New Salary Table for Principals and Vice Principals of Preschools and General Education Schools: Classified into Professional Salary Scale or Position Salary Scale from July 2024?
New Salary Table for Principals and Vice Principals of Preschools and General Schools effective from July 1, 2024: Placed in the Professional Salary Scale or the Position Salary Scale?
According to Conclusion 35-KL/TW 2022 of the Central Executive Committee on the list of titles, positions of leadership, and equivalents within the political system from the Central to local levels, there are 03 groups of leadership titles and positions as follows:
Group I: Core leadership and senior leaders of the Communist Party and State, including:
- Core leaders of the Communist Party and State
- Senior leaders of the Communist Party and State
- Vietnam Fatherland Front.
Group II: Titles managed by the Politburo, Secretariat, including:
- Titles managed by the Politburo
- Titles managed by the Secretariat.
Group III: Framework of titles and positions managed by party committees, party organizations, and heads of agencies and units, including:
- General Directors and equivalents
- Deputy General Directors and equivalents
- Directors and equivalents
- Deputy Directors and equivalents
- Heads of Departments and equivalents
- Deputy Heads of Departments and equivalents
- Officials at commune, ward, and commune-level town.
According to Resolution 27-NQ/TW 2018, two salary scales applicable to officials and public employees from July 1, 2024, include:
Salary Scale 01: Position salary scale applicable to officials and public employees holding leadership positions (elected and appointed) within the political system from the Central to commune levels.
Salary Scale 02: Professional salary scale according to the official ranks and professional titles of public employees, generally applicable to officials and public employees not holding leadership positions.
The new salary from July 1, 2024, will be calculated based on the following salary structure:
| Salary of officials and public employees, LLVT = Basic salary + Allowances (if any) + Bonuses (if any) || --- |
In which:
- Basic salary (accounting for about 70% of the total salary fund)
- Allowances (accounting for about 30% of the total salary fund)
- Additional bonuses (the bonus fund is about 10% of the total annual salary fund, excluding allowances).
Currently, principals and vice principals of public schools still enjoy leadership allowances as per regulations. However, according to the spirit of Resolution 27, the position allowance for leadership will be removed as salary will be aligned with the new position salary scale.
However, according to Conclusion 35-KL/TW 2022, the titles of principals and vice principals of preschools and general schools are not listed as leadership positions and equivalents within the political system from the Central to local levels. Therefore, it is possible that principals and vice principals will be placed on the general professional salary scale like teachers from July 1, 2024.
Currently, there is no Decree on the new salary scale, so the specific regulations from the competent authority are still awaited.
New Salary Table for Principals and Vice Principals of Preschools and General Schools from July 2024
When will the new salary table for principals and vice principals of preschools and general schools be issued?
According to Appendix IV, specific tasks for sectors and fields in 2024 (attached to Resolution 01/NQ-CP 2024), the Government of Vietnam assigned the Ministry of Home Affairs to take the lead in implementing, by May 2024 must complete the Decree regulating the new salary policies for officials and public employees and the armed forces.
It is expected that in May 2024, there will be a new salary scale for principals and vice principals of preschools and general schools according to Resolution 27-NQ/TW 2018. The official application of the new salary table and its implementation will need to await further instructions from the Government of Vietnam.
How much will the new salary for principals and vice principals of preschools and general schools increase?
According to the Minister of Home Affairs, with the salary reform plan from July 1, the average salary of officials and public employees is expected to increase by about 30% (including both basic salary and allowances).
From 2025, this salary level will continue to be adjusted to increase an average of about 7% per year.
Although in the past 3 years, salary reform has not been carried out, the statutory pay rate has been adjusted twice, increasing by 29.5%. Thus, from 2021 (the time initially planned for the salary reform according to the spirit of Resolution 27-NQ/TW 2018) to July 1, the salary of officials and public employees has increased on average by about 60%. This figure, although not outstanding, is a significant increase compared to the average annual increase of 7% when salary reform had not been implemented.
Thus, it is expected that from July 1, 2024, the new salary for principals and vice principals of preschools and general schools will increase by about 30% (including both basic salary and allowances).
Additionally, from 2025, this salary level will continue to be adjusted to increase an average of about 7% per year.
Source: Government of Vietnam's electronic information portal
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