From 2026, salaries and allowances for teachers will be adjusted according to the specific mechanisms and policies just approved by the National Assembly. In which, professional preferential allowances for public preschool and general education teachers will be increased to a minimum of 70%, and employees will be increased to a minimum of 30%...
This policy is well received by many teachers, because it not only improves income and reduces spending pressure, but is also a worthy recognition of the efforts and silent contributions of the teaching staff in the education cause.
Nearly 13 years working in the education sector, Ms. Loc Thi Minh - teacher, Head of the Team of Vi Quang Primary & Secondary School (Can Yen commune, Cao Bang province) - is still attached to the cause of nurturing people in a border commune that is still facing many difficulties. For her, teaching is not only a professional job but also a long-term responsibility in keeping students at school and maintaining the quality of education in the highlands.
According to Ms. Minh, the job of teachers in the highlands is not only teaching. Teachers here also manage boarding students, organize production increases, support extracurricular learning and mobilize students to go to school, while living conditions and income are still limited.
However, Ms. Minh believes that the lives of teachers in mountainous areas still face many difficulties, especially the pressure of increased spending when living costs continuously escalate.
Sharing about the official implementation of the new salary policy from January 1, 2026, Ms. Loc Thi Minh said that this is information that helps the team of teachers in the highlands to be very excited.
Salary increases not only help improve income, but are also a recognition of the State for the silent contributions of teachers, especially in remote and isolated areas" - she said.
According to Ms. Minh, for teachers working in border areas, the salary adjustment is practical, helping teachers stabilize their lives and feel secure in sticking with the profession for a long time. "When life is more guaranteed, teachers have more conditions to invest in expertise, improve the quality of lectures and accompany students" - Ms. Minh shared.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhan - a teacher at Huoi Luong Kindergarten (Phong Tho commune, Lai Chau province) - said that information about the salary policy adjustment in the coming time brings many expectations for the team of kindergarten teachers working in the highlands.
According to Ms. Nhan, when life is more guaranteed, teachers will feel secure in their work, have more conditions to invest in teaching and be attached to the profession for a long time. "It is not only about income, but also a recognition of the efforts of preschool teachers in difficult areas" - she expressed.
Not only teachers working in border areas, many teachers in urban areas also expressed expectations for salary policy changes from 2026. Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Tam - a kindergarten teacher working at a school in Dong Anh commune (Hanoi) - said that after more than 14 years of attachment to the profession, her current income is more than 11 million VND per month.
According to Ms. Tam, when she first started her career, the salary of preschool teachers was still quite low, only enough to cover basic living needs. "At that time, I didn't have a family, so I could still manage. But when I had young children, living expenses increased significantly, I was forced to find extra income outside of teaching hours" - she shared. There was a period, after class, she took advantage of doing online business to compensate for expenses.
Sharing about the information that teachers are about to enjoy many salary policies from 2026, Ms. Tam expressed excitement. "This policy will contribute to improving the lives of teachers, helping us feel secure in sticking with the profession, and at the same time showing recognition for the silent contributions of the teaching staff" - Ms. Tam said.
