From January 1, 2026, the regional minimum wage will be adjusted to increase by about 250,000 - 350,000 VND/month depending on the region, bringing the highest regional minimum wage in region I to 5.31 million VND/month and the lowest in region IV to 3.7 million VND/month.
For Ms. Le Thi Mai (30 years old, from Phu Tho) - a worker at a component assembly factory in Hanoi, information about Tet bonuses equal to a month's minimum wage in region I plus work performance bonus is truly a great motivation.
Ms. Mai shared: "This year, the company announced a bonus equal to one month's basic salary according to the 2026 regional minimum wage, I am very happy. With the income of workers like us, this bonus can cover quite a lot of Tet expenses.
Ms. Mai is renting a room and working under a labor contract, with a basic salary of about 5.6 million VND per month after the regional minimum wage increase (excluding allowances and overtime).
If adding the year-end overtime, her average income is currently around 9-11 million VND per month. This Tet bonus can help her cover many expenses for the upcoming Lunar New Year - from gifts to saving tuition fees for young children.
For many migrant workers such as Ms. Mai and Ms. Tran Thi Dieu (28 years old, from Nghe An) - workers at a garment factory in Hanoi, the bonus of one month's regional minimum wage is a "lifebuoy".
Ms. Dieu said: "The cost of renting a room, eating and sending money home for the family makes our income usually just enough. The Tet bonus according to the minimum wage will help us have more money to take care of Tet more thoughtfully.
Not only stopping at the basic bonus level, some large manufacturing companies also apply other bonuses such as production efficiency, diligence and group bonuses, helping workers' total income at the end of the year increase by a few million VND.
Mr. Nguyen Van Chi - Chairman of the grassroots Trade Union of Crystal Martin Co., Ltd. (Bac Ninh province) said that on February 6, the company will transfer Tet bonus money to the accounts of workers in the company. This is the day the Company's Trade Union organizes the Tet Sum vay - Spring Gratitude Program for workers.
Accordingly, the Tet bonus for each worker is a basic monthly salary of December 2025, averaging more than 6 million VND per person. According to Mr. Chi, this Tet bonus has increased compared to the previous year.
The reason is that in 2025, the basic salary of workers has increased by 7-8% according to salary levels compared to 2024" - Mr. Chi said. According to the Chairman of the Trade Union, the content of Tet bonuses has been clearly stipulated in the company's labor contract signed with employees (the bonus for the 13th month's salary is equal to 1 month's basic salary).
Another trade union chairman at a business with 18,000 workers in Bac Ninh province said that the company has only announced the Tet bonus payment date for workers (February 12), but has not yet provided specific information on the Tet bonus level. Before the Tet bonus transfer date, the company will issue a specific notice on the Tet bonus level.
The company has just announced this so that workers can rest assured that there will be Tet bonuses; and how much bonus is required to be provided with specific information close to the bonus payment date. The reason is to avoid comparisons between workers and the Tet bonus levels of other companies" - the grassroots trade union chairman said.
