Minimum Wage Philippines: Rates by Region
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Quick answer
There is no single national minimum wage. Each of the 17 regions sets its own daily rate through a Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board. NCR is ₱755.00 for non-agriculture and ₱718.00 for agriculture, effective 25 July 2026 under Wage Order NCR-27.
Every figure on this page is from National Wages and Productivity Commission's own published documents.
Last verified 2 sources, listed below
Summary of Current Regional Daily Minimum Wage Rates, July 9, 20261 · Statistics2. PHGuides is independent and not affiliated with DOLE.
There is no single Philippine minimum wage. Each of the 17 regions sets its own daily rate through a Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board, and the National Wages and Productivity Commission compiles them into one summary. Everything below is from that summary, dated 9 July 2026.
Current daily rates by region
Rates in force as at 4 September 2026, which means the later tranche is shown wherever its effectivity date has already passed.
| Region | Wage order | Non-agriculture | Agriculture and other | In force since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCR | NCR-27 | ₱755.00 | ₱718.00 | 25 July 2026 |
| CAR | CAR-24 | ₱505.00 | - | 30 December 2025 |
| I | RB 1-24 | ₱480.00 to ₱505.00 | ₱480.00 | 19 November 2025 |
| II | RTWPB 2-24 | ₱500.00 | - | 5 November 2025 |
| III | RBIII-26 | ₱560.00 to ₱600.00 | ₱515.00 to ₱590.00 | 16 April 2026 |
| IV-A | IVA-22 | ₱525.00 to ₱600.00 | ₱508.00 to ₱525.00 | 1 April 2026 |
| IV-B | RB-MIMAROPA-13 | ₱455.00 | - | 1 January 2026 |
| V | RBV-23 | ₱455.00 | - | 8 April 2026 |
| VI | RBVI-29 | ₱525.00 to ₱550.00 | ₱520.00 | 19 November 2025 |
| VII | ROVII-26 | ₱500.00 to ₱540.00 | ₱500.00 to ₱540.00 | 4 October 2025 |
| VIII | RB VIII-25 | ₱470.00 | ₱440.00 | 1 June 2026 |
| IX | RIX-24 | ₱464.00 | ₱451.00 to ₱464.00 | 1 June 2026 |
| X | RX-24 | ₱485.00 to ₱500.00 | ₱485.00 to ₱500.00 | 1 May 2026 |
| XI | RB XI-24 | ₱540.00 | ₱525.00 | 1 September 2026 |
| XII | RB XII-25 | ₱460.00 | ₱443.00 | 15 December 2025 |
| CARAGA | RXIII-20 | ₱475.00 | - | 1 May 2026 |
| BARMM | BARMM-04 | ₱386.00 to ₱411.00 | ₱366.00 to ₱386.00 | 17 July 2025 |
A dash means the summary prints a single rate for that region rather than a separate agriculture column.
Increases still ahead
Two tranches in the 9 July 2026 summary had not yet taken effect when this page was checked.
| Region | Wage order | Rises to | On |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | RBV-23 | ₱480.00 | 1 December 2026 |
| NCR | NCR-27 | ₱780.00 non-agriculture, ₱743.00 agriculture | 20 January 2027 |
Region XI’s second tranche, ₱10.00 to ₱15.00 taking the rate to ₱540.00, took effect on 1 September 2026, three days before this page was checked, so it appears in the table above rather than here.
What the increases were
Each wage order granted an increase, often staggered. These are the amounts the boards published.
| Region | Increase granted | How it was staged |
|---|---|---|
| NCR | ₱85.00 | ₱60.00 on 25 July 2026, then ₱25.00 on 20 January 2027 |
| CAR | ₱35.00 | Single tranche |
| I | ₱37.00 to ₱45.00 | Single tranche |
| II | ₱20.00 to ₱40.00 | Single tranche |
| III | ₱50.00 to ₱80.00 | ₱20.00 to ₱30.00, then ₱30.00 to ₱40.00 |
| IV-A | ₱30.00 to ₱100.00 | ₱30.00 to ₱60.00, then ₱15.00 to ₱40.00 |
| IV-B | ₱25.00 to ₱51.00 | Single tranche |
| V | ₱45.00 | ₱20.00, then ₱25.00 |
| VI | ₱37.00 to ₱40.00 | Single tranche |
| VII | ₱37.00 to ₱47.00 | Single tranche |
| VIII | ₱35.00 | ₱17.00, then ₱18.00 |
| IX | ₱50.00 | ₱25.00, then ₱25.00 |
| X | ₱39.00 | ₱25.00, then ₱14.00 |
| XI | ₱20.00 to ₱30.00 | ₱10.00 to ₱15.00, then ₱10.00 to ₱15.00 |
| XII | ₱30.00 to ₱33.00 | ₱20.00 to ₱23.00, then ₱10.00 |
| CARAGA | ₱40.00 | ₱20.00, then ₱20.00 |
| BARMM | ₱50.00 | Single tranche |
Where a region splits its rate
The ranges above are not rounding. They are the board’s own distinctions, and which figure applies to a worker depends on the employer, not the worker.
- Region I. ₱505.00 for non-agriculture employing 10 or more employees; ₱480.00 for non-agriculture employing fewer than 10, and for agriculture.
- Region VII. ₱540.00 for all sectors in Class A, the cities of Carcar, Cebu, Danao, Lapulapu, Mandaue, Naga and Talisay and the municipalities of Compostela, Consolacion, Cordova, Liloan, Minglanilla and San Fernando, that is expanded Metro Cebu; ₱500.00 for Class B, other cities and municipalities.
- Region VIII. ₱470.00 for non-agriculture and service or retail employing more than 10 workers; ₱440.00 for service or retail employing 1 to 10 workers, cottage and handicraft, and agriculture.
- Region IX. ₱464.00 for non-agricultural establishments including retail and service employing 10 workers or more; ₱451.00 to ₱464.00 for agricultural establishments including retail and service employing 1 to 9 workers.
- Region X. ₱500.00 under Wage Category I, the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Malaybalay, Valencia, Gingoog, El Salvador and Ozamiz and the municipalities of Tagoloan, Villanueva, Jasaan, Opol, Maramag, Quezon, Manolo Fortich and Lugait; ₱485.00 under Wage Category II, everywhere else and all retail and service establishments employing not more than 10 workers.
- BARMM. ₱411.00 for non-agriculture in Cotabato City, ₱391.00 in the Special Geographic Area and ₱386.00 in Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur, Lanao del Sur and Marawi, Basilan and Lamitan City, Sulu and Tawi-tawi. For agriculture the same three areas take ₱386.00, ₱366.00 and ₱376.00.
The spread, in plain arithmetic
NCR’s ₱755.00 against BARMM’s lowest published agriculture rate of ₱366.00 is a gap of ₱389.00 a day, so the highest rate is about 2.06 times the lowest. Across a 6-day week that difference is ₱2,334.00. Those three numbers are arithmetic on the board’s published figures, not figures the boards print.
What this page does not cover
The wage orders set a daily basic rate. They do not set the monthly equivalent, and the NWPC summary read for this page does not publish one, so none is stated here. It also does not cover the cost of living allowance, exemptions granted to distressed establishments, barangay micro business enterprises, or the productivity incentive schemes the boards administer separately. The BMBE registration guide covers the exemption route that most often comes up.
Related
The kasambahay law guide covers the separate wage orders for domestic workers, and the SPES guide covers the student programme that pays against this same floor. The 13th month pay guide and the overtime pay guide both compute from the basic daily rate this page publishes, and the TUPAD guide pays at the region’s highest minimum wage.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the minimum wage in the Philippines?
- There is no one national figure. Rates are set per region. As of the NWPC summary dated 9 July 2026, NCR is ₱755.00 a day for non-agriculture and ₱718.00 for agriculture and other wage categories. Outside NCR the published rates run from ₱366.00 in parts of BARMM to ₱600.00 in parts of Region III and Region IV-A.
- What is the minimum wage in Manila?
- Manila sits in the National Capital Region, so the NCR rate applies: ₱755.00 a day for non-agriculture, effective 25 July 2026 under Wage Order NCR-27. A second tranche of ₱25.00 takes it to ₱780.00 on 20 January 2027.
- Is the minimum wage monthly or daily?
- Wage orders set a daily rate. The monthly equivalent depends on how many days a year you are treated as working, which is why this page shows the daily figure the board actually publishes rather than a monthly one it does not.
- Why is the agriculture rate lower?
- The boards publish a separate column for agriculture and other wage categories, which in most regions also covers retail and service establishments below a stated headcount. In NCR the ₱718.00 figure covers agriculture, service and retail establishments employing 15 workers or less, and manufacturing regularly employing less than 10 workers.
- When does the next increase take effect?
- Region V rises to ₱480.00 on 1 December 2026 and NCR to ₱780.00 and ₱743.00 on 20 January 2027. Those are the scheduled tranches still ahead in the 9 July 2026 summary.
- Who sets these rates?
- The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards issue wage orders, and the National Wages and Productivity Commission compiles them. Each order carries its own number, issuance date and effectivity date, all of which are in the table below.
- Does the same rate apply to every employer in a region?
- No. Several regions split rates by establishment size, by sector or by area. Region VII, for example, publishes ₱540.00 for expanded Metro Cebu and ₱500.00 for other cities and municipalities. The ranges in the table are the board's own.