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Vietnam's HR data

The rules and costs of employing people in Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City), from official sources, in English and Japanese.

26.1%women in management (2024, ILO)

1.22×employer's total cost on ₫35,000,000 a month, as a multiple of salary

12public holidays (2026)

Take-home pay calculator Japan take-home pay

Employment rules

Statutory annual leave	12 working days (+1 per 5 years)
Public holidays (2026)	12 days
Notice of dismissal	45 days (indefinite contract)
Severance required by law	0.5–1 month per year, UI years excluded
Typical negotiated exit	No official benchmark
Probation	Max 60 days for graduates, 180 for managers
Working hours	8/day, 48/week; OT max 40 h/month
How hard is dismissal?	Hard: statutory grounds and procedure only

Employer contributions

Social insurance	17.5%	up to ₫584,400,000 a year
Health insurance	3%	up to ₫584,400,000 a year
Unemployment insurance	1%	up to ₫1,274,400,000 a year

Employee contributions

Social insurance	8%	up to ₫584,400,000 a year
Health insurance	1.5%	up to ₫584,400,000 a year
Unemployment insurance	1%	up to ₫1,274,400,000 a year

Take-home pay and employer cost by monthly salary

Monthly salary	Employee contributions	Income tax	Take-home	Employer cost	Cost ÷ salary
₫18,000,000	₫1,890,000	₫30,500	₫16,079,500	₫21,870,000	1.22×
₫35,000,000	₫3,675,000	₫1,082,500	₫30,242,500	₫42,525,000	1.22×
₫60,000,000	₫5,226,500	₫4,354,700	₫50,418,800	₫70,583,500	1.18×
₫100,000,000	₫5,626,500	₫14,162,050	₫80,211,450	₫110,983,500	1.11×

A single employee in central Ho Chi Minh City (minimum-wage Region I), no dependants, Vietnamese national and tax resident, indefinite-term labour contract, salary paid evenly as 12 monthly payments with no bonus and no 13th-month pay, contribution salary equal to the full salary. Compulsory social, health and unemployment insurance at 2026 rates and caps (the social and health insurance cap rose with the base salary on 1 July 2026). Personal income tax on salary for tax period 2026 under the new Law on Personal Income Tax No. 109/2025/QH15 (5-bracket table and ₫15.5m monthly personal deduction, applied to salaries from 1 January 2026).

Sources: [1] [2] [3] Checked 2026-11-07; 2026 rates.