HCMC posts highest average salary

The report showed that a worker in HCMC is paid US$456, or VND10.37 million, per month on average compared to the country’s average of VND6.5 million.

The capital city of Hanoi, despite its position as the second largest city of the country, ranked only fifth in average monthly wage with US$407 (VND9.3 million).

The central coast city of Danang registered the second highest average salary with US$452 (VND10.25 million) a month. Binh Duong and Bac Ninh provinces took the third and fourth places with the highest average salaries of US$444 and US$421 a month respectively.

However, those who hold managerial positions in Danang are paid less than their peers in other cities. Enterprises in HCMC, Hanoi, Binh Duong and Quang Ninh offer a salary of US$1,000-2,000 for managerial posts while the wage is only US$701-1,000 in Danang for such positions.

The report was based on statistics collected by VietnamWorks from January 1 to December 31 last year. The data was compiled from job applications and the salaries offered that were posted on VietnamWorks.

There were 4.7 million job applications compared to 95,000 jobs on offer on VietnamWorks last year.