Nationwide, male agricultural workers received wage rate higher than
what was received by their female counterparts. In 2015, the nominal
wage rate paid to male agricultural workers amounted to
P271.45 per day. This was higher by P21.24 from the wage rate paid to
female agricultural workers at P250.21 per day. In real terms, the daily
agricultural wage rate of male workers reached P191.84 while that of the
female workers averaged to P176.82 in 2015. Wage differential was
P15.02 in favor of males.
By region, the highest nominal wage rate paid to male agricultural
workers was reported in Central Luzon at P366.88 per day while for
females, it was Caraga at P299.41 per day. The lowest nominal wage rate
received by male agricultural workers was recorded in Central Visayas at
P230.75 per day. The female agricultural workers were paid the lowest at
P170.16 per day in Eastern Visayas and P161.04 per day in ARMM. In real
terms, Central Luzon reached the biggest wage rates for males at
P258.18 per day and for females at P204.05 per day. In contrast, the
lowest real agricultural wage rate of males at P158.14 per day was noted
in Zamboanga Peninsula. On the other hand, Eastern Visayas and ARMM
registered the least daily wage rate for female agricultural workers at
P112.02 and P102.97 respectively (Tables 7.1a -7.1b and 7.2a-7.2b).
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