How the differential is built
Four things decide your night differential. Here is each one, and how it adds up.
Your monthly salary divided by the working days in the month, then by the hours in a day. The differential is built on this.
salary ÷ hoursOnly hours worked between 10 PM and 6 AM count. A full night shift is 8 hours inside the window; a shift ending at midnight has 2.
10 PM to 6 AMAt least 10 percent of your hourly rate is added for each night hour. Some companies and CBAs pay more than the minimum.
10% or moreThe premium per hour times all your night hours. This is the extra you earn, on top of your usual pay, before tax.
premium × hoursPay for the late hours
the late shiftNight shift differential, or NSD, is extra pay for working late. Under Article 86 of the Labor Code, every covered employee earns a premium of at least 10 percent of their regular hourly rate for each hour worked between 10 PM and 6 AM. It applies whether or not those hours are overtime. Only the part of a shift inside that window counts, so a shift ending at midnight has two night hours while a full 10 PM to 6 AM shift has eight.
Start from your hourly rate. Dividing a ₱35,200 monthly salary by 22 working days and 8 hours gives ₱200 an hour, and 10 percent of that is a ₱20 differential for each night hour. Work eight night hours across 22 nights, or 176 hours, and the differential adds ₱20 times 176, or ₱3,520, on top of your usual pay. You can change the days and hours, or enter your hourly rate directly if you already know it.
The 10 percent is steady, but the rate it applies to shifts with the day. Overtime, rest days, and regular or special holidays raise your hourly rate first, and the differential is then figured on that higher rate. A night hour of overtime on a rest day, for instance, is your hourly rate times 1.3 for the rest day, times 1.3 for overtime, times 1.1 for the differential. To work out extra hours on their own, the overtime pay calculator handles the premiums, and the hourly rate calculator starts from the same base.
Questions people ask
answered in plain wordsNight shift differential, or NSD, is extra pay for working late hours. Under Article 86 of the Labor Code, every covered employee is entitled to a premium of at least 10 percent of their regular hourly rate for each hour worked between 10 PM and 6 AM. It applies whether or not the work is overtime.
Find your hourly rate, then add at least 10 percent of it for every hour worked between 10 PM and 6 AM. For example, at a ₱200 hourly rate, the differential is ₱20 an hour. Work 8 night hours across 22 nights, or 176 hours, and the differential is ₱20 times 176, or ₱3,520 on top of your usual pay.
Divide your monthly basic salary by your working days in the month, then by your paid hours per day. A common basis is 22 days and 8 hours, so a ₱35,200 salary is ₱200 an hour. You can change the days and hours in the options, or enter your hourly rate directly if you know it.
Only the hours that fall between 10 PM and 6 AM. A full 10 PM to 6 AM shift is 8 night hours. A shift that ends at midnight has 2 night hours. Enter just the part of your shift inside that window as your night hours per shift.
The differential is always at least 10 percent, but the rate it is applied to changes. Overtime, rest days, and regular or special holidays raise your hourly rate first, and the night differential is then computed on that higher rate. Choose your day type and whether the hours are overtime, and the calculator stacks the DOLE premiums for you: for example, a night hour of overtime on a rest day is your hourly rate times 1.3 for the rest day, times 1.3 for overtime, times 1.1 for the differential.
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Where these numbers come from
straight from the sourceThe rates and rules on this page follow the official issuances below. When an agency updates a schedule, this is where to confirm the current figure against your own situation.