Vietnam: What is the payroll applicable to primary school teachers who are public employees?

How many grades are there for primary school teachers in Vietnam?

Under the provisions of Article 2 of Circular 02/2021/TT-BGDDT:

Codes and grades of professional titles of primary school teachers

Professional titles for primary school teachers include:

1. Grade III primary school teacher - Code V.07.03.29.

2. Grade II primary school teacher - Code V.07.03.28.

3. Grade I primary school teacher - Code V.07.03.27.

Currently, primary school teachers are classified into 3 grades:

- Grade III primary school teacher

- Grade II primary school teacher

- Grade I primary school teacher

What is the payroll applicable to primary school teachers who are public employees in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

Shall primary school teachers who are public employees in Vietnam receive salaries calculated according to the new statutory pay rate?

Under Article 1 of Circular 07/2024/TT-BNV on regulated entities:

Regulated entities

1. Officials receiving salaries funded from the state budget working in the agencies of the Communist Party, State, Vietnam Fatherland Front, central-Step political-social organizations; political-social organizations at provinces, municipalities; at districts, townships, cities under the provinces, cities under municipalities; in special administrative-economic units.

2. Public employees receiving salaries funded from the salary funds of public service providers as prescribed by law (including those specified in Clause 19, Article 1 of the Law on Amendments to the Law on Officials and the Law on Public Employees 2019).

3. Officials and public employees assigned by competent authorities to work in associations, non-government organizations, projects, and international organizations located in Vietnam but still receiving salaries according to the payroll promulgated together with Decree No. 204/2004/ND-CP dated December 14, 2004, of the Government of Vietnam on salary policies for officials, public employees, and armed forces.

4. Salary recipients working in staffing targets assigned by competent authorities in associations entrusted with tasks by the Communist Party, the State, and supported with state budget funds as stipulated in Decree No. 45/2010/ND-CP dated April 21, 2010, of the Government of Vietnam on the organization, operation, and management of associations (as amended and supplemented in Decree No. 33/2012/ND-CP dated April 13, 2012, of the Government of Vietnam).

5. Officials and public employees in communes, wards, towns, and part-time officials working at the communes, in villages, and neighborhoods as stipulated in Decree No. 33/2023/ND-CP dated June 10, 2023, of the Government of Vietnam regulating commune-Step officials and part-time officials working at the communes, villages, and neighborhoods.

6. Delegates of the People's Council at all Steps receiving activity allowances according to current legal provisions.

7. People working in cipher organizations.

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Thus, primary school teachers who are public employees shall receive salaries calculated according to the new statutory pay rate.

Under Article 3 of Decree 73/2024/ND-CP, the statutory pay rate applied to primary school teachers who are public employees in public service providers is currently 2,340,000 VND/month.

The salaries paid to primary school teachers who are public employees are calculated as follows:

Salary = Coefficient x Statutory pay rate

What is the payroll applicable to primary school teachers who are public employees in Vietnam?

The method for calculating the salary paid for public employees appointed to professional titles for primary school teachers is stipulated in Clause 1, Article 8 of Circular 02/2021/TT-BGDDT as follows:

Salary arrangement

1. Public employees appointed to the professional titles for primary school teachers stipulated in this Circular are subject to the corresponding payroll issued together with Decree No. 204/2004/ND-CP dated December 14, 2004, of the Government of Vietnam on salary policies for officials, public employees, and armed forces. Specifically:

a) Grade III primary school teacher, code V.07.03.29, is subject to the salary coefficient of public employees in Category A1, from a salary coefficient of 2.34 to a salary coefficient of 4.98;

b)  Grade II primary school teacher, code V.07.03.28, is subject to the salary coefficient of public employees in Category A2, Group A2.2, from a salary coefficient of 4.00 to a salary coefficient of 6.38;

c) Grade I primary school teacher, code V.07.03.27, is subject to the salary coefficient of public employees in Category A2, Group A2.1, from a salary coefficient of 4.40 to a salary coefficient of 6.78.

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Therefore, the payroll applicable to primary school teachers who are public employees is arranged as follows:

* Payroll for Grade 1 primary school teacher (Code V.07.03.27):

* Payroll for primary school teacher Grade 2 (Code V.07.03.28):

* Payroll for primary school teacher Grade 3 (Code V.07.03.29):

Note:

The above payroll applies to teachers in public schools and does not include allowances.