Accordingly, teachers and civil servants in general are currently subject to the Professional Salary Table for officials and employees in state-owned public service units (Table 3). Table 3 has 10 salary scales arranged in order from lowest to highest, but only 3 teaching positions are subject to the salary of civil servant type A3: senior university lecturer, senior vocational education lecturer, and senior vocational education teacher, accounting for approximately 1.17% of the total number of teachers.
While this rate in other sectors and fields is approximately 10% of the total number of civil servants in that sector or field (senior positions), the remaining senior teacher positions (Grade I at the preschool, primary, secondary, continuing education, and pre-university levels) account for about 8.83% of the total number of teachers, and are only classified as A2 civil servants (equivalent to principal civil servant positions in other sectors and fields).
The Ministry of Education and Training believes that the salaries of most teachers (except for college and university lecturers and vocational education teachers) are lower than those of civil servants in the health , construction, transportation, justice, culture and sports, science and technology, and information and communication sectors. Thus, the current salary ranking for teachers does not ensure a fair correlation between different sectors and professions, despite having similar training requirements. Therefore, the Ministry proposes a special coefficient of 1.25 for preschool teachers, 1.15 for general education teachers; and 1.2-1.3 for teachers teaching students with disabilities, inclusive education, and boarding schools. If approved, the monthly salary of teachers would range from 6.14 to 18.66 million VND, a common increase of 1-2 million VND compared to the current level. In addition, teachers are entitled to one or more types of allowances, such as seniority allowance (calculated after 5 years of service, 1% per year), professional incentive allowance (35%-70%), hazardous work allowance, etc.
The proposal to grant teachers a "special salary coefficient" is generating much debate. Many argue that healthcare workers, who work much harder, including night shifts and holiday duty, face risks, yet receive lower salaries. In the current context, any proposal needs to consider the balance between different professions in society to avoid creating unfair comparisons. Some National Assembly representatives have also expressed caution regarding this proposal from the Ministry of Education and Training. Many representatives noted the need to consider salary balances across professions, the implementation roadmap, and resource assessments to ensure feasibility, given the large number of teachers and staff in public educational institutions.
The Law on Teachers stipulates that "teachers' salaries are ranked highest in the administrative and public service salary scale." Salary policy is a key solution to attract talented individuals to become teachers, improve the quality of the teaching staff, and thus enhance the quality of education and training. However, given that this policy is receiving significant public attention, perhaps an impact assessment report from the Ministry of Education and Training is necessary to convince society. The Ministry of Education and Training itself acknowledges that the issue of teachers' salaries can only be fundamentally resolved when the Government issues a new salary policy and reorganizes the salary scale for teachers and other civil servants…
Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/bao-dam-luong-hai-hoa-giua-cac-nganh-nghe-post822187.html
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