A special salary coefficient for teachers is necessary when there is no new salary policy.

The Ministry of Education and Training said that in order to implement the Law on Teachers, which will take effect from January 1, 2026, the Ministry is advising the Government to issue a Decree regulating salary policies and allowances for teachers. One of the prominent policies expected to be stipulated in this Decree is that all teachers will enjoy a "special salary coefficient".

In particular, preschool teachers are entitled to a special salary coefficient of 1.25 compared to the current salary coefficient; other teaching positions are entitled to a special salary coefficient of 1.15 compared to the current salary coefficient. For teachers teaching at schools, classes for people with disabilities, centers to support the development of inclusive education , and boarding schools in border areas, an additional 0.05 is added to the prescribed level.

The special salary coefficient is calculated with the salary level and is not used to calculate the allowance level with the following salary calculation formula:

Salary effective from January 1, 2026 = Basic salary x Current salary coefficient x Specific salary coefficient

The Ministry of Education and Training believes that the issue of teachers' salaries can only be fundamentally resolved when the Government issues a new salary policy and rearranges the salary scale of teachers and other officials. However, in the context that the Government has not yet issued a new salary policy, it is necessary to issue regulations on specific salary coefficients (as the draft Decree regulating salary policy and allowance regime for teachers is expected).

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, although the special salary coefficient does not help teachers' salaries to be ranked "highest", it will help this group's salaries to be ranked "higher" than civil servants with the same applicable salary scale.

“Teachers nationwide look forward to the consensus of competent authorities on the regulation of “special salary coefficient” to gradually resolve the shortcomings of the current salary scale system, and at the same time implement the policy of “teachers' salaries being the highest in the administrative career salary scale system”, informed the Ministry of Education and Training.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/he-so-luong-dac-thu-cho-gv-la-can-thiet-khi-chua-co-chinh-sach-tien-luong-moi-2459791.html