Guide on How to Compute the 13th Month Pay

Guide on How to Compute the 13th Month Pay


How to Compute your 13th Month Pay?

All employees regardless of their designation or employment status who have worked at least one month during the calendar year are entitled to a 13th-month pay.


The 13th month’s pay shall be in the amount not less than 1/12 of the total basic salary earned by the employee within the Calendar Day.

Sample: Let’s say an employee’s basic salary is Php15,000 per month and had worked for 10 months, the 13th-month computation is:


(Php 15,000.00 X 10 months) / 12= Php 12,500.00


Please note that the total amount of Tardiness, Absences, and Undertime for the year will also be deducted from the 13th Month Pay computation.


Sample: Let’s say an employee’s basic salary is Php 15,000.00 per month and had worked for 6 months with an annual total of unpaid leave/tardiness/undertime of Php 2,000.00, the 13th-month computation is:


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