Decision No. 1037/2000/QĐ-BLĐTBXH Regarding the determination of salaries for experts and Vietnamese workers working under contracts with foreign contractors winning bids in Vietnam

Decision No. 1037/2000/QĐ-BLĐTBXH stipulates the minimum salary for experts and Vietnamese workers working under contracts with foreign contractors in Vietnam, including positions from senior engineers to office staff. This salary does not include social insurance and healthcare.

Số hiệu1037/2000/QĐ-BLĐTBXH
Loại văn bảnDecision
Cơ quan ban hànhMinistry of Home Affairs
Người kýNguyễn Thị Hằng — Bộ trưởng
Cập nhật12/06/2026
NgànhLabour, War Invalids and Social Affairs
Lĩnh vựcUncategorized
Ngày ban hành06/10/2000
Ngày áp dụng06/10/2000
Ngày hết hiệu lực
Tình trạngIn effect
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Decision No. 1037/2000/QĐ-BLĐTBXH stipulates the minimum salary for experts and Vietnamese workers working under contracts with foreign contractors in Vietnam, including positions from senior engineers to office staff. This salary does not include social insurance and healthcare.

Đối tượng áp dụng

Foreign contractors winning bids in Vietnam; experts and Vietnamese workers working under contracts with foreign contractors.

Các điểm cốt lõi

  • Experts and Vietnamese workers working for foreign contractors must be paid a minimum salary ranging from 200 USD to 1,000 USD per month depending on their position (Article 1).
  • The salary does not include social insurance (15%) and health insurance (2%).
  • Foreign contractors must pay the salary in Vietnamese Dong based on the inter-bank foreign exchange rate at the time of payment.
  • Contractors shall base the specific salary agreement with experts and workers on the minimum salary level as stipulated in the contract (Article 1).
  • This Decision takes effect fifteen days after the date of signing.

🌐 Tác động xã hội từ văn bản này

  • Increase income for experts and Vietnamese workers working with foreign contractors.
  • Ensure social insurance and healthcare benefits for workers.
  • May cause difficulties for small businesses that cannot afford to pay the stipulated salary.
  • Increase management and contract implementation costs for foreign contractors.

❓ Câu hỏi thường gặp

What is the minimum salary for a senior engineer?

1,000 USD/month (Article 1).

Must foreign contractors pay social insurance and health insurance?

They must contribute to social insurance (15%) and health insurance (2%).

In which currency should the payment for Vietnamese workers be made?

Vietnamese Dong based on the inter-bank foreign exchange rate at the time of payment.

Toàn văn

MINISTRY OF LABOR - INVALIDS AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence – Freedom – Happiness

Number: 1037/2000/QD-BLDTBX
Hanoi, October 6, 2000

Pursuant to …;

Regarding the determination of salaries for experts and Vietnamese workers employed under contracts with foreign contractors winning bids in Vietnam

THE MINISTER OF LABOR, WAR INVALIDS AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS

- Pursuant to Decree No. 96/CP dated December 7, 1993 of the Government on the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs;
- Pursuant to Decree No. 88/1999/NĐ-CP dated September 1, 1999 of the Government on the issuance of the Bidding Regulations;
- Based on the opinion of the Prime Minister in Document No. 2702/VPCP-VX dated June 30, 2000 of the Government Office;
- At the proposal of the Director of the Department of Wages and Remuneration,

Pursuant to …;

Article 1. Now, we hereby stipulate the minimum salary levels according to positions applicable to experts and Vietnamese workers employed under contracts with foreign contractors winning bids in Vietnam as follows:

 Unit: USD/month

Serial Number

Position

Minimum Salary Level According to Position

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Senior Engineer

Principal Engineer

Engineer

Interpreter

Technician

Secretary

Office Staff, Clerical - Typing

1.000

700

500

400

350

250

200

The aforementioned minimum salary does not include: 15% social insurance and 2% health insurance that the employer is responsible for paying for employees according to the provisions of the Labor Code.

Foreign contractors shall base on the minimum salary level to establish higher salary levels corresponding to each position as a basis for negotiating specific salary levels with Vietnamese experts and workers recorded in the labor contract to pay wages and implement social insurance, health insurance, overtime pay, night shift pay, stoppage pay, and termination pay according to the provisions of the Labor Code and guiding documents implementing the Labor Code of Vietnam.

Payment of wages to experts and Vietnamese workers shall be made in Vietnamese dong based on the average transaction rate in the inter-bank foreign exchange market announced by the State Bank of Vietnam at the time of wage payment.

Article 2. This Decision takes effect 15 days from the date of signature. All previous regulations conflicting with this Decision are abolished.

Article 3. Ministries managing sectors and fields, People's Committees of provinces and centrally governed cities, foreign contractors winning bids in Vietnam; Vietnamese experts and workers employed under contracts with foreign contractors winning bids in Vietnam are responsible for implementing this Decision.

THE MINISTER
Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs
(Signed)
Nguyen Thi Hang
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1037/2000/QĐ-BLĐTBXH
Decision No. 1037/2000/QĐ-BLĐTBXH Regarding the determination of salaries for experts and Vietnamese workers working under contracts with foreign contractors winning bids in Vietnam
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