Congress of the Philippines
Senate
Permanent positions and authorized basic salaries in the 2027 national budget. No names, positions only.
Permanent positions (2027)
2,478
Same as 2025
Filled
1,921
78% of positions
Unfilled
557
22% vacant
Basic salaries (2027)
₱2.16B
Average ₱72,779 a month per position
Three years
Positions and salaries, 2025 to 2027
| Year | Positions | Authorized basic salaries |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 · actual | 2,478 | ₱1,904,291,000 |
| 2026 | 2,478 | ₱1,988,539,000 |
| 2027 · proposed | 2,478 | ₱2,164,157,000 |
What the positions do
Breakdown by kind of work
Key positions are executives and supervisors. Technical positions deliver the agency's main services; support and administrative positions keep the office running.
Key positions
296
Support to Technical
2,129
Average ₱56,850 a month
Technical
37
Average ₱56,559 a month
Administrative
6
Average ₱27,458 a month
Key positions
Who the bosses are, by title, and what they are paid
Monthly basic salary per position, from the 2027 authorized amount. Highest-paid first.
| Position | How many | SG | Monthly, each | Per year, all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Senate | 1 | 32 | ₱364,583 | ₱4,375,000 |
| Secretary of the Senate | 1 | 31 | ₱308,750 | ₱3,705,000 |
| Senator | 23 | 31 | ₱308,728 | ₱85,209,000 |
| Sergeant-At-Arms IV | 1 | 30 | ₱218,250 | ₱2,619,000 |
| Director V * | 9 | 29 | ₱194,583 | ₱21,015,000 |
| Legislative Staff Head | 28 | 29 | ₱194,568 | ₱65,375,000 |
| Director IV | 17 | 28 | ₱173,755 | ₱35,446,000 |
| Director III | 76 | 27 | ₱155,237 | ₱141,576,000 |
| Head Executive Assistant | 48 | 27 | ₱155,217 | ₱89,405,000 |
| Director II | 38 | 26 | ₱137,333 | ₱62,624,000 |
| Director I | 54 | 25 | ₱121,559 | ₱78,770,000 |
* Count worked out from the amount because the number was unreadable in the scan. Some key-position lines on this agency's pages were hard to read; the list may be incomplete. Totals above come from the agency's own total lines.
Source: DBM Staffing Summary FY 2027 (2027 National Expenditure Program). Basic salaries only; allowances and bonuses are not included. About this data