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 applying the new local wages to create a reasonable balance in labor costs.

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The Ministry of Justice is reviewing the draft Decree regulating minimum wages developed by the Ministry of Home Affairs before submitting it to the Government for approval.

Increase regional minimum wage from January 1, 2026

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.

Adjust the applicable area to reasonably balance labor costs

Not only the minimum wage is adjusted, the applicable area is also adjusted. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Decree No. 128/2025/ND-CP dated June 1, 2025 stipulates the list of areas applying the minimum wage according to the new commune-level administrative unit. However, after localities operated under the new provincial-level administrative unit, some applicable areas were rearranged and changed compared to the time of issuance of the Decree in June 2025; at the same time, Decree No. 128/2025/ND-CP expired from March 1, 2027. Therefore, the Ministry of Home Affairs built a new list of applicable areas on the basis of inheriting the current list prescribed in Decree No. 128/2025/ND-CP and reviewed and updated at the request of the Provincial People's Committee.

Accordingly, the draft stipulates to change the name of Hoang Van Thu ward in Lang Son province to Ky Lua ward (according to Resolution No. 1672/NQ-UBTVQH15 dated June 16, 2025 of the National Assembly Standing Committee).

The Draft Decree also adjusts from region II to region I for: wards of Chu Van An, Chi Linh, Tran Hung Dao, Nguyen Trai, Tran Nhan Tong, Le Dai Hanh, Kinh Mon, Nguyen Dai Nang, Tran Lieu, Bac An Phu, Pham Su Manh, Nhi Chieu and communes of Nam An Phu, Nam Sach, Thai Tan, Hop Tien, Tran Phu, An Phu, Cam Giang, Cam Giang, Tue Tinh, Mao Dien, Ke Sat, Binh Giang, Duong An, Thuong

Hong, Gia Loc, Yet Kieu, Gia Phuc, Truong Tan, Tu Ky, Tan Ky, Dai Son, Chi Minh, Lac Phuong, Nguyen Giap, Nguyen Luong Bang, Phu Thai, Lai Khe, An Thanh, Kim Thanh in Hai Phong city.

Some localities are adjusted from region III to region II for: Hoang Mai ward, Tan Minh ward of Nghe An province; Dong Ha ward, Nam Dong Ha ward of Quang Tri province; Phan Rang, Dong Hai, Ninh Chu, Bao An, Do Vinh ward and Thuan Bac, Cong Hai communes of Khanh Hoa province; Thanh Ha, Ha Tay, Ha Bac, Ha Nam, Ha Dong, Ninh Giang, Vinh Lai, Khuc Thua Du, Tan An, Hong Chau, Thanh Mien, Bac Thanh Mien, Nam Thanh Mien, Hai Hung communes of Hai Phong city.

Adjust from region IV to region III for: Quang Tri ward and communes Dong Le, Vinh Linh, Cua Tung, Ben Quan, Cua Viet, Gio Linh, Cam Lo, Khe Sanh, Lao Bao, Trieu Phong, Huong Hiep, Dien Sanh in Quang Tri province; communes Ninh Son, Lam Son, Anh Dung, My Son, Thuan Nam, Ca Na, Phuoc Ha in Khanh Hoa province.

In addition, the draft also adjusts from region I to region IV for: Ky Thuong and Luong Minh communes in Quang Ninh province. Adjusts from region III to region IV for: Thuong Trach, Truong Son and Kim Ngan communes in Quang Tri province.

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the regional adjustment of the above localities aims to create a reasonable balance in labor prices between neighboring localities, because the above localities have more developed labor markets, formed industrial zones and clusters, significantly improved infrastructure conditions, and are adjacent to other localities with higher minimum wages./.

According to Vietnamplus

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