Provinces and cities apply a minimum wage of 5.31 million VND from January 1, 2026

On November 10, 2025, the Government issued Decree 293/2025/ND-CP, regulating the regional minimum wage for employees working under labor contracts.

Accordingly, the list of areas in region I with regional minimum wages is specified in the Appendix issued with Decree 293/2025/ND-CP, applicable to the following provinces: Hanoi City; Quang Ninh Province; Hai Phong City; Dong Nai Province; Ho Chi Minh City; Tay Ninh Province.

In the above provinces and cities, there are still communes and wards applying the minimum wage of regions II, III, IV.

According to Decree 293/2025/ND-CP, the minimum wage in region I applied from January 1, 2026 is 5.31 million VND/month. Currently, the minimum wage in region I is 4.96 million VND/month (according to Decree No. 74/2024/ND-CP).

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