What is the latest region-based statutory minimum wage in Vietnam for 2025?

What is the latest region-based statutory minimum wage in Vietnam for 2025? Which areas in Vietnam shall apply the region-based statutory minimum wage in 2025? Can an employee's salary be lower than the statutory minimum wage in Vietnam?

What is the latest region-based statutory minimum wage in Vietnam for 2025?

Pursuant to Article 3 of Decree 74/2024/ND-CP, the latest region-based statutory minimum wage for 2025 is specified as follows:

Region Monthly Minimum Wage (VND/month) Hourly Minimum Wage (VND/hour)
Region I 4,960,000 23,800
Region II 4,410,000 21,200
Region III 3,860,000 18,600
Region IV 3,450,000 16,600

Note: The application of regional territories to determine the region-based statutory minimum wage is identified according to the location of the employer's operations as follows:

- Employers operating in a locality pertaining to a specific region shall apply the minimum wage stipulated for that locality.

- Employers with units, branches operating in different localities with varying minimum wages, shall apply the stipulated minimum wage for the locality where each unit or branch operates.

- Employers operating in industrial parks, export processing zones located in localities with different minimum wages shall apply the highest stipulated region-based statutory minimum wage.

- Employers operating in localities undergoing name changes or administrative division shall temporarily apply the stipulated minimum wage for the locality prior to the name change or administrative division until the Government of Vietnam issues new regulations.

- Employers operating in newly established localities from one or several localities with different minimum wages shall apply the minimum wage of the locality with the highest stipulated region-based statutory minimum wage.

- Employers operating in a city under provincial jurisdiction newly established from one or several localities in Region IV shall apply the stipulated minimum wage for the remaining provincial city in Clause 3 of the Appendix attached to Decree 74/2024/ND-CP

Latest Regional Minimum Wage for the Year 2025?

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Which areas in Vietnam shall apply the region-based statutory minimum wage in 2025?

Pursuant to the Appendix issued with Decree 74/2024/ND-CP, the list of areas for application of the region-based statutory minimum wage for 2025 is outlined as follows:

Region I

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

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

- The districts and counties 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

- The districts, Thu Duc City, and the counties Cu Chi, Hoc Mon, Binh Chanh, Nha Be of Ho Chi Minh City

- The cities Bien Hoa, Long Khanh, and the counties 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 the counties Bau Bang, Bac Tan Uyen, Dau Tieng, Phu Giao of Binh Duong Province

- Vung Tau City and the district-level town Phu My of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province

- Tan An City and the counties Duc Hoa, Ben Luc, Can Giuoc of Long An Province

Region II

- The remaining counties 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 County of Hoa Binh Province

- Viet Tri City of Phu Tho Province

- Bac Giang City, the district-level town Viet Yen, and Yen Dung County of Bac Giang Province

- The cities Vinh Yen, Phuc Yen, and the counties Binh Xuyen, Yen Lac of Vinh Phuc Province

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

- Hung Yen City, the district-level town My Hao, and the counties Van Lam, Van Giang, Yen My of Hung Yen Province

- Chi Linh City, the district-level town Kinh Mon, and the counties 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 counties of Hai Phong City

- Thai Binh City of Thai Binh Province

- Nam Dinh City and My Loc County of Nam Dinh Province

- Ninh Binh City of Ninh Binh Province

- The cities Thanh Hoa, Sam Son, and the district-level towns Bim Son, Nghi Son of Thanh Hoa Province

- Vinh City, the district-level town Cua Lo, and the counties 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

- The districts and counties of Da Nang City

- The cities Nha Trang, Cam Ranh, and the 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 County of Ho Chi Minh City

- Tay Ninh City, the district-level towns Trang Bang, Hoa Thanh, and Go Dau County of Tay Ninh Province

- The counties Dinh Quan, Tan Phu, Cam My of Dong Nai Province

- Dong Xoai City, the district-level town Chon Thanh, and Dong Phu County of Binh Phuoc Province

- Ba Ria City of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province

- The counties Thu Thua, Can Duoc, and the district-level town Kien Tuong of Long An Province

- My Tho City and Chau Thanh County of Tien Giang Province

- Ben Tre City and Chau Thanh County of Ben Tre Province

- Vinh Long City and the district-level town Binh Minh of Vinh Long Province

- The 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

Vùng III

- The remaining provincially-administered cities (excluding provincial cities mentioned in Region I, Region II)

- The district-level town Sa Pa and Bao Thang County of Lao Cai Province

- The counties Phu Binh, Phu Luong, Dong Hy, Dai Tu of Thai Nguyen Province

- The counties Hiep Hoa, Tan Yen, Lang Giang of Bac Giang Province

- The counties Ninh Giang, Thanh Mien, Thanh Ha of Hai Duong Province

- The district-level town Phu Tho and the counties Phu Ninh, Lam Thao, Thanh Ba, Tam Nong of Phu Tho Province

- The counties Vinh Tuong, Tam Dao, Tam Duong, Lap Thach, Song Lo of Vinh Phuc Province

- The counties Van Don, Hai Ha, Dam Ha, Tien Yen of Quang Ninh Province

- The remaining counties of Hung Yen Province

- The counties Thai Thuy, Tien Hai of Thai Binh Province

- The remaining counties of Nam Dinh Province

- The district-level town Duy Tien and Kim Bang County of Ha Nam Province

- The counties Gia Vien, Yen Khanh, Hoa Lu of Ninh Binh Province

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

- The district-level town Ky Anh of Ha Tinh Province

- The district-level towns Huong Thuy, Huong Tra and the counties Phu Loc, Phong Dien, Quang Dien, Phu Vang of Thua Thien Hue Province

- The district-level town Dien Ban and the counties Dai Loc, Duy Xuyen, Nui Thanh, Que Son, Thang Binh, Phu Ninh of Quang Nam Province

- The counties Binh Son, Son Tinh of Quang Ngai Province

- The district-level towns Song Cau, Dong Hoa of Phu Yen Province

- The counties Ninh Hai, Thuan Bac, Ninh Phuoc of Ninh Thuan Province

- The counties Cam Lam, Dien Khanh, Van Ninh of Khanh Hoa Province

- Dak Ha County of Kon Tum Province

- The counties Duc Trong, Di Linh of Lam Dong Province

- The district-level town La Gi and the counties Ham Thuan Bac, Ham Thuan Nam of Binh Thuan Province

- The district-level towns Phuoc Long, Binh Long and the counties Hon Quan, Loc Ninh, Phu Rieng of Binh Phuoc Province

- The remaining counties of Tay Ninh Province

- The counties Long Dien, Dat Do, Xuyen Moc, Chau Duc, Con Dao of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province

- The counties Duc Hue, Chau Thanh, Tan Tru, Thanh Hoa of Long An Province

- The district-level town Cai Lay and the counties Cho Gao, Tan Phuoc of Tien Giang Province

- The counties Ba Tri, Binh Dai, Mo Cay Nam of Ben Tre Province

- The counties Mang Thit, Long Ho of Vinh Long Province

- The counties of Can Tho City

- The counties Kien Luong, Kien Hai, Chau Thanh of Kien Giang Province

- The district-level town Tan Chau and the counties Chau Phu, Chau Thanh, Thoai Son of An Giang Province

- The counties Chau Thanh, Chau Thanh A of Hau Giang Province

- The district-level town Duyen Hai of Tra Vinh Province

- The district-level town Gia Rai and Hoa Binh County of Bac Lieu Province

- The district-level towns Vinh Chau, Nga Nam of Soc Trang Province

- The counties Nam Can, Region III Water, U Minh, Tran Van Thoi of Ca Mau Province

- The counties Le Thuy, Quang Ninh, Bo Trach, Quang Trach and the district-level town Ba Don of Quang Binh Province

Region IV

The remaining localities

Can an employee's salary be lower than the statutory minimum wage in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 90 of the Labor Code 2019 on wages:

Article 90. Wages

  1. Wage is the amount paid to the employee by the employer under agreement to perform work, including the wage according to the job or title, wage allowance, and other supplementary amounts.
  1. The wage according to the job or title must not be lower than the minimum wage.
  1. Employers must ensure equal pay, not discriminating based on gender for employees doing work of equal value.

According to the above regulations, the employee's wage according to the job or title must not be lower than the minimum wage.

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