Proposal to adjust regional minimum wage from January 1, 2026

VTV.vn - The Ministry of Justice is reviewing the Draft Decree regulating the minimum wage developed by the Ministry of Home Affairs before submitting it to the Government for approval.

Increase 7.2% and adjust the area of ​​application of regional minimum wage from January 1, 2026

In addition to increasing the monthly and hourly regional minimum wages, the Ministry of Home Affairs also adjusted the areas where the new wages apply.

The draft Decree stipulates an adjustment of the minimum wage to increase by 7.2% compared to the current level to be applied from January 1, 2026 (coinciding with the plan that the National Wage Council unanimously recommended to the Government in report No. 009/BC-HDTLQG dated July 25, 2025).

The draft stipulates the monthly minimum wages for 4 regions as follows: Region I is 5,310,000 VND/month, Region II is 4,730,000 VND/month, Region III is 4,140,000 VND/month, Region IV is 3,700,000 VND/month.

The above minimum wage increases from VND 250,000 to VND 350,000 (equivalent to an average rate of 7.2%) compared to the current minimum wage. The above minimum wage adjustment is about 0.6% higher than the minimum living standard of workers until the end of 2026 to improve the lives of workers.

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, this adjustment level shares and harmonizes the interests of workers and businesses, paying attention to improving the lives of workers while ensuring the maintenance and development of production and business of businesses.

In addition, the draft also stipulates minimum hourly wages according to 4 regions: region I is 25,500 VND/hour, region II is 22,700 VND/hour, region III is 20,000 VND/hour, region IV is 17,800 VND/hour.

The minimum hourly wage continues to be determined based on the equivalent conversion method from the minimum monthly wage and standard working time as prescribed by the Labor Code. This is the method that ILO experts have recommended Vietnam to choose and has been used when calculating the minimum hourly wage from 2022 to present.

The Ministry of Home Affairs also builds a new list of applicable areas based on the current list of regulations and reviews and updates it at the request of the Provincial People's Committees, in order to create a reasonable balance in labor prices between areas.

Source: https://vtv.vn/de-xuat-dieu-chinh-lai-luong-toi-thieu-vung-tu-1-1-2026-100250930091704723.htm