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considerably less than university graduates who are scientists. 20 This pattern was evident
in both years. Our results also showed that teacher salaries remained approximately
constant in the five-year period, whereas the salaries of other university graduates
(particularly for those in the younger age cohorts) rose. Thus, in relative terms, teachers
lost ground between 2001 and 2006. Table 38 presents monthly mean incomes in US
dollars and Figures 50 to 53 graph monthly median incomes in US dollars.
Table 38: Philippines, Mean Monthly Earnings of College Graduates, by Gender, Age, and
Occupation, 2001, 2006 (current US dollars)
Males
Females
Age Teachers Scientists Non- Teachers Scientists Non-
Scientists
Scientists
2001
20–24 214 265 139 233 191 150
25–29 249 283 173 257 235 188
30–34 250 325 197 255 260 202
35–44 274 433 227 277 378 243
45–54 301 396 253 294 410 268
55–64 300 461 309 295 191 298
2006
20–24 211 248 197 189 246 177
25–29 243 334 214 227 288 242
30–34 257 381 261 254 314 283
35–44 267 385 281 271 317 265
45–54 301 561 428 290 314 293
55–64 311 411 414 320 274 323
Source: Estimates from the Labor Force Survey data for the first quarter of 2001 and the first quarter of
2006 provided by the National Statistics Office, Income and Employment Statistics Division.
20 These estimates are from a labor force survey and therefore include all teachers, in both public and private schools.
Teacher salaries in private schools tend to be lower than in public schools, but three of every four employed
teachers teach in public schools.