In the Philippines, when you are identified as an engineer regardless of which field, the basic assumption is that the work pays a lot. This is the kind of mindset that draws more young people into the field, as well as the parents who convince their kids to get engineering careers, only to be disappointed later on the first payslip.
This was my case when I worked as a site engineer (civil) for a private construction company in 2015. My gross salary then was around PHP 14,000.
However, a publication developed by the Department of Labor and Employment through the Bureau of Local Employment states that Civil Engineers, along with Aeronautical Engineers, Computer Engineers and Industrial Engineers, is among the highest-paying jobs in the Philippines.
Called the Labor Market Trends or LMT, the report was released in March 2019 to “provide timely, relevant, and accurate labor market information” and can be used as a “guide in making informed career- and work-related decisions.”
Find the full report in this link. This is the summarized list below:
| Rank | Salary | Job | Education |
| 1 | P 116, 714 | Aircraft Pilots, Navigators and Flight Engineers | BS Aeronautics BS Aeronautical Engineering BS Air Transportation BS Aircraft Maintenance Technology |
| 2 | P 89, 831 | Securities and Finance Dealers and Brokers | BS Finance BS Management BS Business Administration |
| 3 | P 68,957 | Civil Engineers | BS Civil Engineering |
| 4 | P 60,477 | Actuaries | BS Accountancy BS Mathematics |
| 5 | P 52,331 | Computer Programmers | BS Computer Science BS Information Technology |
| 6 | P 51,069 | System Analysts and Designers | BS Computer Science BS Information Technology |
| 7 | P 49,335 | Computer Engineers | BS Computer Engineering |
| 8 | P 47, 756 | Accountants and Auditors | BS Accountancy BS Management Accounting |
| 9 | P 47,101 | Production Supervisors and Foremen | BS Industrial Engineering |
| 10 | P 41,480 | Statisticians | BS Statistics |
According to the press release, the data used is based on the 2016 Occupational Wages Survey by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
What are your thoughts on this?
Promoting programming again like it’s the only high-paying salary under IT. It’s not. It’s average compared to service delivery leads, managers and project managers.
Fresh grads – that’s what you want to aspire, to be a people lead. Not a programmer for nobody.
My 2 cents.
You are comparing two different field and both required two different skill sets.
There are people who are natural born leaders and there are analytical thinkers which best fit to become software developers.
Do you think a fresh grad can become managers instantly?
KSA 50000-120000
PH 30000-60000
NOT TRUE!!!!. CIVIL ENGINEERS AVERAGE SALARY.. 21-25K (3-5years XP).. 26-30K (5-7years)… hay,, pakirefer anong company ngbibigay salary of 65K??
Do you have a basis po for 21-25K (3-5years) and 26k-30k (5-7years)?
Limited companies gives higher than that
80k – 5 years experience only No license needed
In Dubai, you can get Php221,000.00 per month as Civil Engineer.