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Top IT Companies based on Employee Salaries

GigaOm ran a quick report on the top tech companies is the US based on the average salaries they gave their engineers/developers and Google came out on top. I wonder which tech companies in the Philippines would be on the top 10 if we had the same salary information.

Based on the numerous feedback I get from regular folks in the IT circle, here are my top guesses:

  • A lot of old classmates/schoolmates I heard that were employed to HP fresh from college says they have great salary packages. One fresh grad even got a car loan on his first year.
  • While very few developers could get into Oracle Philippines because of the vertical industry they are in, people say they have very nice compensation package to retain their top employees.
  • Canon Philippines has a ton of engineers and developers here in Manila working some stuff related to cameras, printers and the lot. While the pay is not really very high, developers get a chance to go on special projects in Japan ranging from several months to a couple of years. That’s the time when get the “pay bonus”.
  • IBM Philippines was once considered as the top company to work for and has been competitive salaries and a very mobile workplace environment.
  • Very little is known about Lakeside Technologies but when they put out an ad before looking for web developers, the starting salaries they were offering were very much higher than industry figures. I also had several former officemates and friends who used to work there and they confirmed the handsome pay. However, one commented that is “if you still want to have a personal life“. So okay, they pay you good and work you real hard.
  • Trend Micro, Inc. has a number of top notch antivirus engineers working at their offices in Libis. An old classmate tells me the pay is good but the hours are really bad.
  • HeadStrong Philippines. I used to work there before for several months so I have a fair idea of their compensation structure. However, friends that have recently worked there tells me the pay is good and the benefits are great (though not as great as it was 8 years ago). They have a fleet of private cars which will bring employees home if you work overtime (past 10PM).
  • Novare Technologies. I know a number of top notch engineers/developers (geeks) are working there so the pay must be really good.
  • Smart Communications has been very popular among employees for their extended month bonus. Last December 2006, employees were given up to 21-month bonus. Standard is only 13 months. That’s 8 months more.

Yahoo has just formally opened their office in the Philippines and since they are on GigaOm’s Top 10, they might also be the same here.

There are several other smaller companies that have very attractive compensation packages but I thought they might not be able to scale that once they grow much bigger. If you have some idea which tech companies I should include here, please do leave a comment. The ones I have here aren’t based on hard data so I might have listed some of them wrong too (which brings me, we should do an IT salary survey of sorts here).

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Abe Olandres
Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.
  1. So what’s the industry standard for web developers/engineers ?

    Thanks !


  2. sa ACS meron ba kayo idea kung magkano?
    how about sa mga SAP-related na work?


  3. Can you also check the top
    electronics manufacturing company here in the phil
    despite in economic crisis


  4. @kill3fill3r :
    Do not ever mention about SAP, you are not from squatter, are you?

    That is really nice to hear, except, I have a question, aren’t these IT companies you mention especially the AmericaNS are scams? Employees got employed there because they’re getting married? Or sons of and doughters of poticians? and also If I am not mistaken, most of the buildings they are occupaying especcially the brand new ones came from the fertilizer scams and other related scams? The Anti-glo channles her superbly grafted achievement through these svamming companies? I hope I am not wrong…And oh pls dont commercialze every road in the country in the name of GOD!


  5. @yuga

    I really thought HP had one of the best salaries out there well in fact not now. Chevron has way better salaries than HP. And about bonuses, IMHO, other companies give better compensation on that part as well.

    @antisap

    all of your statements are either gibberish or just plain wrong.


  6. That was sad to hear :(, I dont get those benefits on the company Im working. But the good thing is Im a pioneer here, so if our company survives this crisis, we can be managers of our own department. :D But I hope our salary will get high this year.
    But that will give me the idea where to apply if my salary wont change. Good to see that here.


  7. where do u work madzman23? Any other companies that offer high compensation? How about Lawson or Misys?


  8. @Anti-SAP

    are you sure that you’re just anti-SAP? seems like your anti-everything

    on topic: I heard SPL and Logica gives really good packages


  9. I’ve been working at IBM for a few years now. The starting salary’s very good, but the pay increase is a quite slow. Your bread and butter is really your commission. The money is in sales & techsales.

    And yes, our mobility program is excellent. They don’t really care if you work at Starbucks or your kitchen all day so long as you’re reachable by phone, instant messaging, and email… and of course, deliver great results.


  10. oracle? spl? nah i don’t think so. they could give you let’s consider a good pay but that’s all (plus 13th mo. bonus) and nothing more. no increase no xmas bonuses no quarterly bonuses. although the name of the company sounds cool – internationally known but in the end of the day you’ll see yourself hungry.

    you should put the names of companies like rcg, lawson, logica, acs, navitaire, eb2 who really are paying handsome compensation to their employees.


  11. I think Misys and Sun Microsystems should be on the list for the Philippines, i have friends working on both companies. Their compensation and benefits are really great. as in great. hehe.


  12. 90% of the companies listed pay cheap.

    rcg, lawson, spl, logica, acs, & emerson as listed in this thread pay way, way, way better.

    IBM’s pay and package is insulting. I have so many colleagues that laughed off their offer.


  13. hey yuga. me, no need to work. im “RICH”…

    hahaha


  14. Thanks for this. I’ve been wondering about this stuff for a while now so it’s nice to finally know. Keep the comments coming! I’d like to know more. :D

    OT: Your blog really needs to have some of those social networking buttons. I always find myself looking for those whenever I read some article that I’d like to share.


  15. I won’t talk about salary, but I’m sure my employer (which one? guess! haha) has the most interesting work among Abe’s list!


  16. The company I’m working for has very good compensation package but we’re not an IT company hehe. I guess non IT companies pay a premium to attract good talent for their in house software dev needs.


  17. ACS? Advance Contact Solution or Affiliated Computer Services


  18. Rico,
    I think you’re one of the lucky few. Most non-IT companies see their IT Dept as a cost center.


  19. great!how i wish our company’s doing the same thing with their employees!nice post anyway!


  20. do you think with the current economic crunch, is it still wise to be getting into these Philippine based companies with international ties? Or transfer to local SMEs? Just a thought…longevity or compensation?..


  21. ali, no escape from globalization. The local SMEs probably sell to other MNCs, or to consumers who earn somehow from foreign remittances.


  22. Used to work for one of the companies Abe mentioned: yup, they offer very competitive salaries. And it appears they’re resilient to the current crisis — they still have some of the best engineers on board, and business is doing great, from what I hear.


  23. Hmmm… I’m not in the IT field. I’m in the finance field. Hopefully, you could also do an article for the best compensation package in the finance industry.


  24. so even if these multinationals are cutting costs and also cutting their headcount those who remain and and get hired still receive great packages.


  25. Hey Yuga,

    You may have missed Affiliated Computer Services.
    ACS is a fortune 500 company and supports programming and other IT functions for the US government and other commercial clients.

    Ever wondered why IT and desktop support employees from Dell and Teletech mass migrated to ACS?


  26. IBM is a good company brand, but inside it’s really not, and I heard from my friends that even IBM Solutions Delivery really is very bad, even the pay and the benefits. A lot of people are leaving them now.


  27. @ ACS —
    IBM Solutions Delivery is a subsidiary of IBM Philippines. Since ISD operates separately, their employees have different salary packages.


  28. Accenture – Low starting but very high increase! Instant promotion after a year! Super high increase in salary! Superior Trainings and the company assist of almost all documents like passport, tax, payroll, etc.. has tie up with HSBC for instant credit card.. platinum maxicare card.. easy reimbursement.. so many benefits to tell..
    also listed in top 50 global company that fresh graduate should work for.

    naalala ko ung training.. sarap ng foods..hahaha

    But currently slowing down because of the crisis.. hehe.. pero nakakabawi na..

    negative side is… wala… wala pa ako maisip.. bago lang ako eh.. hehehe cguro after 2 years saka na ako magrereklamo..hehehehe…


  29. wow, 21- month bonus for Smart Comm employess! smart is really generous :-)


  30. @Mel they’re salary is not really that big and working ambiance there is very highly political and as we all know it, they launch products that either didn’t go thru QA or half-baked products.


  31. Azeus pays really good. High starting salary for fresh grads. They pay you high, but you really need to work hard for it.


  32. I think Lawson Software Philippines should be on the list. it pays good and has the ever-great Tax-shielding power :)


  33. Hmm interesting question, i would say the pay scale is relevant to location and is in line with cost of living. Destiny has a good reputation both as an employer and application service delivery company. they like most larger companies follow that basic rule of thumb.


  34. Hi,

    Who’s from EB2 international? have you heard about that company? any feedbacks?

    Thanks. ÜÜÜ


  35. i’m a lawson employee and i can tell you there is no such thing as the tax shield here.


  36. i’m a lawson employee and i can tell you there is no such thing as the tax shield here. but the working environment is great and so are the people. pay is also very good. flexi-time pa!


  37. Hi guys… Do you know any company that offers good packages for PHP developers?


  38. Another thing, is 13K good enough for a fresh grad starting salary?

    My present company said that I will be on probation status for 2-3 months and then based on my performance, they will increase my salary… I hope they’re telling me the truth because I am really struggling financially…

    PS… I am currently employed as a PHP developer.


  39. it all depends on the experience you have, i have moved from one company to the other and have always asked for what I want and got it. my salary is tax-free, i get it in US dollars, i reimburse my gas allowances, i have a company provided phone and laptop, i travel abroad all the time, i have representation allowances, medical , dental benefits and bonuses on early completion of projects and a percentage of of project costs if I help close a project. I have been a conslutant since 1996, been a project manager, business analyst and applications consultant. and i dont work for oracle, HP, IBM and most definitely not accenture or lawson. nice isn’t it, I just retired and i am only 47 years old.


  40. Why don’t we put the exact figure, wala naman nakakakilala sa inyo baka malaki sa inyo maliit sa akin, maliit sa inyo malaki sa akin. Deutsche Knowledge Services, 10 Year Senior Developer 86K, 13, 14th Month Pay, Performance Bonus.


  41. Wow Michael, ok pala diyan sa DKS … Accenture, Team Lead 50K. 13th, 14th, Bonus. Liit pero Ok dito, nakakarating ako USA per diem.


  42. Working at Virtify Philippines 4 years, salary is 83k


  43. Lawson, starting salary 50K … after a year 55K. I have 6 years experience when I entered.


  44. Telus – Change Management Analyst, 5 years experience when I joined, salary was 85K/month. That was 3 years ago, I am in Australia now.


  45. Wow! Now I know where to apply. Some companies can’t even pay above 50K.


  46. I just want to share this one, a close friend of mine who works as Unix Administrator for JP Morgan Makati, got 130K for his starting salary. He has 6 years experience.


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