Guideline on Salary and Allowance Calculation in the Military from July 01, 2019

Effective from July 1, 2019, apply the new statutory pay rate of 1,490,000 VND/month for the following subjects:

- Officers, professional military personnel, non-commissioned officers, soldiers, defense workers, defense public employees, and defense officials;- Cryptography workers who are not military personnel, People's Public Security; those engaged in other tasks in cryptographic organizations; cryptographic trainees;- Those working according to labor contract policies with salary arrangements according to Decree 204/2004/ND-CP.

The calculation of salary levels, rank allowances, reserved differential ratios, and allowances and benefits from July 1, 2019, for the above subjects are specifically as follows:

- Salary:

Salary = Statutory pay rate of 1,490,000 VND/month X Current salary coefficient

- Non-commissioned officers, soldiers, and cryptographic trainees' rank allowances:

Rank allowance = Statutory pay rate of 1,490,000 VND/month X Current allowance coefficient

- Amount of reserved differential coefficient:

Amount of reserved differential coefficient = Statutory pay rate of 1,490,000 VND/month X Current reserved differential coefficient

- Allowances calculated based on the statutory pay rate:

+ For salary beneficiaries = Statutory pay rate of 1,490,000 VND/month X Eligible allowance coefficient

+ For non-commissioned officers, soldiers, and cryptographic trainees = Private rank allowance X Eligible allowance coefficient

- Allowances calculated as a percentage:

+ For salary beneficiaries = (Salary + leadership position allowance + seniority beyond frame allowance) X Eligible percentage allowance as regulated

+ For non-commissioned officers, soldiers, and cryptographic trainees = (Current rank allowance + leadership position allowance (if any)) X Eligible percentage allowance as regulated

- Benefits calculated based on the statutory pay rate:

Benefit amount = Statutory pay rate of 1,490,000 VND/month X The number of entitled months as regulated

- Specific monetary allowances and benefits must remain unchanged as per current regulations.

For detailed salary tables, refer to: Circular 79/2019/TT-BQP effective from July 25, 2019.

- Lan Anh -

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