Hiring budget in Philippines
Model salary, required employer costs and recurring payroll obligations before committing to a hire.
What does a hire in Philippines actually cost?
Start with salary and a few basic hiring details. Ivvora converts USD to PHP, applies local payroll rules, and converts the result back to USD.
Your estimate will appear here
Ivvora separates calculated costs from items that still need more information.
Test salary against your hiring budget
Enter the proposed annual salary above. Ivvora calculates the employer cost components supported by the country dataset so you can compare total recurring cost with the budget available for the role.
Employer contribution rules
PH SSS ER
Social Security (SSS)
Social security
Yes
2025 01 01
current
No structured items in the current dataset.
lookup
10
Monthly salary credit
5,000
35,000
No structured items in the current dataset.
monthly
PHP
Yes
high
Yes
No
No
Employer share is 10% of Monthly Salary Credit; exact MSC row selection is required.
2026 09 20
high
PH EC ER
Employees' Compensation Program
Occupational risk
Yes
2007 01 01
current
No structured items in the current dataset.
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Monthly salary credit
monthly
PHP
Yes
high
Yes
No
No
2026 09 20
high
PH PHILHEALTH ER
PhilHealth premium — employer share
health
Yes
2025 01 01
current
No structured items in the current dataset.
Capped percentage
2.5
Monthly basic salary
10,000
100,000
No structured items in the current dataset.
monthly
PHP
Yes
high
Yes
No
No
Employer pays 50.0% of the total premium.
2026 09 20
high
PH PAGIBIG ER
Pag-IBIG Fund / HDMF — employer share
Housing savings
Yes
2024 02 01
current
No structured items in the current dataset.
Capped percentage
2
Monthly fund salary
10,000
200
No structured items in the current dataset.
monthly
PHP
Yes
medium
Yes
No
No
Maximum Fund Salary increase to ₱10,000 is well supported. The direct Pag-IBIG circular was not retrievable from its own site in this session; rate details are supported by government materials quoting Circular No. 460.
2026 09 20
medium
Required compensation
PH 13TH MONTH
13th-month pay
Annual compensation
Yes
current
rank-and-file employees who rendered at least one month of service in the calendar year
Items may be included if treated as part of basic salary by individual/collective agreement or company practice/policy.
formula
Basic salary earned during calendar year
No structured items in the current dataset.
Ph 13th month pay
annual
PHP
Yes
high
Yes
No
Yes
total_basic_salary_earned_during_calendar_year / 12
2026 09 20
high
What backs this page
Planning information, not a legal conclusion
Ivvora preserves scenario-dependence, unresolved inputs and known research gaps. Results are for planning and comparison and do not replace legal, tax, accounting or employment advice.