How much will the salary of contractual teachers in Vietnam increase from July 1, 2024?

How much will the salary of contractual teachers in Vietnam increase from July 1, 2024?

On June 30, the Government of Vietnam promulgated Decree 74/2024/ND-CP increasing the monthly and hourly minimum wage by 6% for workers employed by employers according to regions.

Under the provisions of Clause 1, Article 3 of Decree 74/2024/ND-CP, the new region-based minimum wage from July 1, 2024, for workers will increase ranging from 200,000 to 280,000 VND/month, specifically:

Contractual teachers are those who sign labor contracts with schools (including both public and private schools), receiving salaries as agreed upon between the teachers and educational institutions but not lower than the region-based minimum wage.

Thus, the salaries of contractual teachers will also increase according to the new region-based minimum wage when the contractual teachers and the school agree to raise the salary based on the region-based minimum wage.

How much will the salary of contractual teachers in Vietnam increase from July 1, 2024? (Image from Internet)

What are the details of regions applying region-based minimum wages in Vietnam under Decree 74/2024/ND-CP?

Based on the Appendix issued together with Decree 74/2024/ND-CP, the list of regions applying the minimum wage from July 1, 2024, is as follows:

(1) Region 1, including regions:

- The districts and towns Gia Lam, Dong Anh, Soc Son, Thanh Tri, Thuong Tin, Hoai Duc, Thach That, Quoc Oai, Thanh Oai, Me Linh, Chuong My, and district-level town Son Tay of Hanoi city;

- The cities Ha Long, Uong Bi, Mong Cai, and the district-level towns Quang Yen, Dong Trieu of Quang Ninh province;

- Districts and towns Thuy Nguyen, An Duong, An Lao, Vinh Bao, Tien Lang, Cat Hai, Kien Thuy of Hai Phong city;

- Hai Duong city of Hai Duong province;

- Districts, Thu Duc city, and districts Cu Chi, Hoc Mon, Binh Chanh, Nha Be of Ho Chi Minh City;

- The cities Bien Hoa, Long Khanh, and districts Nhon Trach, Long Thanh, Vinh Cuu, Trang Bom, Xuan Loc, Thong Nhat of Dong Nai province;

- The cities Thu Dau Mot, Thuan An, Di An, Tan Uyen, Ben Cat and districts Bau Bang, Bac Tan Uyen, Dau Tieng, Phu Giao of Binh Duong province;

- Vung Tau city, district-level town Phu My of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province;

- Tan An city and districts Duc Hoa, Ben Luc, Can Giuoc of Long An province.

(2) Region 2, including regions:

- The remaining districts of Hanoi city;

- Lao Cai city of Lao Cai province;

- The cities Thai Nguyen, Song Cong, and Pho Yen of Thai Nguyen province;

- Hoa Binh city and Luong Son district of Hoa Binh province;

- Viet Tri city of Phu Tho province;

- Bac Giang city, district-level town Viet Yen, and Yen Dung district of Bac Giang province;

- The cities Vinh Yen, Phuc Yen, and districts Binh Xuyen, Yen Lac of Vinh Phuc province;

- The cities Bac Ninh, Tu Son; district-level towns Thuan Thanh, Que Vo, and districts Tien Du, Yen Phong, Gia Binh, Luong Tai of Bac Ninh province;

- Hung Yen city, district-level town My Hao, and districts Van Lam, Van Giang, Yen My of Hung Yen province;

- Chi Linh city, district-level town Kinh Mon, and districts Cam Giang, Binh Giang, Tu Ky, Gia Loc, Nam Sach, Kim Thanh of Hai Duong province;

- Cam Pha city of Quang Ninh province;

- The remaining districts of Hai Phong city;

- Thai Binh city of Thai Binh province;

- The city of Nam Dinh and the My Loc district of Nam Dinh province;

- Ninh Binh city of Ninh Binh province;

- The cities Thanh Hoa, Sam Son, and district-level towns Bim Son, Nghi Son of Thanh Hoa province;

- Vinh city, district-level town Cua Lo, and districts Nghi Loc, Hung Nguyen of Nghe An province;

- Dong Hoi city of Quang Binh province;

- Hue city of Thua Thien Hue province;

- The cities Hoi An, Tam Ky of Quang Nam province;

- Districts and towns of Da Nang city;

- The cities Nha Trang, Cam Ranh, and district-level town Ninh Hoa of Khanh Hoa province;

- The cities Da Lat, Bao Loc of Lam Dong province;

- Phan Thiet city of Binh Thuan province;

- Can Gio district of Ho Chi Minh City;

- Tay Ninh city, district-level towns Trang Bang, Hoa Thanh, and the Go Dau district of Tay Ninh province;

- The districts Dinh Quan, Tan Phu, Cam My of Dong Nai province;

- Dong Xoai city, district-level town Chon Thanh, and the Dong Phu district of Binh Phuoc province;

- Ba Ria city of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province;

- The districts Thu Thua, Can Duoc, and district-level town Kien Tuong of Long An province;

- My Tho city and the Chau Thanh district of Tien Giang province;

- The city Ben Tre and the Chau Thanh district of Ben Tre province;

- Vinh Long city and district-level town Binh Minh of Vinh Long province;

- Districts of Can Tho city;

- The cities Rach Gia, Ha Tien, Phu Quoc of Kien Giang province;

- The cities Long Xuyen, Chau Doc of An Giang province;

- Tra Vinh city of Tra Vinh province;

- Soc Trang city of Soc Trang province;

- Bac Lieu city of Bac Lieu province;

- Ca Mau city of Ca Mau province.

(3) Region 3, including regions:

- The remaining provincial cities (except for provincial cities mentioned in regions 1 and 2);

- Sapa district-level town and Bao Thang district of Lao Cai province;

- The districts Phu Binh, Phu Luong, Dong Hy, Dai Tu of Thai Nguyen province;

- The districts Hiep Hoa, Tan Yen, Lang Giang of Bac Giang province;

- The districts Ninh Giang, Thanh Mien, Thanh Ha of Hai Duong province;

- Phu Tho district-level town and the districts Phu Ninh, Lam Thao, Thanh Ba, Tam Nong of Phu Tho province;

- The districts Vinh Tuong, Tam Dao, Tam Duong, Lap Thach, Song Lo of Vinh Phuc province;

- The districts Van Don, Hai Ha, Dam Ha, Tien Yen of Quang Ninh province;

- The remaining districts of Hung Yen province;

- The districts Thai Thuy, Tien Hai of Thai Binh province;

- The remaining districts of Nam Dinh province;

- Duy Tien district-level town and Kim Bang district of Ha Nam province;

- The districts Gia Vien, Yen Khanh, Hoa Lu of Ninh Binh province;

- The districts Dong Son, Quang Xuong, Trieu Son, Tho Xuan, Yen Dinh, Vinh Loc, Thieu Hoa, Ha Trung, Hau Loc, Nga Son, Hoang Hoa, Nong Cong of Thanh Hoa province;

- The districts Quynh Luu, Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, Do Luong, Nam Dan, Nghia Dan and district-level towns Thai Hoa and Hoang Mai of Nghe An province;

- Ky Anh district-level town of Ha Tinh province;

- District-level towns Huong Thuy, Huong Tra, and the districts Phu Loc, Phong Dien, Quang Dien, Phu Vang of Thua Thien Hue province;

- District-level town Dien Ban and the districts Dai Loc, Duy Xuyen, Nui Thanh, Que Son, Thang Binh, Phu Ninh of Quang Nam province;

- The districts Binh Son, Son Tinh of Quang Ngai province;

- District-level towns Song Cau, Dong Hoa of Phu Yen province;

- The districts Ninh Hai, Thuan Bac, Ninh Phuoc of Ninh Thuan province;

- The districts Cam Lam, Dien Khanh, Van Ninh of Khanh Hoa province;

- Dak Ha district of Kon Tum province;

- The districts Duc Trong, Di Linh of Lam Dong province;

- District-level town La Gi and the districts Ham Thuan Bac, Ham Thuan Nam of Binh Thuan province;

- District-level towns Phuoc Long, Binh Long, and the districts Hon Quan, Loc Ninh, Phu Rieng of Binh Phuoc province;

- The remaining districts of Tay Ninh province;

- The districts Long Dien, Dat Do, Xuyen Moc, Chau Duc, Con Dao of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province;

- Districts of Duc Hue, Chau Thanh, Tan Tru, Thanh Hoa of Long An province;

- District-level town Cai Lay and the districts Cho Gao, Tan Phuoc of Tien Giang province;

- The districts Ba Tri, Binh Dai, Mo Cay Nam of Ben Tre province;

- The districts Mang Thit, Long Ho of Vinh Long province;

- The districts of Can Tho city;

- The districts Kien Luong, Kien Hai, Chau Thanh of Kien Giang province;

- District-level town Tan Chau and the districts Chau Phu, Chau Thanh, Thoai Son of An Giang province;

- The districts Chau Thanh, Chau Thanh A of Hau Giang province;

- District-level town Duyen Hai of Tra Vinh province;

- District-level town Gia Rai and the Hoa Binh district of Bac Lieu province;

- District-level towns Vinh Chau, Nga Nam of Soc Trang province;

- The districts Nam Can, Cai Nuoc, U Minh, Tran Van Thoi of Ca Mau province;

- The districts Le Thuy, Quang Ninh, Bo Trach, Quang Trach and district-level town Ba Don of Quang Binh province.

(4) Region 4: Remaining regions.

What are the regulations on the application of minimum wage for teachers in Vietnam from July 1, 2024?

According to Article 4 of Decree 74/2024/ND-CP, the application of the minimum wage for teachers from July 1, 2024, is as follows:

- The monthly minimum wage is the lowest base salary used to negotiate and pay wages for workers in general and teachers, in particular, applying the monthly salary payment form, ensuring that the salary for the job or title of the teacher working the full normal working hours in the month and completing the labor quota or agreed work is not lower than the monthly minimum wage.

- The hourly minimum wage is the lowest base salary used to negotiate and pay wages for teachers applying the hourly wage payment form, ensuring that the salary for the job or title of the teacher working in one hour and completing the labor quota or agreed work is not lower than the hourly minimum wage.

- For teachers applying the form of weekly, daily, or other payment forms, the salaries from these forms will be converted to monthly or hourly, not lower than the monthly minimum wage or hourly minimum wage. The conversion based on the normal working hours as chosen by the employer in accordance with labor law provisions.