The total salary of civil servants, public employees and military personnel is then calculated by multiplying this base salary by a coefficient.

A staff at the People's Committee of Thu Duc City completes administrative procedures for a local resident, August 2022.

The salary coefficient is based on the rank of the employee.

The minimum total salary now increases by VND200,000 to VND2.4 million a month and the highest by VND2.5 million to VND14.4 million ($610).

Besides their salary, government workers also get allowances, which are calculated by multiplying the base salary by a coefficient.

Vietnam has over 2.23 million state workers.

Beneficiaries of minimum wage hike from July 1, 2023

The Vietnamese government has issued a decree on raising the minimum wage to 1.8 million VND (76.7 USD) per month for public employees and members of the armed forces from July 1, 2023.

Regional minimum wage to increase starting in July

A new decree raising the regional minimum wage for labourers was approved on June 12 by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh.

Factories raise wages amid increasing cost of living

Factories in HCMC and neighboring Binh Duong Province have raised workers’ wages to help them cope with the rising cost of living.

Sixty of Vietnamese rescued from forced labour in Philippines return home

Sixty of the Vietnamese citizens recently rescued from a gambling establishment in Pampanga province, near Manila capital of the Philippines, arrived in the homeland on early May 30.

Second-class labour Order awarded to Bac Giang runner Nguyen Thi Oanh

President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 23 for over 100 outstanding athletes and coaches, who freshly brought about unprecedented success for Vietnam at SEA Games 32.

Source: VnExpress