Salaries · Social media manager · Philippines · Updated November 2026
Social media manager salary in the Philippines
Foreign businesses that hire a social media manager in the Philippines directly pay $4.00–$15.00 an hour on hourly work, or $500–$1,700 a month full-time, in published job ads and salary guides. Local employers there pay $2.09–$3.18 an hour ($362–$551 a month full-time).
The numbers
| What you're looking at | Per hour | Per month, full-time | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiring directly: hourly rate | $4.00–$15.00 | 2 published figures | |
| Hiring directly: full-time pay | $2.88–$9.81 | $500–$1,700 | 2 published figures |
| Local employers in the Philippines | $2.09–$3.18 | $362–$551 | 4 published figures |
| For comparison: employees in the US | $27.05–$48.25 | $4,689–$8,363 | Wages only, before benefits and payroll taxes |
For this role, direct-hire pay in the Philippines runs about 3.4× local pay, midpoint to midpoint. Budget from the direct-hire figures, not the local ones.
The Philippines against other countries
Of the 8 countries with published direct-hire figures for this role, the Philippines has the lowest starting figure.
Every figure behind these numbers
Hiring directly (remote work for foreign businesses)
- range · hourly rate$4.00–$15.00/hrOnlineJobs.ph job search results (job ads posted by employers hiring Filipinos directly) (ads posted 2026-10-27 to 2026-10-28). Checked Oct 2026. Range of USD hourly pay across 6 social media manager ads with an explicit USD hourly rate, out of the first 30 results of a 'social media manager' search (289 results), posted 2026-10-27/28 by employers hiring directly.
- range · full-time pay$500–$1,700/month OnlineJobs.ph job search results (job ads posted by employers hiring Filipinos directly) (ads posted 2026-10-27 to 2026-10-28). Checked Oct 2026. Range of USD monthly pay across 4 social media manager ads with an explicit USD monthly figure in the same sample (part-time '$700/mo + up to $400 bonus' excluded).
- range · hourly rate$5.00–$8.00/hrOnlineJobs.ph blog, 'Comprehensive Guide To Virtual Assistant Salaries in the Philippines' (salary tables) (last updated April 2026). Checked Oct 2026. 'Average Local Monthly Salary Guide' table, HOURLY tab (the page says hourly rates are for part-time work and monthly rates for full-time hires), Social Media Marketing, Intermediate: $5 - $8 per hour.
- range · full-time pay$640–$750/month OnlineJobs.ph blog, 'Comprehensive Guide To Virtual Assistant Salaries in the Philippines' (salary tables) (last updated April 2026). Checked Oct 2026. 'Average Local Monthly Salary Guide' table, MONTHLY tab (full-time hires), Social Media Marketing, Intermediate (about 1-5 years): $640 - $750 per month.
Local employers
- average₱31,160/month Indeed Philippines, 'Social Media Manager' salary page (updated Oct 19, 2026). Checked Oct 2026. Average for 'Social Media Manager', based on 652 salaries taken from job postings on Indeed in the past 36 months
- average₱24,609/month Indeed Philippines, 'Social Media Specialist' salary page (updated Oct 19, 2026). Checked Oct 2026. Average for 'Social Media Specialist', based on 1.8k salaries taken from job postings on Indeed in the past 36 months
- range₱25,000–₱35,000/month JobStreet Philippines, 'Social Media Manager' salary page (October 2026). Checked Oct 2026. 'The average salary of a Social Media Manager in Philippines is between ₱25,000 and ₱35,000', based on full-time salary ranges disclosed by employers in JobStreet job ads
- range₱23,000–₱30,000/month JobStreet Philippines, 'Social Media Specialist' salary page (October 2026). Checked Oct 2026. 'The average salary of a Social Media Specialist in Philippines is between ₱23,000 and ₱30,000', based on full-time salary ranges disclosed by employers in JobStreet job ads
PayScale's Philippines social media manager page only shows an hourly figure with an implausibly wide range, so it was left out.
What an agency charges for this role
Published by Outsourcing Insider, a VA MASTERS company. The example below is VA MASTERS' own published rate card, shown because it's public; other agencies' prices vary. About us
| Agency | Per hour | Per month, 160 hours | What's included |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA MASTERS Parent company | $7.50–$9.00 | $1,200–$1,440 | Recruitment, contract and payments, time tracking, an account manager and replacement at no extra cost. No setup fee. Source: VA MASTERS pricing page, checked Oct 2026. |
Hiring a social media manager
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Cost guides
FAQ
How much does a social media manager cost in the Philippines?
Hiring directly, foreign businesses pay $4.00–$15.00 an hour on hourly work, or $500–$1,700 a month full-time (OnlineJobs.ph job search results, OnlineJobs.ph blog, checked Oct 2026). Local employers in the Philippines pay $2.09–$3.18 an hour ($362–$551 a month full-time), which is local pay, not the rate for remote work for a foreign client.
What is the monthly salary of a social media manager in the Philippines?
Published full-time pay for remote work for foreign businesses is $500–$1,700 a month. Local employers pay $362–$551 a month. Both use 40 hours a week and are in USD.
Why is hiring directly different from local pay in the Philippines?
They measure two different markets. Local pay is what employers in the Philippines pay local staff. Direct-hire figures come from job ads, salary guides and surveys for remote work for foreign businesses. For this role the second runs about 3.4× the first, midpoint to midpoint, so local pay isn't a good guide to what a remote hire will cost.
How does the Philippines compare with hiring a social media manager in the US?
Employees' wages in the US run $27.05–$48.25 an hour for the middle 50% of workers, before benefits and payroll taxes. Hiring directly in the Philippines, published figures come to $2.88–$15.00 an hour, with full-time pay converted to an hourly figure. That's pay only: you'd still do the recruiting, contract and payments yourself.
What does an agency charge for a social media manager?
Agencies set their own prices, and many don't publish them. As one published example, VA MASTERS (the parent company of this site's publisher) lists $7.50–$9.00 an hour for its Social Media Management category, all-inclusive. Ask any agency what its rate covers: recruiting, replacement, payroll and fees.