PayLaws
Minimum wage
The lowest daily pay the law allows in your region, set by a wage order.
Most useful for: Fresh grad
- In real life
- Metro Manila's minimum for most workers is ₱755 a day. On a five-day week that's ₱16,421.25 a month.
- Why it matters to you
- If your daily rate is below it, the employer owes the difference.
An explanation to help you read your pay, not a ruling on your case. Your employer, the agency or DOLE has the final word.