Monthly salaries in Vietnam rise fastest in Southeast Asia: survey
19/12/17
The growth is expected to continue as
recruitment demand rises.
Salaries in Vietnam are
rising faster than in any other Southeast Asian country, according to a recent
survey released by employment website Jobstreet.com.
The average annual growth rate of Vietnam's payroll stands at 20-24 percent,
compared to 14-20 percent in Thailand,
the Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar
and Singapore.
In Vietnam,
management and executive salaries grew fastest, at 26 and 35 percent
respectively.
The survey found that
68 percent of companies operating in Vietnam want to expand their
businesses in the future, so they have high recruitment demands. Jobstreetforecast
that salary growth will continue with this demand.
Vietnam's minimum wage,
however, doesn't enjoy such a large jump. On Monday, the prime
minister signed off on a decree raising the minimum wage for 2018 by 6.5 percent, the lowest nominal bump
in 11 years.
The rise brings the minimum wage for Region I to VND3.98
million ($175) a month. Region II to VND3.53 million, Region III to VND3.09
million and Region IV to VND2.76 million.
In Vietnam,
there are four different minimum wage regions, which are supposed to reflect
the cost of living in each area. Region I, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh
City, has the highest minimum wage, while region IV, which is for rural areas,
has the lowest.
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Vietnam's economy is developing very fast, and the living standards are rising
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