Bangkok salaries sit ~30% below the Thailand average
Bangkok, TH lists 75 careers with observed metro percentiles in THB. Pay index 0.70 (30% below national); COL 100 vs a US baseline of 100.
Radiologist leads this Bangkok table at ฿2,740,000 a year, with Surgeon at ฿2,730,000 and Psychiatrist at ฿2,530,000. The midpoint of the listed set is Backend Developer at ฿968,000 — a better “typical covered career here” than row #1 alone. Top-of-list mix: 5 healthcare, 3 technology, and 1 finance & business.
Population in the dataset is about 5,104,476. Larger labour markets usually support wider industry mix; smaller ones can look “high paying” on one clinical or tech title and thin everywhere else. Licensing and immigration rules are independent of this cash sort.
Thailand shows about -0.1% CPI in 2025. Open a role’s Bangkok salary page for p10–p90, take-home, and rent models — this hub is the directory. Missing careers may still have a national Thailand page even when this metro lacks observed percentiles.
Reading pay and COL together in Bangkok
Use pay index (0.70) for wage level vs Thailand, and COL (100) for prices. High on both is not the same as high real leftover.
Figures are observed metro medians where listed, in THB, gross. They are market estimates — not a promise from any one employer.
What tops the Bangkok cash list
Radiologist: Radiologists interpret medical images to diagnose and guide treatment of disease. Observed median here: ฿2,740,000. That lead reflects how this metro prices the occupation, not a recommendation to retrain tomorrow.