DepEd announces expected salary increase of public school teachers in 2019

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) has announced the expected salary increase of public school teachers for 2019.

DepEd releases expected salary increase of public school teachers in 2019
DepEd Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones was joined by Usec. Anne Sevilla, Usec. Nepomuceno Malaluan, and Usec. Josephine Maribojoc to give updates in a press conference on Wednesday.

A total of 913,083 public school teachers are expected to receive a salary increase for the final tranche of the Salary Standardization Law (SSL).

Following Executive Order No. 201 or the “MODIFYING THE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL AND AUTHORIZING THE GRANT OF ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR BOTH CIVILIAN AND MILITARY AND UNIFORMED PERSONNEL,” the 2016 Salary Standardization Law was prescribed for civilian and uniformed personnel.

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Under the SSL, government personnel including teachers under DepEd will be entitled to salary increase given in four (4) tranches starting January 1, 2016. After the 1st, 2nd and 3rd tranches, public school teachers should be receiving their 4th tranche of salary increase effective January 1, 2019.

Here is the DepEd Teachers Salary Grade for the SSL 4th tranche (2019):

Teaching Related Personnel Fourth Tranche Salary Third Tranche Salary Monthly amount increase Yearly Amount Increase % Salary Increase
Teacher I 20,754 20,179 575 6,900 2.77%
Teacher II 22,938 22,149 789 9,468 3.44%
Teacher III 25,232 24,224 1,008 12,096 3.99%
Master Teacher I 40,637 38,085 2,552 30,624 6.28%
Master Teacher II 45,269 42,099 3,170 38,040 7.00%
Master Teacher III 51,155 47,037 4,118 49,416 8.05%

Refer below for the full list of Salary Grade:

Salary Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8
1 11,068 11,160 11,254 11,348 11,443 11,538 11,635 11,732
2 11,761 11,851 11,942 12,034 12,126 12,219 12,313 12,407
3 12,466 12,562 12,658 12,756 12,854 12,952 13,052 13,152
4 13,214 13,316 13,418 13,521 13,625 13,729 13,835 13,941
5 14,007 14,115 14,223 14,332 14,442 14,553 14,665 14,777
6 14,847 14,961 15,076 15,192 15,309 15,426 15,545 15,664
7 15,738 15,859 15,981 16,104 16,227 16,352 16,477 16,604
8 16,758 16,910 17,063 17,217 17,372 17,529 17,688 17,848
9 17,975 18,125 18,277 18,430 18,584 18,739 18,896 19,054
10 19,233 19,394 19,556 19,720 19,884 20,051 20,218 20,387
11 20,754 21,038 21,327 21,619 21,915 22,216 22,520 22,829
12 22,938 23,222 23,510 23,801 24,096 24,395 24,697 25,003
13 25,232 25,545 25,861 26,181 26,506 26,834 27,166 27,503
14 27,755 28,099 28,447 28,800 29,156 29,517 29,883 30,253
15 30,531 30,909 31,292 31,680 32,072 32,469 32,871 33,279
16 33,584 34,000 34,421 34,847 35,279 35,716 36,159 36,606
17 36,942 37,400 37,863 38,332 38,807 39,288 39,774 40,267
18 40,637 41,140 41,650 42,165 42,688 43,217 43,752 44,294
19 45,269 46,008 46,759 47,522 48,298 49,086 49,888 50,702
20 51,155 51,989 52,838 53,700 54,577 55,468 56,373 57,293
21 57,805 58,748 59,707 60,681 61,672 62,678 63,701 64,741
22 65,319 66,385 67,469 68,570 69,689 70,827 71,983 73,157
23 73,811 75,015 76,240 77,484 78,749 80,034 81,340 82,668
24 83,406 84,767 86,151 87,557 88,986 90,439 91,915 93,415
25 95,083 96,635 98,212 99,815 101,444 103,100 104,783 106,493
26 107,444 109,197 110,980 112,791 114,632 116,503 118,404 120,337
27 121,411 123,393 125,407 127,454 129,534 131,648 133,797 135,981
28 137,195 139,434 141,710 144,023 146,373 148,763 151,191 153,658
29 155,030 157,561 160,132 162,746 165,402 168,102 170,845 173,634
30 175,184 178,043 180,949 183,903 186,904 189,955 193,055 196,206
31 257,809 262,844 267,978 273,212 278,549 283,989 289,536 295,191
32 307,365 313,564 319,887 326,338 332,919 339,633 346,483 353,470
33 388,096 399,739

Delay in release of wage hike

Sevilla announced that there is a delay in the releasing of teachers’ wage hike due to Congress’ failure to approve the 2019 national budget.

Sevilla explained, “2019 is the last year of the tranches, nun pong increase na na-approve during the time of President Benigno Aquino and dahil last na po ito, hindi naman po kasama 'yan sa 2018 budget at pag nag-reenact tayo ng 2018 [budget], wala 'yung provision ng fourth tranche.”

The undersecretary said that they will have to wait until the General Appropriations Act of 2019 gets the nod of approval, most likely before March.

— Sally, The Summit Express



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