Payroll · Philippines
Payroll services in the Philippines
Outsource your Philippine payroll to an in-house Manila team that runs it end to end. Contributions, BIR filings, and the 13th month handled, so your people are paid correctly and on time.
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Where to start
Two ways to run your Philippine payroll
The right setup depends on one thing: whether you have a registered company in the Philippines. Both routes are run by the same in-house team, to the same standard. The only difference is who the legal employer is.
If you already have a company in the Philippines
Managed payroll
You stay the legal employer; we take payroll off your plate. We process every cycle, remit the statutory contributions, file with the BIR, and keep you compliant, so you don't need an in-house payroll function.
- Monthly payroll processing and payslips
- SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG remittances
- BIR withholding tax and the annual filings
- 13th-month pay, final pay, and statutory reporting
If you don't have a company here yet
Employer of Record
You can't run a Philippine payroll without a registered local company, so our EOR becomes the legal employer. We employ your staff under our company and handle their payroll, contributions, and tax, while you direct the work, with no company of your own to set up.
- Compliant local employment contracts
- Full payroll, contributions, and BIR tax
- Onboarding in a few days, no company registration
- A clear path to your own company later
What's included
What our Philippine payroll service covers
Philippine payroll is admin-heavy: three separate contribution systems, monthly BIR withholding, a mandatory 13th month, and strict rules on final pay. Here is everything we take off your plate, every cycle.
Payroll & payslips
Monthly gross-to-net computation and a payslip for every employee.
SSS contributions
Computed and remitted to the Social Security System each month.
PhilHealth premiums
Employer and employee shares calculated and paid on time.
Pag-IBIG fund
Housing-fund contributions and reporting handled every cycle.
BIR withholding tax
Monthly and annual filings, including the year-end 2316.
13th-month pay
Computed and paid on schedule before the December deadline.
Final & back pay
Separation pay and statutory benefits calculated correctly.
Premium pay
Overtime, holiday, and night-differential rates applied right.
How it works
From setup to a running payroll
Once we have your employee and pay data, the first compliant payroll runs within a cycle. After that it is a predictable monthly rhythm.
1
Onboarding and setup
We gather your employee records, salaries, and statutory registrations, set up the payroll, and reconcile the opening figures. If you are on the EOR route, we draft and sign the employment contracts at this stage.
2
Monthly payroll run
We compute gross-to-net, apply the contributions and withholding tax, and send you the payroll register and payslips for approval before anything is released. Nothing goes out without your sign-off.
3
Remittances and filings
We remit SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG, and file the BIR withholding on its due dates. The 13th month is computed and paid on schedule before the December deadline.
4
Reporting and support
You get clear monthly reports, and your team has a point of contact for payslip and contribution questions. We keep you current as rates and rules change, and handle final pay cleanly when someone leaves.
Pricing
What payroll outsourcing costs
Managed payroll is a flat monthly fee per employee that scales with your headcount, with no in-house payroll team to staff and no software to license. The Employer of Record route is priced on our standard EOR model.
Managed payroll
Per employee, per month
A flat fee for each employee on payroll, scaled to your headcount, covering processing, remittances, BIR filings, and reporting. Tell us your headcount and we'll come back with an exact quote.
Get a payroll quoteEmployer of Record
From $49.99 per employee
For the EOR route, the fee is 10% of the total monthly cost of employing each person, their salary plus the statutory contributions, starting at $49.99 and capped at $250. The full breakdown is on the EOR page.
See EOR pricingHand your Philippine payroll to one team
Tell us whether you have a local company and how many people you pay, and we'll map the right route, the cost, and how soon we can run your first compliant payroll.
Why Emerhub
Why companies hand us their Philippine payroll
In-house, in Manila
Your payroll is run by our own Manila team, not passed down a chain of subcontractors. When a question hits the BIR or SSS, it's our people resolving it.
The Philippines since 2011
We have run local payroll and compliance here for over a decade. The rules on contributions, the 13th month, and final pay are first-hand knowledge, not a manual.
Accurate and on time
Gross-to-net, premiums, withholding, and remittances computed correctly and paid on deadline, every cycle, with your approval before each run.
Company or no company
We cover you whether you run payroll through your own company or need our EOR to employ the team, and we move you between the two as you grow.
One provider, many services
Payroll sits alongside company registration, accounting, tax, and visas, so the whole back office can come from a single team that already knows your setup.
Transparent cost
A flat per-employee fee with statutory costs passed straight through. No hidden margins on contributions, no surprise charges at year end.
Common questions
Philippine payroll FAQs
What companies ask before outsourcing payroll in the Philippines.
Can you run our payroll if we already have a Philippine company?
Yes. If you have a registered company, you stay the legal employer and we run the payroll as a managed service: monthly processing and payslips, SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG remittances, BIR withholding and filings, the 13th month, and final pay. You approve each run; we handle the computation, the remittances, and the compliance.
What if we don't have a company in the Philippines?
Then you can't run a local payroll directly, because payroll requires an employer registered with the Philippine authorities. The route is our Employer of Record: we employ your staff under our company and run their payroll, contributions, and tax for you, with no company of your own to register. You can read the detail on our Philippines EOR page.
How is managed payroll different from an EOR?
The difference is who the legal employer is. With managed payroll, you have your own company and remain the employer; we just run the payroll. With an EOR, you have no company, so we are the legal employer and the staff are employed under us. Managed payroll is the lighter, cheaper option once you have a company; the EOR is what lets you hire before you do.
Do you handle the BIR filings and remittances?
Yes. We compute and remit SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG, and we file the BIR withholding tax on its monthly and annual deadlines, including the year-end 2316. Keeping these on time is the part that most exposes employers to penalties, so it sits squarely with us.
Do you handle 13th-month pay and final pay?
Yes. The 13th month is mandatory in the Philippines, and we compute and pay it on schedule before the December deadline. When an employee leaves, we calculate the final pay, including any unused Service Incentive Leave and pro-rated 13th month, correctly and on time.
How quickly can you take over our payroll?
Once we have your employee records, salaries, and registrations, the first compliant payroll typically runs within a cycle. On the EOR route, onboarding the employees under our company takes a few days on top of that.
Will we still approve payroll before it's paid?
Always. We send the payroll register and payslips for your review every cycle, and nothing is released until you sign off. You keep full control and visibility; we carry the work and the compliance behind it.
How much does payroll outsourcing cost?
Managed payroll is a flat monthly fee per employee that scales with headcount; the EOR route is 10% of the total cost of employing someone (their salary plus statutory contributions), from $49.99 and capped at $250 per person. Salaries and statutory costs are passed through transparently in both. Tell us your headcount and which route fits, and we'll give you an exact quote.
Payroll in the Philippines?
Talk to our Manila team
A free, no-obligation call: thirty minutes with our Manila team to scope your payroll, map the right route, and quote the exact cost.
Phone+63 928 516 2791
OfficeUnit 710, High Street South Corporate Plaza Tower
2 26th St, Taguig
1634 Metro Manila, Philippines
2 26th St, Taguig
1634 Metro Manila, Philippines