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February 10, 2022
AVERAGE MONTHLY WAGE rate of selected occupations decreased by almost a tenth in 2020, reflecting the economy’s record contraction due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Wednesday said the average monthly wages of time-rated workers across 190 monitored jobs in the country declined by 9% to P16,486 in 2020 from P18,108 in 2018, citing the Occupational Wages Survey (OWS).