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What should this role pay, and what will it really cost?.

The 2026 Philippine Salary Guide. 14 pages on what roles pay here, what employing them costs on top, what the same person costs at home, and what good should look like at every band.

✓Salary bands for 22 roles, technical and non technical
✓The all in monthly cost, statutory contributions and 13th month included
✓Statutory employer cost compared across 6 markets
✓Where the Philippines actually sits across 6 markets, and who is really the expensive one
✓What good looks like at each band, so you know what an offer buys
✓Where another market would serve you better, said plainly

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Guide preview22 roles in the full guide

The same role, compared

Annual cost of the same role, fully loaded.

Role
India
Philippines
United Kingdom
Australia
United States
Technical
Mid level developer
$21,000
$21,900
$65,000
$110,000
$120,000
Senior developer
$40,000
$44,500
$95,000
$150,000
$165,000
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Security engineer
$28,000
$44,500
$90,000
$145,000
$155,000
Data engineer
$26,000
$37,700
$85,000
$140,000
$150,000
Machine learning engineer
$35,000
$51,300
$100,000
$155,000
$195,000
Non technical
Account executive
$19,000
$25,400
$60,000
$85,000
$110,000
Marketing manager
$19,000
$25,400
$57,000
$82,000
$102,000
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Customer success manager
$16,000
$24,700
$50,000
$75,000
$95,000
Finance or accounting
$17,000
$24,100
$57,000
$82,000
$97,000
Operations manager
$19,000
$30,900
$57,000
$82,000
$102,000

Each figure is the mid point of a range, annual and fully loaded. Philippine figures add 11 to 16 percent for statutory employer contributions. Indian figures add 17 percent for provident fund and gratuity. Home market figures are indicative and vary by city, sector and company. New Zealand tracks close to Australia. Fully loaded, the saving reaches up to 70 percent. A lower number does not buy a lesser person. The gap is currency and cost of living, not capability.

Sources: NodeFlair 2026, Philippine Statistics Authority Occupational Wages Survey, published 2026 Indian salary bands, and aggregated reported data from Glassdoor, PayScale, Indeed and LinkedIn.

Also in the guide

What the free guide covers

The numbers above are the starting point. The guide carries the rest, including the capability you should expect at each band and where another market would serve you better.

22 roles, 7 functions
Software and engineering
Cybersecurity
Data and AI
Finance, marketing and operations
In the guide
What the numbers cover
Salary bands, 22 roles
All in monthly cost, employment included
Where the Philippines actually sits: 6 markets
Statutory employer cost compared
In the guide
Industry premiums
Fintech, healthcare, SaaS, retail
Manufacturing, logistics, education
Which sectors pay top of band
What good looks like at each band
In the guide

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Common questions

Hiring and paying in the Philippines

How much does it cost to hire a software developer in the Philippines?
A mid level developer with 3 to 5 years of experience typically sits between $1,200 and $2,000 gross per month when you are competing with other international companies for the same person. Senior and specialist bands sit above that, and the full guide covers 22 roles across software, cybersecurity, data and AI, sales, marketing, customer success and operations.
What is the all in cost of employing someone in the Philippines?
Add 11 to 16 percent to gross salary for statutory employer contributions, which covers SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG and 13th month pay. The percentage falls as salary rises, because the three contributions cap out while 13th month stays proportional.
Is 13th month pay compulsory?
Yes. It is one twelfth of annual basic salary, required by Presidential Decree 851, and payable by 24 December. It is not a bonus and it is not discretionary.
Do I need a local entity to hire in the Philippines?
Not necessarily. A Philippine corporation with foreign ownership generally requires USD 200,000 in paid up capital and takes up to 5 months to stand up. The alternative is to employ through an employer of record that already holds a Philippine entity, so the person is employed compliantly from day one. A widely used rule of thumb puts the crossover at around 10 to 15 people in country.
Are Philippine salaries lower because the talent is less experienced?
No. The gap is currency and cost of living, not capability. Housing, transport, schooling and food cost a fraction of what they cost in London, Sydney or San Francisco. At these numbers you are near the top of the local market, competing for people domestic employers cannot afford to keep.
Is there a hidden cost on top of Philippine salaries?
Statutory employer cost in the Philippines is 11 to 16 percent, which is lower than the United Kingdom, Australia and Singapore, so there is no hidden employment premium sitting on top of salary. On salary itself, the gap against your home market depends heavily on the city and sector you compare with, so we would rather run that comparison for your specific role than publish a headline percentage.
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