that having standardized salaries across the board helps to motivate the current workforce as well as to attract talented individuals to join the government service. And with salary increases being implemented annually, there are fewer reasons for our civil servants to leave the government and seek greener pastures abroad or in the private sector.

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