Average hourly earnings of tourism sector employees in Vietnam

Vietnam: Average hourly earnings of tourism sector employees was 40,837 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
40,837
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
1st
of 24 countries
All-time high
40,837
in 2024
All-time low
15,581
in 2011
Years of data
13
2011–2024

Average hourly earnings of tourism sector employees in Vietnam, 2011–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2011201720242011: 15.6k2012: 19.7k2013: 20.7k2014: 23.3k2015: 25.1k2016: 26.6k2018: 28.6k2019: 34.6k2020: 35.3k2021: 35.6k2022: 36.8k2023: 38.9k2024: 40.8k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2024, average hourly earnings of tourism sector employees in Vietnam stood at 40,837. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 75.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average hourly earnings of tourism sector employees in Vietnam peaked at 40,837 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,581, in 2011.

That places Vietnam 1st out of 24 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Average hourly earnings of tourism sector employees in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Average hourly earnings of tourism sector employees in Vietnam, 2011 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2011 15,581
2012 19,691 +26.4%
2013 20,659 +4.9%
2014 23,284 +12.7%
2015 25,096 +7.8%
2016 26,617 +6.1%
2018 28,624 +7.5%
2019 34,589 +20.8%
2020 35,338 +2.2%
2021 35,554 +0.6%
2022 36,820 +3.6%
2023 38,860 +5.5%
2024 40,837 +5.1%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 40,837 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.3, 433.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 40,837 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,510, 11.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Average hourly earnings of tourism sector employees in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +26.4% 15,581 19,691

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 24,268 15,581 34,589 8
2020s 37,482 35,338 40,837 5

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 2 Mongolia 10,440 compare
  2. 3 Colombia 9,050 compare
  3. 4 Argentina 5,364 compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average hourly earnings of tourism sector employees in Vietnam?
Average hourly earnings of tourism sector employees in Vietnam was 40,837 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest average hourly earnings of tourism sector employees recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 40,837 in 2024.
What is the lowest average hourly earnings of tourism sector employees recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 15,581 in 2011.
How does Vietnam rank for average hourly earnings of tourism sector employees?
Vietnam ranks 1st out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
Is average hourly earnings of tourism sector employees rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average hourly earnings of tourism sector employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average hourly earnings of tourism sector employees
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
24 places, 225 data points, 2007–2025
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The earnings of employees relate to the gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.