Under the proposal, which will be submitted to the Government for approval, the regional minimum wage will increase by between 310,000 VND (11.81 USD) and 390,000 VND per month, depending on the region.
From January 1, 2026, Vietnam’s regional minimum wage will rise by an average of 7.2%, with monthly wage increases of 250,000–350,000 VND (9.48–13.27 USD), under Government Decree No. 293/2025/ND-CP.
From January 1, 2026, the minimum wage for employees working under labour contracts will rise by 250,000–350,000 VND (9.8-13.7 USD) per month, an average increase of 7.2%, under Government Decree No. 293/2025/ND-CP.
The National Wage Council has proposed to the Government a 6% increase in the regional minimum wage, equivalent to 238,000 VND per month on average, starting from July 1.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has proposed delaying a salary negotiation meeting until the fourth quarter of 2023 because there is not enough scientific and practical basis to propose a time to adjust the regional minimum wage.
Members of the National Wage Council agreed to propose increasing the regional minimum wage in 2024 at the council’s first meeting in 2023 on August 9.
Most of the current income of workers does not meet their expenditure, and in some cases, it only meets 45% of demand, according to a survey by the Institute of Workers and Trade Unions under the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed the Government build a plan for salary reforms, in which the lowest wage in the public sector will be increased to the regional minimum wage of employees at enterprises.
A new decree raising the regional minimum wage of 6 percent for laborers has just been approved by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh. The new regulation will come into effect on July 1.
Vietnamese policymakers are on the fence about regional minimum wage increase next year, establishing whether it might increase the burden on hard-pressed businesses amid the economic uncertainty caused by COVID-19.
If the COVID-19 situation worsens, 75 percent of companies will seek to cut human resource costs, a recent survey by HR consulting firm Talentnet Corporation has found.
All 15 members of the National Wage Council agreed to submit a proposal to the Government to increase the regional minimum wage in 2019 by 5.3 percent during their third meeting in the northern port city of Hai Phong on August 13.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on May 21 signed the issuance of a Resolution of the 7th meeting of the 12th Party Central Committee on the reform of salary policy for civil servants, public employees, the armed forces and workers of enterprises (Resolution 27-NQ/TW).
A meeting of the National Salary Council on August 5 failed to reach agreement on increasing the regional minimum wage in 2016 and the council is scheduled to meet again in the next two weeks.
