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Last updated: June 09, 2026

Wagon Drill Operator Salary
in Philippines

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PHP 320,563

Average Salary

PHP 154/hr

Average Hourly

PHP 5,065

Average Bonus

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The average pay for a Wagon Drill Operator is PHP 320,563 a year and PHP 154 an hour in Philippines. The average salary range for a Wagon Drill Operator is between PHP 235,614 and PHP 381,149. On average, a Less Than HS Degree is the highest level of education for a Wagon Drill Operator. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Philippines.

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Estimated salary in 2031:
PHP 360,834
5 Year Change:
13 %

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Description: The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands, with a total area of about 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 112 million, it is the world's fourteenth-most-populous country. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the...

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Wagon Drill Operator is PHP 320,563 a year and PHP 154 an hour in Philippines. The average salary range for a Wagon Drill Operator is between PHP 235,614 and PHP 381,149. On average, a Less Than HS Degree is the highest level of education for a Wagon Drill Operator. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Philippines.

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Wagon Drill Operator Job Description

Description: Sets up and operates self-propelled or truck-mounted drilling machine to bore blasting holes in overburden at strip mine, open pit, quarry, or construction site: positions and stabilizes machine, using jacks, and lowers drill shaft into position. Moves levers to start and advance drill into overburden, ore, or rock formation. Stops drill to install additional drill stems. Observes operation to detect binding or stoppage of drill. Removes drill when specified depth has been reached. Replaces broken or worn parts, using handtools, and lubricates equipment. May charge and set off explosives in blasting holes. May be assisted by driller helper (construction; mine & quarry). May be designated according to type of drill operated as tractor-drill operator (construction; mine & quarry); rotary-drill operator (construction; mine & quarry); wagon-drill operator (construction; mine & quarry).

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Philippines Cost of Living Score:

Description: The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands, with a total area of about 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 112 million, it is the world's fourteenth-most-populous country. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the...
Description: Sets up and operates self-propelled or truck-mounted drilling machine to bore blasting holes in overburden at strip mine, open pit, quarry, or construction site: positions and stabilizes machine, using jacks, and lowers drill shaft into position. Moves levers to start and advance drill into overburden, ore, or rock formation. Stops drill to install additional drill stems. Observes operation to detect binding or stoppage of drill. Removes drill when specified depth has been reached. Replaces broken or worn parts, using handtools, and lubricates equipment. May charge and set off explosives in blasting holes. May be assisted by driller helper (construction; mine & quarry). May be designated according to type of drill operated as tractor-drill operator (construction; mine & quarry); rotary-drill operator (construction; mine & quarry); wagon-drill operator (construction; mine & quarry).

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