John JonasOwner, OnlineJobs.ph · Scale Your Business with Filipino VAs

Is that your final salary offer?🤔

28 Feb 2025 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, the speaker explains the purchasing power of typical Filipino salaries, converting 10,000 and 20,000 Philippine pesos to roughly US$200 and US$400 per month. He illustrates that 10,000 pesos barely covers basic rice for a family, while 20,000 pesos is the minimum needed for survival, though still without any discretionary spending. The speaker then critiques the practice of offering such low monthly salaries to remote workers, citing the onlinejobs.ph marketplace where many freelancers earn $5–$10 per hour, which translates to a livable income. He emphasizes that paying only $200–$400 per month is insufficient in today’s world and advocates for fairer compensation.

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10,000 pesos is about US$200 per month. Now for most people, needing to make 10,000 pesos a month is just enough to give their family rice. That's about it. They have rice to eat two times a day at 10,000 pesos. Now that doesn't mean they're eating three times a day, but it also means they're not starving. What most people need to make is 20,000 pesos per month, which would be US$400 per month. Now that is need. They're not doing anything fun at that point, but they are surviving where so many people aren't surviving now@onlinejobs ph what you're gonna find is people who are thriving. You're gonna find people that are making $5 an hour or $6 an hour or $7 an hour or $10 an hour, which at those rates it's more than enough. I don't advocate underpaying people. I certainly don't think you should be paying someone $200 per month or $400 per month. I don't think that's enough in today's world.