Bonus level for people awarded First, Second, and Third Class Orders from October 2026

Legal Consulting Department of Lao Dong Newspaper answers:

Clause 2, Article 3, Decree 161/2026/ND-CP stipulates: From July 1, 2026, the base salary is 2,530,000 VND/month.

Clause 1, Article 54 of Decree 368/2026/ND-CP (effective from October 1, 2026) stipulates that individuals who are awarded or posthumously awarded Orders of all kinds are awarded certificates, frames, boxes for frames, Orders, boxes for Orders with the following bonus amounts:

First-class Independence Medal, First-class Military Service Medal: 15.0 times the base salary = 37,950,000 VND

Second-class Independence Medal, Second-class Military Service Medal: 12.5 times the base salary = 31,625,000 VND

Third-class Independence Medal, Third-class Military Service Medal: 10.5 times the base salary = 26,565,000 VND

First-class Labor Medal, First-class Military Exploit Medal, First-class Fatherland Protection Medal: 9.0 times the base salary = 22,770,000 VND

Second-class Labor Medal, Second-class Military Exploit Medal, Second-class Fatherland Protection Medal, Great National Unity Medal: 7.5 times the base salary = 18,975,000 VND

Third-class Labor Medal, Third-class Military Exploit Medal, Third-class Fatherland Protection Medal, Courage Medal, Friendship Medal: 4.5 times the base salary = 11,385,000 VND.

Thus, from October 1, 2026, depending on the type of individual Order awarded, there will be the same bonus amount as above.

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