Leadership allowance levels by grades of public healthcare providers in Vietnam as of July 1, 2024

No.

Leadership position

Special grade

Grade I

Grade II

Grade III

Grade IV

1

Director of hospital/institute

1,1

1,0

0,8

0,7

0,6

2

Deputy director of hospital/institute

0,9

0,8

0,7

0,6

0,5

3

Director of institute, director of center in a special-grade hospital

0,9

4

- Deputy director of institute, deputy director of center in a special-grade hospital

- Director of institute, director of center not in a special-grade hospital

0,8

5

Deputy director of institute, deputy director of center not in a special-grade hospital

0,7

6

Director of institute, director of center in another entity (except special-grade hospital)

0,7

0,6

7

Director of institute, director of center not in another entity (except special-grade hospital)

0,6

0,5

8

Head of faculty, department and equivalent positions

0,7

0,6

0,5

0,4

0,3

9

- Deputy head of faculty, department, chief nurse, chief midwife, chief medical technician and equivalent positions

- Head of faculty, department and equivalent positions in an institute or center

0,6

0,5

0,4

0,3

0,2

10

Deputy head of faculty, department, chief nurse, chief midwife, chief medical technician and equivalent positions in an institute or center

0,4

0,3

11

Head of commune, ward, and town health station

0,3

12

Deputy head of commune, ward, and town health station

0,2

Note: This Circular applies to the following public healthcare providers:

- Medical examination and treatment facilities (hereinafter referred to as healthcare facilities);

- Preventive healthcare facilities;

- Testing and inspection facilities;

- Medical centers of districts, towns, provincial cities, and centrally affiliated cities.

This Circular does not apply to:

- The following public service providers under the Ministry of Health: National Institute of Forensic Medicine, National Coordination Center for Human Organ Transplantation, Central Health Education and Communication Center, National Centralized Procurement of Medicine, Specialized Project Management Board for Construction and Healthcare Projects; forensic psychiatric facilities;

- Forensic medicine centers;

- Medical assessment centers.

Healthcare facilities affiliated to the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security and private healthcare facilities can apply the ranking standards prescribed in the appendices with this Circular for ranking purpose.