Average Annual Compensation per Employee Industry
Group, Construction, Philippines: 2017 (in PhP)
CONSTRUCTION
255,093
Position
298,741
Demolition and site preparation
281,113
Construction of other civil engineering projects
264,916
Construction of roads and railways
Construction of utility projects
239,177
Building completion and finishing
235,955
Source: ASPBI 2017
Annual Total Labor Cost: P185,507
Direct Wages and Salaries
Pay for Regular Working Time (P130,073)
OT, Night Shift, Premium Pay (15,838)
Bonuses & PIS (P5,332)
COLA & Other Allowances (P2,591)
Commissions (1,778)
Bonuses and Gratuities
Year-end, Seasonal, One-time Bonuses (P11,533)
Add’l Payments (vacation, supplementary
to normal vacation pay) (P145)
6.3%
(P11,696)
Profit –sharing Bonuses (P17)
6.6%
Social Security (P12,266)
2.0%
0.9%
Housing (P1,708)
0.2%
0.1%
Other Labor Cost
(P3,653)
Pay for Time not
Worked (P293)
Cost of Training (P236)
Payments
0.02%
In-kind (P36)
Annual
Salary
Increase
(%)
Life
Insurance
(Php)
Health
Insurance
(Php)
Car Plan
(Php)
Executive
40,280
-
250,000
95,000
300,000
Managerial
33,654
5
50,000
150,000
770,000
Supervisory
18,175
-
190,000
45,000
Rank & File
13,836
-
50,000
150,000
-
Source: ECOP
Based on the 2017 ASPBI, the average annual compensation in the
construction industry is P255,093 per employee. Workers in
demolition and site preparation, and of other civil engineering
projects industry sub-classes were paid the highest averaging
P298,741 and P281,113, respectively.
(P155,611)
Monthly
Basic Salary
(Php)
250,841
Other specialized construction activities
83.8%
Workers Compensation in Construction, by Position,
Philippines: 2014
Source: Labor Cost Survey, 2013
Results of ECOP’s 2015 Corporate Compensation Survey
showed average monthly basic salaries in construction
ranging from P13,836 for rank-and-file workers to P40,280
for executive level positions.
Workers Compensation in Construction, by Selected
Occupation, Philippines: 2014
Monthly Annual
Life
Health
Other
Basic
Salary Insurance
Occupation
Insurance Fringe
Salary Increase
(Php)
(Php)
Benefits
(Php)
(%)
CAD Operator
32,379
190,000
45,000
4,500
Electrical Engineer
21,725
Surveyor
19,750
190,000
45,000
4,500
Engineering
19,622
Supervisor
Foreman
17,239
190,000
45,000
4,500
Logistics Supervisor
17,000
190,000
45,000
4,500
Technician
15,361
190,000
45,000
4,500
Quality Surveyor
15,000
33,000
Engineer
Field Engineer
15,000
100,000
Controller
14,549
190,000
45,000
4,500
Mechanical
14,500
30,000
Engineer
Architect
14,300
190,000
45,000
4,500
Maintenance
13,443
100,000
Foreman
Fabrication
12,797
100,000
Foreman
Source: ECOP
Annual labor costs in
construction
was
estimated at P185,507
per worker. Around 84%
of which or P155,611
were direct wages; 7% or
P12,266 were for social
security payments, and
6% or P11,696 for
bonuses and gratuities.
PAY STANDARDS
& PRACTICES
Manufacture of Food
CONSTRUCTION
Products
The construction industry includes general construction
and specialized construction activities for buildings and
civil engineering works. It includes new work, repair,
additions and alterations, erection of prefabricated
buildings or structures on the site and also construction of
a temporary nature.
By occupation, monthly basic salary ranged from P12,797 for
fabrication foremen to P32,379 for CAD operators. Benefits life
insurance stood at P190,000, health insurance ranged from
P45,000 to P100,000 and other fringe benefits ranged from
P4,500 to P33,000, varying across occupations.
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Department of Labor and Employment
Philippines
Wage and Wage-Related Benefits under
the Labor Code of the Philippines
Minimum
Wage
Holiday
Pay
13th
Month Pay
5-Day SIL
Separation
Pay
Lowest wage that an employer
should pay his workers, as fixed by
the RTWPBs
367
379
344
330
355
341
415
376
360
388
411399
All
Industries
376
P1,716
ALLOWANCES
Not less than one-twelfth (1/12) of the
total basic pay earned in a calendar year
Workers are entitled to a 5-day
service incentive leave after one-year
of service, and every year thereafter
Equivalent to ½ or 1 month pay for
every year of service depending on the
authorized cause of the separation
Premium
Pay
30% of the daily basic rate
Retirement
Pay
443
401
200% of the daily rate if worked
25% of the effective hourly basic rate
Service
Charges
Median Monthly Basic Pay and Allowances,
Construction, Philippines: August 2018
Average Daily Basic Pay of Wage and Salary Workers
in Construction, Philippines: 2014-2018 (in PhP)
100% of the daily rate if unworked
Overtime
Pay
Night Shift
Differential Pay
Compensation and Benefits
P13,611
P13,559
BASIC PAY
BASIC PAY
P838
ALLOWANCES
2014
2015
All Industry
2016
Industry
2017
2018
Construction
Construction
Source: Occupational Wage Survey
Source: Labor Force Survey
Data from the household-based Labor Force Survey showed
that average daily basic pay of workers increased from P367
in 2014 to P443 in 2018 or by 20.7%. In the industry sector,
average basic pay also grew by 19.5% from 344 to P411, as
well as in construction where pay rose from P330 to P399, or
by 20.9% during the same period.
Average monthly basic pay of workers stood at P13,559 and
monthly allowance at P1,716 based on results of the
Occupational Wages Survey (OWS). Pay was slightly higher in
the construction industry at P13,611, although median
monthly allowances is lower at P838.
Average Monthly Rates of Full-Time Workers in Construction,
Philippines: August 2018 (in PhP)
10% of the effective hourly basic
rate for work performed between
10 p.m. and 6 am.
To be distributed completely and
equally among the covered workers
except managerial employees
Daily rate x 22.5 days x number of
years of service
24,000
Among workers in the
construction
industry,
civil engineers received
the highest monthly pay
at P24,000, followed by
construction supervisors
at P21,805.
21,805
16,456
13,775
13,712
13,624
13,289
13,174
12,821
12,819
12,491
11,732
Unskilled
workers
(P11,732) received the
lowest pay, followed by
concrete placers and
finishers (P12,491), and
structural
metal
preparers and erectors
(P12,819.
Civil Construction Accounting Bldg. &
Plumbers,
Heavy
Insulation
Stone Carpenters
Engineers Supervisors
& Bookrelated Pipe Fitters Equipment Workers masons, & Joiners
keeping Electricians & related Mechanics
cutters,
Clerks
work
splitters &
carvers
Source: Occupational Wage Survey
Unskilled
Structural Concrete
Metal
Placers, Workers excl.
Preparers, Finishers & Janitors,
Freight
Erectors
Related
Workers Handlers and
Messengers