Compensation
Local government pay is not one national number. It depends on the LGU’s income class, which is why a mayor in a first-class city and a mayor in a fifth-class municipality are on different grades entirely.
How it works
The national scale. Position determines the grade; the grade determines the range.
First class down to sixth. A higher income class means a higher permitted grade for the same title.
Eight steps within each grade, moving with years of service.
The Department of Budget and Management publishes the schedule and the Local Budget Circular that binds LGUs to it.
The Local Government Code caps total personnel spending as a share of the LGU budget, which limits pay in practice.
Elected officials sit on set grades. Department heads are appointed and graded separately.