Average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Vietnam
Vietnam: Average monthly earnings of public sector employees was 10.24 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Vietnam, 2007–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Vietnam stood at 10.24 million. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 87.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Vietnam peaked at 10.24 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.75 million, in 2007.
Vietnam ranks 1st of 63 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.75 million | — |
| 2009 | 2.74 million | +57.0% |
| 2010 | 2.94 million | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 3.67 million | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 4.48 million | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 5.09 million | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 5.48 million | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 6.25 million | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 6.62 million | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 6.18 million | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 6.51 million | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 7.40 million | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 7.69 million | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 7.51 million | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 8.25 million | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 8.83 million | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 10.24 million | +16.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 10.24 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19,286, 531.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 10.24 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 123,431, 83.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average monthly earnings of public 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +57.0% | 1.75 million | 2.74 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.24 million | 1.75 million | 2.74 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.46 million | 2.94 million | 7.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.50 million | 7.51 million | 10.24 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More work & labour data for Vietnam
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,535 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 71.95 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 57,816 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.61 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.806 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,426 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 8,480 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 70.79 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.1 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.7361 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Vietnam?
- Average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Vietnam was 10.24 million in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average monthly earnings of public sector employees recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 10.24 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest average monthly earnings of public sector employees recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 million in 2007.
- How does Vietnam rank for average monthly earnings of public sector employees?
- Vietnam ranks 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average monthly earnings of public sector employees rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.0%. 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 monthly earnings of public sector employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.