In Metro Manila, the daily minimum wage is ₱755 for non-agriculture workers and ₱718 for agriculture, retail and service establishments with 15 workers or fewer, and manufacturers regularly employing fewer than 10 workers. These rates are from Wage Order NCR-28, effective 26 September 2026, as listed by the National Wages and Productivity Commission. Each region sets its own rates.[1]
Metro Manila rates under Wage Order NCR-28
The NWPC's NCR page lists the current daily minimum wage rates per Wage Order NCR-28, effective 26 September 2026. Non-agriculture work goes from a ₱695 base plus ₱60 to ₱755. Agriculture, service and retail establishments employing 15 workers or fewer, and manufacturing establishments regularly employing fewer than 10 workers, go from ₱658 plus ₱60 to ₱718.[1]
Most micro businesses in Metro Manila, like sari-sari stores, carinderias, salons and laundry shops with a handful of staff, fall under the ₱718 rate. A business with 16 or more workers in retail or service pays ₱755.
A note on Wage Order NCR-27
The same NWPC page also lists Wage Order NCR-27, effective 25 July 2026, with a second tranche that would bring the non-agriculture rate to ₱780 on 20 January 2027. NWPC notes that NCR-27 is subject to continuing litigation pending before the Regional Trial Courts in Pasig and Navotas.[1]
Until the courts and NWPC say otherwise, plan payroll on the NCR-28 rates and check the NWPC NCR page again in January 2027. If the ₱780 tranche takes effect, the change for a non-agriculture worker would be ₱25 a day.[1]
Kasambahay and other regions
Domestic workers (kasambahay) in Metro Manila have a monthly minimum of ₱7,800 under Wage Order NCR-DW-06, effective 7 February 2026, up from ₱7,000.[1]
Every region has its own Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board and its own wage order, so rates in Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Central Visayas or Davao are different from Metro Manila's. NWPC publishes each region's current rates and latest wage order on its regional pages at nwpc.dole.gov.ph.[1]
Example: daily and monthly pay
Example: a carinderia in Manila with four workers falls under the ₱718 rate for service establishments with 15 workers or fewer. A cook who works six days a week for four weeks (24 days) earns at least 24 × ₱718 = ₱17,232 for that period. If the carinderia grows to 16 workers, the rate becomes ₱755, or ₱18,120 for the same 24 days.[1]
Minimum wage is a floor for each day worked. Overtime, holiday pay and night shift differentials are paid on top, under rules set by DOLE; ask the DOLE field office in your area if you schedule work on holidays or late at night.
Who is exempt
A Barangay Micro Business Enterprise registered under RA 9178 is exempt from the coverage of the Minimum Wage Law. Its employees still receive the same social security and health care benefits as other workers. The exemption needs a BMBE Certificate of Authority; simply being small is not enough. See BMBE registration.[2]
Metro Manila minimum wage (WO NCR-28, effective 26 September 2026)
| Sector | Base | Increase | New daily rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-agriculture | ₱695 | ₱60 | ₱755 |
| Agriculture; retail and service with 15 workers or fewer; manufacturing with fewer than 10 workers | ₱658 | ₱60 | ₱718 |
Setting your workers' pay
- Find your region's page on nwpc.dole.gov.ph
- Count your workers to pick the right rate category
- Pay at least the daily rate for every day worked
- Recheck the NWPC page every January and after news of a wage order
- Show the daily rate on each payslip
- Register as a BMBE only if you qualify and want the exemption
Questions people ask
- What is the minimum wage in NCR now?
- ₱755 a day for non-agriculture work and ₱718 for agriculture, small retail and service establishments, and small manufacturers, under Wage Order NCR-28, effective 26 September 2026.
- Does the ₱780 rate apply in January 2027?
- That is the second tranche of Wage Order NCR-27, which NWPC notes is subject to continuing litigation. Check the NWPC NCR page in January 2027.
- What is the kasambahay minimum wage in Metro Manila?
- ₱7,800 a month under Wage Order NCR-DW-06, effective 7 February 2026.
- Are small businesses exempt from minimum wage?
- Only registered BMBEs are exempt from the Minimum Wage Law, and their employees keep social security and health benefits.
Sources
Checked 13 November 2026. We link the agency's own page for every requirement. Rules change; confirm with the office before you pay.
- NCR · National Wages and Productivity Commission · 28 September 2026
- Republic Act No. 9178 · Lawphil (Arellano Law Foundation) · 13 November 2002