The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), through the Standards Service, granted clearance for the conduct of the “2024 Occupational Wages Survey (OWS)”. The proponent of this statistical activity is the PSA’s Social Sector Statistics Service. 

The 2024 OWS aims to generate wage statistics as critical inputs to policies on wage salary administration and wage determination, particularly in wage-fixing, price policies, and collective bargaining negotiations. The survey results will also provide inputs to the Special Data Dissemination Standard of the International Monetary Fund.

With a sample of 16,600 establishments, the major data items to be collected by the 2024 OWS include:

1. Occupational Wages Rates (Basic Pay and Allowances) of Time-Rated Workers on Full-Time

2. Basis in Selected Occupations in Selected Industries

3. Number of Time-Rated Workers on Full-Time Basis

4. Total Basic Pay and Total Allowance of All Time-Rated Workers on Full-Time Basis

In addition, the 2024 OWS questionnaires will be distributed and collected from September to December 2024, and the survey results are expected to be released in August 2025.

Conducted simultaneously with the 2023/2024 Integrated Survey on Labor and Employment, the two surveys’ total budget is over PhP 42.0 million.

The 2024 OWS was reviewed and cleared for conduct under the Statistical Survey Review and Clearance System (SSRCS). This mechanism is implemented by the PSA by virtue of Rule 28 of Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 10625 to:

1. Ensure sound design for data collection

2. Minimize the burden placed upon respondents 

3. Effect economy in statistical data collection 

4. Eliminate unnecessary duplication of statistical data collection efforts 

5. Achieve better coordination of government statistical activities

In line with this, the PSA encourages all sampled establishments to participate in this statistical activity by providing accurate and truthful information.

For further information on SSRCS, please contact the PSA Statistical Standards Division of the Standards Service at ssd.staff@psa.gov.ph.




CLAIRE DENNIS S. MAPA, PhD
Undersecretary 
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General