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10K Salary in this Economy

Is a ₱10,000 monthly salary enough in today’s economy if you’re only supporting yourself?

Context: I applied for a job that I genuinely like and really want to pursue. One year na ako dito. The work itself aligns with what I want, and I feel like it could help me gain experience and grow professionally.

The problem is the salary is only around ₱10,000 a month. I don’t have dependents or anyone I financially support, it’s just me. But I’m still worried if that amount is realistically enough nowadays considering daily expenses, transportation, food, bills, and emergencies.

Would you stay in a job you genuinely like even if the salary feels lacking? Or should I prioritize finding a higher-paying opportunity instead?

I’d really appreciate honest advice, especially from people who started with a similar salary.

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u/BagFew2103 — 2 days ago
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34M / College Professor

UAAP School. May pera naman sa pagtuturo. Hindi man ganun kalaki pero pwede na. (Also, may sweldo kahit bakasyon and sembreak. Almost 2 months of paid leave. Yay!)

u/BackgroundMinimum836 — 3 days ago
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38M working for an MNC (IC role)

First pay after joining the company.

I quit my last job in Feb and was gonna take a year off to travel but was asked by a former manager to join her team.

u/xcatcherontheflyx — 3 days ago
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Payslip

Kahit mataas na ang sahod peru short pa rin i can assits you po direct bee ank employee here pwede ko kayongn i process send message na lng for the details or vi...ber ko po zero nine seven five one zero eight three eight one nine .....

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u/Livid_Culture2196 — 2 days ago
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ORACLE DBA 7yrs exp

I have 8yrs oracle dba exp and on the side I also have 4yrs MSSQL dba and 3yrs as AWA Administrator.
I currently earn 83k per month Base Pay, may itataas la ba to? 3yrs na akong walang increase sa current employer ko

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u/hodLtothemoon2600 — 3 days ago
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33M | Equipment Engr | 8YoE |

Anyone on semicon field? Felt envious on all the posts here 🥲

u/Sandoooy — 5 days ago
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San Miguel Foods Average Salary?

Hello, I'm currently in the last phase for managerial role of San Miguel. Can I guage what is reasonable rate? I'm currently earning ₱130k for managerial role

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u/TennisLongjumping620 — 4 days ago
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34F | Section Head | 12YoE | LCC

Kung di pa siguro ako naglakas-loob na lumipat ng department sa company, mai-stuck ako sa pagiging officer forever. Pero, I’m feeling undercompensated with my current job. I am in the engineering industry but my current function is shared services, particularly financial management, contracts management and supply chain management. Yung engineering knowledge ko na na-acquire ko sa industry gamit na gamit ko siya lalo na paano pagalawin ang pera ng department namin and to defend yung budget proposal namin every budget planning season sa top management. Masaya sa work pero nung recently may nag-headhunt sa kin and found out I have the potential to earn 3x of my current annual salary, napapaisip ako na maghanap na ng work.

Almost 10 years with the company, pang-4th position ko na itong pagiging section head(nakailang-transfer ako ng work sa loob ng company) at two years pa lang ako in this position. By rank, assistant manager pero ang minimum rank para sa ganitong position is junior manager. Umaasa ako na masalang for promotion this year pero parang gusto ko nang unahan ng job hunting yung promotion.

Anyone here na nasa middle management din sa isang local conglomerate company and manufacturing/engineering/infrastructure industry? Ganto ba talaga kaliit ang sahuran sa gantong level?

u/viomarionette_29 — 5 days ago
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Network Administrator/Engineer Salary

I’ll start - Senior Network Engineer 14 yrs exp with CCNP and Cloud certifications, MNC internal clients - 140k

Can we all benchmark our salaries?

For our goal reference, inspiration, basis for renegotiation or whatever purpose it may serve...

And congrats to all those who are already hitting their targets!

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u/enzoymada — 5 days ago
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Business Data Analyst w/ global forecasting expi. Whats the fair salary range?

Hi! Just wanted to benchmark myself and see if 100k+ is realistic for my profile.

I’m a Business Data Analyst currently handling end-to-end forecasting across 17+ international markets and multiple lines of business na volume, workload, FTE planning, and revenue-linked projections for a global company. Also building Power BI dashboards with advanced DAX, doing ETL via Databricks and Oracle SQL, and supporting international financial reporting.

Almost 4 years total in data and analytics, currently in a remote international setup. Is 100k+ realistic for this kind of scope in the PH market? Or is that already senior-level territory? Curious if may nakaka-relate dito or may idea sa current market rates.

Thank you!

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u/ZedArthur_6969 — 6 days ago