In August 2024, President Marcos signed Executive Order (EO) No. 64, which mandates a four-tranche salary increase for civilian government workers to be implemented every January from 2024 to 2027.
This raised the salary of teachers as compared to the Salary Standardization Law (SSL) of 2019.
Under the first tranche, the entry-level Teacher I (SG 11, Step 1) saw an increase from P27,000 to P28,512, while Teacher II (SG 12, Step 1) increased from P27,608 to P30,705 monthly and Teacher III (SG 12, Step 1) from P29,798 to P32,870.
The monthly salary for Master Teacher I (SG 19, Step 1) increased from P46,725 to P49,015, while Master Teacher II (SG 20, Step 1) and Master Teacher III (SG 21, Step 1) saw an adjustment from P51,357 to P53,873 and P51,357 to 60,157, respectively.
The highest teaching rank, Master Teacher IV-SG 21, Step 1-rose from P63,997 to P67,005.
By the final tranche in 2027, public school teachers’ salaries are projected to range from around P33,000 for Teacher I to nearly P84,000 for the Master Teacher IV rank, depending on step increments.
For private school teachers, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced in August 2025 an increase in the Teachers’ Salary Subsidy (TSS) from P18,000 to P24,000 annually, starting School Year 2025-2026.
The TSS is a component of the Gastpe program, created under the Republic Act No. 8545, or the Expanded Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education Act.