New graduates usually start in the Teacher 1 position.
This position gets a salary grade of 11
throughout the country. As the teacher moves up in rank, their salary grade also goes up. As of
the writing of this article, the salary grades of elementary and secondary teachers are the same.
Here are the corresponding salary grades of the different public school teacher positions. If you
want to check the progression of pay according to the salary grade, please refer to the DepEd
Salary Grade Table below. Let’s start with the Teacher 1 salary in 2022:
Teachers 1-3:
• Teacher 1 – Salary Grade 11 – ₱25,439
• Teacher 2 – Salary Grade 12 – ₱27,608
• Teacher 3 – Salary Grade 13 – ₱29,798
Special Education Teachers:
Special Education Teacher 1 – Salary Grade 14 – ₱32,321
Special Education Teacher 2 – Salary Grade 15 – ₱35,097
Special Education Teacher 3 – Salary Grade 16 – ₱38,150
Special Education Teacher 4 – Salary Grade 17 – ₱ 41,508
Special Science Teachers:
Special Science Teacher 1 – Salary Grade 13 – ₱29,798
Special Science Teacher 2 – Salary Grade 16 – ₱38,150
Special Science Teacher 3 – Salary Grade 19 – ₱49,835
Special Science Teacher 4 – Salary Grade 22 – ₱69,963
Special Science Teacher 5 – Salary Grade 24 – ₱88,410
Head Teachers:
Head Teacher 1 – Salary Grade 14 – ₱32,321
Head Teacher 2 – Salary Grade 15 – ₱35,097
Head Teacher 3 – Salary Grade 16 – ₱38,150
Head Teacher 4 – Salary Grade 17 – ₱41,508
Head Teacher 5 – Salary Grade 18 – ₱45,203
Head Teacher 6 – Salary Grade 19 – ₱49,835
Master Teachers:
Master Teacher 1 – Salary Grade 18 – ₱45,203
Master Teacher 2 – Salary Grade 19 – ₱49,835
Assistant School Principals:
Assistant School Principal 1 – Salary Grade 18 – ₱45,203
Assistant School Principal 2 – Salary Grade 19 – ₱49,835
School Principals:
School Principal 1 – Salary Grade 19 – ₱49,835
School Principal 2 – Salary Grade 20 – ₱55,799
School Principal 3 – Salary Grade 21 – ₱62,449
School Principal 4 – Salary Grade 22 – ₱69,963
Other Related Teaching Positions:
Public Schools District Supervisor – Salary Grade 22 – ₱69,963
State Universities and Colleges Positions:
State Colleges and Universities have their own rules when assigning salary grades. For
example, an institution may list the Instructor 1 position at a higher or lower salary grade.
However, here is the standard salary grade list for most State Educational Institutions as of
2022:
Instructors:
Instructor 1 – Salary Grade 12 – ₱27,608
Instructor 2 – Salary Grade 13 – ₱29,798
Instructor 3 – Salary Grade 14 – ₱32,321
Assistant Professors:
Assistant Professor 1 – Salary Grade 15 – ₱35,097
Assistant Professor 2 – Salary Grade 16 – ₱38,150
Assistant Professor 3 – Salary Grade 17 – ₱41,508
Assistant Professor 4 – Salary Grade 18 – ₱45,203
Associate Professors
Associate Professor 1 – Salary Grade 19 – ₱49,835
Associate Professor 2 – Salary Grade 20 – ₱55,799
Associate Professor 3 – Salary Grade 21 – ₱62,449
Associate Professor 4 – Salary Grade 22 – ₱69,963
Associate Professor 5 – Salary Grade 23 – ₱78,455
Professors:
Professor 1 – Salary Grade 24 – ₱88,410
Professor 2 – Salary Grade 25 – ₱100,788
Professor 3 – Salary Grade 26 – ₱113,891
Professor 4 – Salary Grade 27 – ₱128,696
Professor 5 – Salary Grade 28 – ₱145,427
Professor 6 – Salary Grade 29 – ₱164,332
