Average salary in Vietnam 2026: VND 10.0 million a month

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Wage employees in Vietnam earned an average of VND 10.0 million a month in the first half of 2026, up VND 679,000 (7.3%) on a year earlier, according to the National Statistics Office's labor force release for the second quarter. That is about $385 at the US Treasury rate of September 30, 2026 (VND 25,959 per dollar). Employer contributions bring the cost to about VND 12.35 million a month.

Vietnam's average income of wage employees is monthly income from work for people employed for pay, from the National Statistics Office's Labor Force Survey.

Average salary (mean)
VND 10,000,000a month
In US dollars
about $385a month
Year
First half of 2026Wage employees (lao động làm công hưởng lương)...
Source
National Statistics Office (Cục Thống...
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On this page
  1. Who is in the average
  2. Average salary in Vietnam by region
  3. Urban, rural, men and women
  4. Against the regional minimum wage
  5. Employer cost at the average
  6. Adding an EOR fee

Who is in the average

Only wage employees. Across all employed people, including the self-employed and farmers, income averaged VND 9.0 million. The release measures income from work and does not say whether it is gross or net, and it rounds to one decimal place in millions.

Average salary in Vietnam by region

RegionAverage (a month)In USD
UrbanVND 11,100,000about $428
RuralVND 9,100,000about $351

Source: National Statistics Office (Cục Thống kê), press release on the labor and employment situation, Q2 and 6 months 2026, First half of 2026. US dollar figures use exchange rates from the European Central Bank (Oct 16, 2026) and the US Treasury (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), and move with the exchange rate.

Urban, rural, men and women

Urban wage employees averaged VND 11.1 million and rural ones VND 9.1 million. Men earned VND 10.5 million, women VND 9.5 million. By sector, counting all workers in the second quarter, services paid VND 10.6 million, industry and construction VND 9.7 million and agriculture VND 5.4 million.

Against the regional minimum wage

Region I's minimum is VND 5,310,000 a month from January 1, 2026 (Decree 293/2025/ND-CP), so the average wage employee earns about 1.88 times the top regional floor and 2.7 times Region IV's VND 3,700,000. See the Vietnam minimum wage page.

Employer cost at the average

Our research puts employer contributions at 23.5% of insurable salary (21.5% insurance plus a 2% union fee), from secondary sources not yet checked against a government page. On VND 10.0 million that is VND 2,350,000, for VND 12,350,000 a month, about $476. Social and health insurance stop at VND 50,600,000 a month from July 1, 2026, so the share falls for senior hires; our Vietnam EOR guide shows 14.0% on USD 40,000. A Tet bonus is customary, not statutory.

Adding an EOR fee

Fees run from $99 a month (Native Teams; its help center says EUR 99) to $699 (Oyster), checked October 2026. Deel's $599 is about VND 15.5 million, more than the average month's pay. Compare EOR prices and our EOR rankings.

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Nearby: the Philippines and Indonesia.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Vietnam?
VND 10.0 million a month for wage employees in the first half of 2026, up 7.3% year on year (National Statistics Office).
What is the average salary in Vietnam in US dollars?
About $385 a month, or about $4,623 a year, at the US Treasury rate of September 30, 2026 (VND 25,959 per dollar).
How much do urban workers earn in Vietnam?
Urban wage employees averaged VND 11.1 million a month in the first half of 2026, against VND 9.1 million in rural areas (National Statistics Office).
What does an average employee cost in Vietnam?
About VND 12,350,000 a month: VND 10.0 million plus about 23.5% employer insurance and union contributions (secondary-source rates).
Sources (8)
  1. U.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury Reporting Rates of Exchange (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, checked Oct 18, 2026)
  2. Native Teams: Native Teams pricing (checked Oct 18, 2026)
  3. Oyster: Oyster pricing (checked Oct 16, 2026)
  4. Deel: Deel pricing (checked Oct 16, 2026)
  5. NSO Vietnam, press release Q2 and first half 2026: NSO Vietnam, press release Q2 and first half 2026 (checked October 18, 2026)
  6. ILO EPLex, Viet Nam 2026 profile (termination rules, used in countries.csv): ILO EPLex, Viet Nam 2026 profile (termination rules, used in countries.csv) (checked October 17, 2026)
  7. Can Tho City legal dissemination portal, Decree 293/2025/ND-CP regional minimum wage table: Can Tho City legal dissemination portal, Decree 293/2025/ND-CP regional minimum wage table (checked October 18, 2026)
  8. NSO press release, labour and employment Q2 2026 (PDF): NSO press release, labour and employment Q2 2026 (PDF) (checked October 18, 2026)

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