2027 budget · DBM Staffing Summary
Sahod sa gobyerno
How many people the national government employs, what each position pays, and where the empty posts are. 2,117,168 permanent positions in the 2027 budget, agency by agency. No names, positions only.
Permanent positions (2027)
2,117,168
1,590,037 civilian · 527,131 military and uniformed
Filled
1,953,249
92.3% of all positions
Unfilled
163,919
Funded positions with no one in them
Civilian basic salaries
₱814.53B
Authorized for 2027, before allowances and bonuses
Sino ang mas deserving?
What a month of work pays
Monthly basic salary at step 1 of each position's salary grade, FY 2027 rates. The bar is the share of the President's pay.
President of the Philippines
SG 33
₱459,469/mo
Vice President · Senate President · Speaker · Chief Justice
SG 32
₱364,586/mo
Senator · House member · Cabinet secretary
SG 31
₱308,730/mo
Undersecretary
SG 30
₱218,237/mo
Assistant secretary
SG 29
₱194,570/mo
Nurse I (entry-level government nurse)
SG 15
₱44,148/mo
Teacher I (entry-level public school teacher)
SG 11
₱33,387/mo
Administrative Aide I (utility worker)
SG 1
₱15,208/mo
A senator's monthly basic pay equals about 9.2 months of a Teacher I's, and 7.0 months of a Nurse I's.
Salary grade lookup
Find out what a salary grade pays
Government job posts list a salary grade (SG). Pick one to see the monthly pay and how many national government positions sit at that grade.
SG 11
Monthly basic salary (FY 2027 rates)
₱33,387 – ₱35,292
Step 1 to step 8. Steps go up with length of service and performance.
Per year (×12)
₱400,644
Positions at this grade
357,122
13.2% of civilian positions are at a lower grade.
Examples: Teacher I (entry-level public school teacher)
Basic pay only. Allowances, bonuses, PERA, clothing allowance and other benefits are not included.
How many positions are at each grade
Rankings
Which agencies are biggest, and where the vacancies are
Workforce
Most permanent positions
- 1Department of Education – Office of the Secretary1,088,053
- 2Department of Health – Office of the Secretary99,143
- 3Supreme Court of the Philippines and the Lower Courts39,296
- 4Department of Public Works and Highways – Office of the Secretary23,820
- 5Bureau of Internal Revenue21,482
- 6Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Office of the Secretary18,060
- 7University of the Philippines System15,084
- 8Philippine National Police13,799
- 9Commission on Audit13,378
- 10Department of Agrarian Reform – Office of the Secretary10,023
Payroll
Biggest salary bill
- 1Department of Education – Office of the Secretary₱513.22B
- 2Department of Health – Office of the Secretary₱57.22B
- 3Supreme Court of the Philippines and the Lower Courts₱21.91B
- 4University of the Philippines System₱13.98B
- 5Department of Public Works and Highways – Office of the Secretary₱12.42B
- 6Bureau of Internal Revenue₱11.07B
- 7Commission on Audit₱10.6B
- 8Department of Justice – Office of the Secretary₱9B
- 9Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Office of the Secretary₱7.7B
- 10Department of Agrarian Reform – Office of the Secretary₱5.48B
Vacancies
Most unfilled positions
- 1Department of Education – Office of the Secretary44,861
- 2Supreme Court of the Philippines and the Lower Courts12,177
- 3Department of Health – Office of the Secretary9,027
- 4Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Office of the Secretary2,789
- 5Department of Agriculture – Office of the Secretary2,744
- 6Bureau of Customs2,416
- 7Department of Justice – Office of the Secretary1,740
- 8University of the Philippines System1,576
- 9Department of Agrarian Reform – Office of the Secretary1,552
- 10Philippine National Police1,532
Vacancy rate
Highest share of empty posts
- 1Bureau of the Treasury · 1,288 posts53%
- 2National Parks Development Committee · 227 posts53%
- 3Presidential Electoral Tribuna I · 151 posts52%
- 4Presidential Broadcast Service - Bureau of Broadcast Services · 968 posts52%
- 5Department of Finance – Office of the Secretary · 872 posts52%
- 6Office of the Ombudsman · 2,439 posts51%
- 7Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority · 409 posts50%
- 8News and Information Bureau · 263 posts48%
- 9Batanes State College · 173 posts47%
- 10Senate Electoral Tribuna I · 156 posts46%
Growth
Most new positions, 2025 to 2027
- 1Department of Transportation – Office of the Secretary+370
- 2Romblon State University+225
- 3Supreme Court of the Philippines and the Lower Courts+222
- 4Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University+199
- 5Philippine National Police+182
- 6Cagayan State University+157
- 7Isabela State University+141
- 8Caraga State University+134
- 9Batangas State University+132
- 10Southern Leyte State University+128
Military and uniformed
Uniformed personnel (2027)
- Department of the Interior and Local Government (PNP, BFP, BJMP)306,495
- Armed Forces of the Philippines (DND)171,370
- Department of Transportation (PCG)37,869
- Department of Justice (BuCor)11,133
- NAMRIA (DENR)264
Counted in the national total but not itemized agency by agency in the staffing summary. Agency pages below show civilian positions only.
By department
Civilian positions per department
Department of Education
7 agencies · ₱513.69B/yr
1,088,991
State Universities and Colleges
118 agencies · ₱64.41B/yr
102,586
Department of Health
3 agencies · ₱57.33B/yr
99,313
The Judiciary
5 agencies · ₱24.3B/yr
42,386
Department of Finance
7 agencies · ₱15.66B/yr
30,568
Department of Public Works and Highways
1 agency · ₱12.42B/yr
23,820
Department of Justice
11 agencies · ₱20.3B/yr
22,526
Department of the Interior and Local Government
10 agencies · ₱9.81B/yr
22,094
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
6 agencies · ₱10.05B/yr
21,880
Commission on Audit
1 agency · ₱10.6B/yr
13,378
Department of National Defense
10 agencies · ₱5.57B/yr
13,037
Department of Agriculture
10 agencies · ₱6.64B/yr
12,641
Other Executive Offices
31 agencies · ₱6.84B/yr
11,184
Department of Labor and Employment
7 agencies · ₱7.18B/yr
10,906
Department of Agrarian Reform
1 agency · ₱5.48B/yr
10,023
Department of Transportation
7 agencies · ₱4.02B/yr
8,468
Congress of the Philippines
5 agencies · ₱7.24B/yr
7,384
Department of Science and Technology
19 agencies · ₱3.89B/yr
6,355
Commission on Elections
1 agency · ₱2.83B/yr
5,724
Department of Economy, Planning, and Development
7 agencies · ₱3.42B/yr
5,592
Department of Social Welfare and Development
8 agencies · ₱2.59B/yr
4,886
Department of Trade and Industry
7 agencies · ₱3.03B/yr
4,430
Department of Foreign Affairs
4 agencies · ₱2.91B/yr
3,589
Presidential Communications Office
7 agencies · ₱1.45B/yr
2,706
Department of Migrant Workers
2 agencies · ₱1.81B/yr
2,461
Office of the Ombudsman
1 agency · ₱2.37B/yr
2,439
Department of Information and Communications Technology
4 agencies · ₱1.42B/yr
2,136
Department of Budget and Management
2 agencies · ₱1.31B/yr
1,762
Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development
2 agencies · ₱1.31B/yr
1,692
Civil Service Commission
2 agencies · ₱1.29B/yr
1,535
Office of the President
1 agency · ₱962.4M/yr
1,385
Department of Energy
1 agency · ₱851M/yr
1,254
Department of Tourism
4 agencies · ₱721.4M/yr
1,109
Commission on Human Rights
2 agencies · ₱599.5M/yr
884
Office of the Vice-President
1 agency · ₱166.2M/yr
250
Allocations To Local Government Units
1 agency · ₱70.4M/yr
133
All agencies
Every office, bureau and state university
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316 / 316 agencies
- Department of Education – Office of the SecretaryDepartment of Education1,088,053positionsSalaries ₱513.22B/yrVacant 44,861 (4%)
- Department of Health – Office of the SecretaryDepartment of Health99,143positionsSalaries ₱57.22B/yrVacant 9,027 (9%)
- Supreme Court of the Philippines and the Lower CourtsThe Judiciary39,296positionsSalaries ₱21.91B/yrVacant 12,177 (31%)
- Department of Public Works and Highways – Office of the SecretaryDepartment of Public Works and Highways23,820positionsSalaries ₱12.42B/yr
- Bureau of Internal RevenueDepartment of Finance21,482positionsSalaries ₱11.07B/yr
- Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Office of the SecretaryDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources18,060positionsSalaries ₱7.7B/yrVacant 2,789 (15%)
- University of the Philippines SystemNCR · State Universities and Colleges15,084positionsSalaries ₱13.98B/yrVacant 1,576 (10%)
- Philippine National PoliceDepartment of the Interior and Local Government13,799positionsSalaries ₱3.97B/yrVacant 1,532 (11%)
- Commission on AuditCommission on Audit13,378positionsSalaries ₱10.6B/yr
- Department of Agrarian Reform – Office of the SecretaryDepartment of Agrarian Reform10,023positionsSalaries ₱5.48B/yrVacant 1,552 (15%)
- Department of Agriculture – Office of the SecretaryDepartment of Agriculture8,956positionsSalaries ₱4.65B/yrVacant 2,744 (31%)
- Department of Justice – Office of the SecretaryDepartment of Justice7,665positionsSalaries ₱9B/yrVacant 1,740 (23%)
- Department of Transportation – Office of the SecretaryDepartment of Transportation6,565positionsSalaries ₱3B/yrVacant 1,470 (22%)
- Bureau of CustomsDepartment of Finance6,264positionsSalaries ₱2.66B/yrVacant 2,416 (39%)
- Mindanao State UniversityBARMM · State Universities and Colleges5,854positionsSalaries ₱3.58B/yrVacant 652 (11%)
- Commission on ElectionsCommission on Elections5,724positionsSalaries ₱2.83B/yrVacant 886 (15%)
- Technical Education and Skills Development AuthorityDepartment of Labor and Employment5,062positionsSalaries ₱2.98B/yrVacant 810 (16%)
- Department of the Interior and Local Government – Office of the SecretaryDepartment of the Interior and Local Government4,976positionsSalaries ₱3.8B/yrVacant 541 (11%)
- House of RepresentativesCongress of the Philippines4,252positionsSalaries ₱4.49B/yrVacant 594 (14%)
- General Headquarters, AFP and AFP-Wide Service Support Units (AFPWSSUSs IDepartment of National Defense3,988positionsSalaries ₱1.56B/yrVacant 1,136 (28%)
- Public Attorney's OfficeDepartment of Justice3,815positionsSalaries ₱4.94B/yrVacant 101 (3%)
- Department of Social Welfare and Development – Office of the SecretaryDepartment of Social Welfare and Development3,560positionsSalaries ₱1.95B/yrVacant 582 (16%)
- Department of Foreign Affairs – Office of the SecretaryDepartment of Foreign Affairs3,475positionsSalaries ₱2.85B/yrVacant 389 (11%)
- Philippine Statistics AuthorityDepartment of Economy, Planning, and Development3,342positionsSalaries ₱1.82B/yrVacant 559 (17%)
- Philippine Drug Enforcement AgencyOther Executive Offices3,197positionsSalaries ₱1.78B/yr
- Land Registration AuthorityDepartment of Justice2,939positionsSalaries ₱1.32B/yrVacant 916 (31%)
- Department of Labor and Employment – Office of the SecretaryDepartment of Labor and Employment2,888positionsSalaries ₱1.91B/yrVacant 817 (28%)
- Bureau of ImmigrationDepartment of Justice2,861positionsSalaries ₱1.22B/yrVacant 218 (8%)
- Department of Trade and Industry – Office of the SecretaryDepartment of Trade and Industry2,844positionsSalaries ₱2.04B/yrVacant 498 (18%)
- SenateCongress of the Philippines2,478positionsSalaries ₱2.16B/yrVacant 557 (22%)
- West Visayas State UniversityRegion VI – Western Visayas · State Universities and Colleges2,441positionsSalaries ₱1.47B/yrVacant 457 (19%)
- Office of the OmbudsmanOffice of the Ombudsman2,439positionsSalaries ₱2.37B/yrVacant 1,247 (51%)
- National Bureau of InvestigationDepartment of Justice2,278positionsSalaries ₱1.44B/yrVacant 898 (39%)
- Polytechnic University of the PhilippinesNCR · State Universities and Colleges2,251positionsSalaries ₱1.47B/yrVacant 458 (20%)
- Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ResourcesDepartment of Agriculture2,091positionsSalaries ₱1.03B/yrVacant 441 (21%)
- Court of AppealsThe Judiciary1,958positionsSalaries ₱1.54B/yrVacant 395 (20%)
- Department of Migrant Workers – Office of the SecretaryDepartment of Migrant Workers1,952positionsSalaries ₱1.42B/yrVacant 488 (25%)
- Veterans Memorial Medical CenterDepartment of National Defense1,860positionsSalaries ₱1.06B/yrVacant 322 (17%)
- Isabela State UniversityRegion II – Cagayan Valley · State Universities and Colleges1,825positionsSalaries ₱1.08B/yrVacant 312 (17%)
- Environmental Management BureauDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources1,772positionsSalaries ₱1.08B/yrVacant 331 (19%)
About this data
Source: Department of Budget and Management, Staffing Summary FY 2027, part of the 2027 National Expenditure Program. It lists every permanent position funded in the national budget for 2025 (actual), 2026 and 2027, with the authorized salaries for each.
Amounts are annual basic salaries. They do not include allowances, PERA, year-end and mid-year bonuses, overtime or other benefits. Monthly figures are the annual amount divided by 12 and by the number of positions.
Covers national government agencies and state universities and colleges. Employees of local government units and of government-owned or -controlled corporations, as well as contractual and job-order workers, are not in this document.
The DBM published this as a scanned PDF. We read it with text recognition and checked each agency's lines against its own totals. Our civilian total comes within 0.1% of the DBM's. Where a scanned figure could not be read reliably, the agency page says so. Always check the original before quoting a single figure.
No names are shown. This is about positions and what they pay, not about the people in them.