Wages In Philippines?

Wages in the Philippines

Wages in the Philippines

Hiring local tradesmen and workers in the Philippines.

Sales clerks in department stores make about Pesos 300 per day or about $7.40 US (as of Feb. 22, 2013.)

We have, on several occasions, hired local workmen to work for us.
These people were all self employed. I provided rough drawings I had sketched. All the wood was cut by hand and assembled and installed without the use of power tools.

In Metro Manila we had the following work done in our 40 square meter family home.

To build shelving above the counter in the kitchen (Pesos 6,000 or $147 US.)

To build shelving in a bedroom (Pesos 6,000 or $147 US.)

To install plywood ceiling panels throughout the house and install 4 ceiling light fixtures (Pesos 15,000 or $368 US.)

To tear out and replace the wood frame wall and windows of the front of the house (Pesos 12,000 or $295 US.)

To install a small bathroom with a shower in the house (Pesos 25,000 or $614 US.)

To wire brush, prime and paint the metal roof with white acrylic latex roofing paint (Pesos 2,500 or 61.50 US.)

At our apartment outside of Angeles City we hired a man to hang our Christmas lights outside above a car park and on the metal gates (Pesos 300 or $7.40 US.)

Currency exchange based on rates as of Feb. 21, 2013.

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Here is a page listing wages for various occupations in the Philippines.

Check out this page to see monthly wages and expenses for more occupations.

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This article will be expanded upon. Pictures will be added soon. Please check back for more information about wages and salaries and about hiring local tradesmen in the Philippines. This page updated June 4, 2022.