🇵🇭 Philippines Dev Team — Year 1 Cost Analysis
Cebu, Philippines · 3–4 average developers · ₱60 / $1 USD
Fully Loaded / Person / Mo
₱208,730
$3,479 USD
Skill equivalency: ₱180k/mo base targets mid-level PH market, comparable to avg US entry-level developer skill. 13th-month pay is mandatory.
👤 Per Person / Month
| Item | PHP | USD |
|---|
| Base Salary | ₱180,000 | $3,000 |
| SSS (employer) | ₱3,530 | $59 |
| PhilHealth (employer) | ₱2,500 | $42 |
| Pag-IBIG (employer) | ₱200 | $3 |
| 13th Month Accrual | ₱15,000 | $250 |
| Benefits (HMO, etc.) | ₱7,500 | $125 |
| Fully Loaded | ₱208,730 | $3,479 |
🛠 Software & AI Tools /user/mo
Windsurf Teams$40.00
Claude Team (Anthropic)$25.00
GitHub Team$4.00
Slack Pro$7.25
Per-user subtotal$76.25
Shared services: Cloud hosting $650/mo · Payroll $133/mo
📈 3-Year Projection (4 Devs)
5.5% annual salary growth · Year 2+ drops (no one-time costs)
💻 Hardware / Person
₱195,000 / $3,250 per person
📋 Other Year 1 Costs
| Item | PHP | USD |
|---|
| Office (coworking/mo) |
| 3–4 person private | ₱35–40k | $583–667 |
| Legal Counsel |
| Entity formation | ₱150–250k | $2.5–4.2k |
| Contracts & compliance | ₱80–120k | $1.3–2k |
| Retainer (/mo) | ₱15–20k | $250–333 |
| Recruitment |
| Agency (per hire) | ₱240–432k | $4–7.2k |