Base salary increases by 8%, salary reform according to task completion level

From July 1, 2026, the base salary for cadres, civil servants, public employees and armed forces will be adjusted from 2.34 million VND to 2.53 million VND/month, an increase of about 8%, according to Decree No. 161/2026/ND-CP. More than 2 million cadres, civil servants, public employees and armed forces are entitled to the policy.

This is an adjustment to improve the income of salaried people from the budget, while the long-term goal of salary policy reform is to gradually change the method of determining and paying salaries in the public sector.

In addition to salary increases, the allowance regime for the public sector is also adjusted, including regional allowances from July 1st, according to Circular 15/2026/TT-BNV of the Ministry of Home Affairs, amending Joint Circular No. 11/2005/TTLT-BNV-BLĐTBXH-BTC-UBDT.

Next, public service allowances have been significantly increased, according to Decree No. 381/2026/ND-CP stipulating public service allowances for cadres and civil servants in communes, wards, and special zones effective from October 2. However, the new allowance regime is applied from July 1.

The Politburo has concluded and directed that in the fourth quarter of 2026, the entire political system must complete the construction of job positions. This is the foundation for determining staffing, salary reform and implementing policies on personnel.

According to Section 6, Part IV of Resolution 30-NQ/TW, cadre policy must be innovated synchronously according to job positions, responsibilities, results and level of contribution. The Resolution requires clearly defining the policy of remuneration based on results and contributions with support policies due to difficult, dangerous, and risky working conditions.

Along with salaries, income and bonuses, policies on environment, working conditions, housing, health care and career development must be improved.

According to the orientation being studied, salaries need to more clearly reflect the value of each job position, the requirements for capacity, responsibility and task performance results. To implement this mechanism, the full and accurate determination of job positions is considered an important condition.

The Ministry of Home Affairs is coordinating with the Central Organization Committee and relevant agencies to complete the job position system in the entire political system, to be completed in 2026. The results of implementation will contribute to creating a basis for arranging and using staff and researching salary payment plans suitable to the characteristics of each work group.

At the meeting to deploy tasks for October and the fourth quarter of 2026, the Ministry of Home Affairs said that building the Project on reforming salary and social insurance policies to be submitted to the 5th Conference of the 14th Party Central Committee is one of the key tasks of the Ministry.

According to the plan, from October-August 2026, the Ministry of Home Affairs and members of the Steering Committee will develop and complete the draft project. Finalize the draft Resolution in January 2027. Submit it to the Politburo and the Secretariat in February 2027 and to the Central Government in March 2027.

Another important content is to ensure resources for implementation. The Ministry of Finance is studying solutions to create resources for salary reform, associated with budget balancing capacity and the requirement of national financial stability.

At the conference to thoroughly grasp the Resolution of the 4th Central Conference, Politburo Member, Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc said that the total estimated expenditure in 2027 is about 4.07 million billion VND. Of which, development investment expenditure is about 1.76 million billion VND, accounting for 43% of total expenditure; regular expenditure is 2.06 million billion VND (accounting for 50.6%), including salary reform expenditure.

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