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Average salary in Vietnam

Median monthly earnings of employees in Vietnam: ₫8,000,000 a month (2024, ILOSTAT). By occupation, managers earn the most and skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers the least.

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Average salary in Vietnam: ₫8,000,000 a month (ILOSTAT, 2024)

Median monthly earnings of employees in Vietnam: ₫8,000,000 a month (2024, ILOSTAT). By occupation, managers earn the most and skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers the least.

ILOSTAT reports median monthly earnings of employees of ₫8,000,000 a month for 2024 (ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - Labour Force Survey), 2024). A median is the midpoint: half of employees earn less.

The occupation split (ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB, 2024) runs from ₫13,000,000 a month for managers to ₫6,000,000 for skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers. These are broad ISCO-08 groups, not individual job titles.

Vietnam shows about 3.3% CPI in 2025 (World Bank Open Data), with GDP per capita about US$5,066. We do not yet publish role-level medians for Vietnam, so there are no per-job pages here.

What we can say about pay in Vietnam today

Treat ₫8,000,000 a month as a national reference point, not an offer benchmark. Official averages blend every sector, age, and hours pattern. Compare a real offer with the occupation group that matches it, then run the take-home and cost of living calculators.

Economy & work context

Public statistics that help read salaries alongside prices, labour markets, and the working year in South-Eastern Asia.

CPI inflation (2025)
3.3%
GDP per capita (2025)
US$5,066
Unemployment (2025)
1.5%
Public holidays (2026)
4

Languages: Vietnamese. Timezones covered: 1. Inflation, GDP, and unemployment from World Bank Open Data; holidays from Nager.Date.

Official earnings in Vietnam

National figures from the OECD and ILOSTAT, in local currency as published. US dollar values use our exchange rates as of 2026-11-01 and are approximate.

Median monthly earnings of employees

₫8,000,000/mo

≈ US$3,722 a year

2024 · ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - Labour Force Survey)

Mean monthly earnings of employees

₫8,579,562/mo

≈ US$3,991 a year

2024 · ILOSTAT EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - Labour Force Survey)

Earnings by occupation group (2024)

Median monthly earnings of employees, by ISCO-08 major group. Source: ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB.

Occupation groupMonthly (VND)Yearly ≈ US$
Managers₫13,000,000US$6,048
Professionals₫11,100,000US$5,164
Technicians and associate professionals₫9,100,000US$4,233
Clerical support workers₫8,600,000US$4,001
Plant and machine operators and assemblers₫8,100,000US$3,768
Craft and related trades workers₫8,000,000US$3,722
Service and sales workers₫7,000,000US$3,256
Elementary occupations₫6,200,000US$2,884
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers₫6,000,000US$2,791

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Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Vietnam?
Median monthly earnings of employees was ₫8,000,000 a month in 2024, according to ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - Labour Force Survey), 2024.
How many jobs have salary data for Vietnam?
No individual job titles yet. Official data covers 9 broad ISCO-08 occupation groups for 2024.
Where should I go next?
Check a real offer in the take-home and cost of living calculators, or compare a neighbouring country with role-level medians.