Salary Standardization Rates for

Philippine Government Employees (Joint

Resolution No. 4 by the
Philippine Congress)
The year 2012 has already ended and the schedules for the last salary standardization rate should
have been increased, subject to certain laws, by the year end. Joint Resolution No. 4, enacted by both
houses of Congress states the rates for standardized salaries of Philippine government employees.
This was a consolidation of both House Joint Resolution No. 36 and Senate Joint Resolution No. 26
on June 1, 2009 and June 2, 2009, respectively, and was approved by former President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo on June 17, 2009.
The following table of rates, in Philippine Pesos, are as follows, as stated in Item 4 (b) of said
resolution:
Salary Grade 1 :
Step 1 = 9,000; Step 2 = 9,090; Step 3 = 9,181; Step 4 = 9,274;
Step 5 = 9,365; Step 6 = 9,459; Step 7 = 9,554; Step 8 = 9,649
Salary Grade 2 :
Step 1 = 9,675; Step 2 = 9,772; Step 3 = 9,869; Step 4 = 9,968
Step 5 = 10,068; Step 6 = 10,168; Step 7 = 10,270; Step 8 = 10,373
Salary Grade 3 :
Step 1 = 10,401; Step 2 = 10,505; Step 3 = 10,610; Step 4 = 10,716
Step 5 = 10,823; Step 6 = 10,931; Step 7 = 11,040; Step 8 = 11,151
Salary Grade 4 :
Step 1 = 11,181; Step 2 = 11,292; Step 3 = 11,405; Step 4 = 11,519
Step 5 = 11,635; Step 6 = 11,751; Step 7 = 11,869; Step 8 = 11,987
Salary Grade 5 : Step 1 = 12,019; Step 2 = 12,139; Step 3 = 12,261; Step 4 = 12,383

Step 5 = 12,507; Step 6 = 12,632; Step 7 = 12,759; Step 8 = 12,886

Salary Grade 6 :
Step 1 = 12,921; Step 2 = 13,050; Step 3 = 13,180; Step 4 = 13,312;
Step 5 = 13,445; Step 6 = 13,580; Step 7 = 13,716; Step 8 = 13,853
Salary Grade 7 :
Step 1 = 13,890; Step 2 = 14,029; Step 3 = 14,169; Step 4 = 14,311;
Step 5 = 14,454; Step 6 = 14,598; Step 7 = 14,744; Step 8 = 14,892
Salary Grade 8 :
Step 1 = 14,931; Step 2 = 15,081; Step 3 = 15,232; Step 4 = 14,384;
Step 5 = 15,538; Step 6 = 15,693; Step 7 = 15,850; Step 8 = 16,009
Salary Grade 9 :
Step 1 = 16,051; Step 2 = 16,212; Step 3 = 16,374; Step 4 = 16,538;
Step 5 = 16,703; Step 6 = 16,870; Step 7 = 17,039; Step 8 = 17,209
Salary Grade 10:
Step 1 =17,255; Step 2 = 17,428; Step 3 = 17,602; Step 4 = 17,778;
Step 5 =17,956; Step 6 = 18,135; Step 7 = 18,317; Step 8 = 18,500
Salary Grade 11:
Step 1 = 18,549; Step 2 = 18,735; Step 3 = 18,922; Step 4 = 19,111
Step 5 = 19,302; Step 6 = 19,495; Step 7 = 19,690 Step 8 = 19,887
Salary Grade 12:
Step 1 = 19,940; Step 2 = 20,140; Step 3 = 20,341; Step 4 = 20,545;
Step 5 = 20,750; Step 6 = 20,958; Step 7 = 21,167; Step 8 = 21,379

Salary Grade 13:

Step 1 = 21,436; Step 2 = 21,650; Step 3 = 21,867; Step 4 = 22,086;
Step 5 = 22,306; Step 6 = 22,529; Step 7 = 22,755; Step 8 = 22,982
Salary Grade 14:
Step 1 = 23,044; Step 2 = 23,274; Step 3 = 23,507; Step 4 = 23,742;
Step 5 = 23,979; Step 6 = 24,219; Step 7 = 24,461; Step 8 = 24,706
Salary Grade 15:
Step 1 = 24,887; Step 2 = 25,161; Step 3 = 25,438; Step 4 = 25,718;
Step 5 = 26,286; Step 6 = 26,576; Step 7 = 26,868
Salary Grade 16:
Step 1 = 26,878; Step 2 = 27,174; Step 3 = 27,473; Step 4 = 27,775;
Step 5 = 28,080; Step 6 = 28,389; Step 7 = 28,702; Step 8 = 29,017
Salary Grade 17:
Step 1 = 29,028; Step 2 = 29,348; Step 3 = 29,671; Step 4 = 29,997
Step 5 = 30,327; Step 6 = 30,661; Step 7 = 30,998; Step 8 = 31,339
Salary Grade 18:
Step 1 = 31,351; Step 2 = 31,696; Step 3 = 32,044; Step 4 = 32,397
Step 5 = 32,753; Step 6 = 33,113; Step 7 = 33,478; Step 8 = 33,846
Salary Grade 19:
Step 1 = 33,859; Step 2 = 34,231; Step 3 = 34,608; Step 4 = 34,988;
Step 5 = 35,373; Step 6 = 35,762; Step 7 = 36,156; Step 8 = 13,554
Salary Grade 20:

Step 1 = 36,567; Step 2 = 36,970; Step 3 = 37,376; Step 4 = 37,788

Step 5 = 38,203; Step 6 = 38,623; Step 7 = 39,048; Step 8 = 36,478
Salary Grade 21:
Step 1 = 39,493; Step 2 = 39,927; Step 3 = 40,367; Step 4 = 40,811;
Step 5 = 41,259; Step 6 = 41,713; Step 7 = 42,172; Step 8 = 42,636
Salary Grade 22:
Step 1 = 42,652; Step 2 = 43,121; Step 3 =43,596; Step 4 = 44,075
Step 5 = 44,560; Step 6 = 45,050; Step 7 = 45,546; Step 8 = 6,047
Salary Grade 23:
Step 1 = 46,064; Step 2 = 46,571; Step 3 = 47,083; Step 4 = 47,601;
Step 5 = 48,125; Step 6 = 48,645; Step 7 = 49,190; Step 8 =49,731
Salary Grade 24:
Step 1 = 49,750; Step 2 = 50,297; Step 3 = 50,850; Step 4 = 51,410;
Step 5 = 51,975; Step 6 = 52,547; Step 7 = 53,125; Step 8 = 53,709
Salary Grade 25:
Step 1 = 53,730; Step 2 = 54,321; Step 3 = 54,918; Step 4 = 55,522
Step 5 = 56,133; Step 6 = 56,750; Step 7 = 57,375; Step 8 = 58,006
Salary Grade 26:
Step1 = 58,028; Step 2 = 58,666; Step 3 = 59,312; Step 4 = 59,964;
Step 5 = 60,624; Step 6 = 61,291; Step 7 = 61,965; Step 8 = 62,646
Salary Grade 27:
Step 1 = 62,670; Step 2 = 63,360; Step 3 = 64,057; Step 4 = 64,761;

Step 5 = 65,474; Step 6 = 66,194; Step 7 = 66,922; Step 8 = 67,658

Salary Grade 28:
Step 1 = 67,684; Step 2 = 68,428; Step 3 = 69,181; Step 4 = 69,942;
Step 5 = 70,711; Step 6 = 71,489; Step 7 = 72,276; Step 8 = 73,071
Salary Grade 29:
Step 1 = 73,099; Step 2 = 73,903; Step 3 = 74,716; Step 4 = 75,537;
Step 5 = 76,368; Step 6 = 77,208; Step 7 = 78,058; Step 8 = 78,916
Salary Grade 30:
Step 1 = 78,946; Step 2 = 79,815; Step 3 = 80,693; Step 4 = 81,580;
Step 5 = 82,478; Step 6 = 83,385; Step 7 = 84,302; Step 8 = 85,230
Salary Grade 31:
Step 1 = 90,000; Step 2 = 90,990; Step 3 = 91,991; Step 4 = 93,003;
Step 5 = 94,026; Step 6 = 95,060; Step 7 = 96,106; Step 8 = 97,163
Salary Grade 32:
Step 1 = 103,000; Step 2 = 104,133; Step 3 = 105,278; Step 4 = 106,437;
Step 5 = 107,607; Step 6 = 108,791; Step 7 = 109,988; Step 8 = 111,198
Salary Grade 33:
Step 1 = 120,000
Item 7 (a) states that salary/wage adjustments, if warranted by the finances of the Local Government
Units (LGUs), shall be determined on the basis of the income class and financial capability of each
LGU, but shall not exceed the following percentages of the rates in the Salary Schedule under Item 4
of this resolution. They are to wit:
For Provinces/Cities:

Special Cities = 100%

1st Class = 100%
2nd Class = 95%
3rd Class = 90%
4th Class = 85%
5th Class =

80%

6th Class =

75%

For Municipalities
1st Class = 90%
2nd Class = 85%
3rd Class = 80%
4th Class = 75%
5th Class = 70%
6th Class = 65%
Item 8 states the monthly salary tables for the military and uniformed personnel in Philippine Pesos:
I. Department of National Defense (DND):
Candidate Soldier = 11,265
Private = 14,834
Private First Class = 15,952
Corporal = 16,934
Sergeant = 17,744
Staff Sergeant = 18,665

Technical Sergeant = 20,159

Master Sergeant = 21,771
Senior Master Sergeant = 23,513
Chief Master Sergeant = 25,394
First Chief Master Sergeant = 27,425
Cadet = 27,425
Probationary Second Lieutenant = 27,425
Second Lieutenant = 29,945
First Lieutenant = 32,341
Captain = 35,312
Major = 37,313
Lieutenant Colonel = 40,298
Colonel = 43,521
Brigadier General = 47,002
Major General = 50,763
Lieutenant General = 59,210
General = 67,500
II. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG):
A. Bureau of Jail Management & Penology (BJMP)/Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)
Fire/Jail Officer I = 14,834
Fire/Jail Officer II = 16,934
Fire/Jail Officer I = 18,665

Senior Fire/Jail Officer I = 21,771

Senior Fire/Jail Officer II = 23,513
Senior Fire/Jail Officer III = 25,394
Senior Fire/Jail Officer IV = 27,425
Inspector = 32,341
Senior Inspector = 35,312
Chief Inspector = 37,313
Superintendent = 40,298
Senior Superintendent =43,521
Chief Superintendent = 47,002
Director = 50,763
B. Philippine National Police (PNP)/ Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC):
Police Officer I = 14,834
Police Officer II = 16,934
Police Officer III = 18,665
Senior Police Officer I = 21,771
Senior Police Officer II = 23,513
Senior Police Officer III = 25,394
Senior Police Officer IV = 27,425
Cadet = 27,425
Inspector = 32,341
Senior Inspector = 35,312

Chief Inspector = 37,313

Superintendent = 40,298
Senior Superintendent = 43,521
Chief Superintendent = 47,002
Director = 50,763
Deputy Director General = 59,210
Director General = 67,500
III. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and National Mapping
Resources Authority (NAMRIA)
Apprentice Seaman/Seaman Third Class = 14,834
Seaman Second Class = 15,952
Seaman First Class = 16,934
Petty Officer III = 17,744
Petty Officer II = 18,665
Petty Officer I = 20,159
Chief Petty Officer = 21,771
Senior Chief Petty Officer = 23,513
Master Chief Petty Officer = 25,394
First Master Chief Petty Officer = 27,425
Ensign = 29,945
Lieutenant Junior Grade = 32,341
Lieutenant Senior Grade = 35,312

Lieutenant Commander = 37,313

Commander = 47,002
Rear Admiral = 50,763
Vice Admiral = 54,824
Admiral 59,210
Funding Sources:
Item 12 states the funding source. For national governments, it shall be charged against
appropriations set aside in the General Appropriations Acts for 2009 and the years thereafter,
including savings generated by the government units. For Government-Owned and Controlled
Corporations (GOCCs) and Government Financial Institutions (GFIs), funding comes from their
respective generated funds.
Implementation:
As per Item 13 of said resolution, the implementation shall be at least four (4) years for
GOCCs/GFIs/LGUs, depending on its financial capability. The implementation of the salary
standardization shall take effect July 1, 2009, for GOCCs/GFIs, and for LGUs the resolution takes
effect January 1, 2010.
Source:
1. Official Gazette Online Source:
Joint Resolution No. 4 by the Philippine Congress