One of the important new points of the Law on Teachers is that from January 1, 2026, it will officially no longer be divided into grades I, II, III as at present. Teachers no longer have a rank, but the title of teacher is determined according to the requirements of professional activities at each level of education and training level.
In addition, teachers' salaries are ranked highest in the administrative career salary scale system. Teachers will also enjoy many other preferential policies, special allowances, etc.
Mr. Vu Minh Duc - Director of the Department of Teachers and Education Management, Ministry of Education and Training said that to ensure the effectiveness of the Law on Teachers from January 1, 2026, the Ministry of Education and Training must advise and submit to the Government to issue 3 Decrees and issue 12 Circulars under its authority.
3 Decrees include: Decree detailing a number of articles of the Law on Teachers; Decree regulating salary policies, allowance regimes, support and attraction policies for teachers; Decree regulating preferential allowances according to the profession for civil servants in the education sector.
12 Circulars regulating professional standards, working regimes, recruitment authority, equivalent titles, and codes of conduct for teachers.
According to Mr. Duc, current regulations have not ensured the implementation of the policy of "teacher salaries are given the highest priority in the administrative career salary scale system".
The application of the general salary table for teachers like civil servants in other sectors and fields has not shown the complexity of each different sector and profession.
The salary table applies to the majority of teachers (accounting for about 90% of the number of teachers who are preschool, primary and secondary school teachers) who are ranked lower than civil servants in other sectors such as health (doctor, pharmaceutical), construction (architect, engineer), culture - sports (director, actor, painter, coach...), science and technology (searchist, engineer), information and communication (reportist, translator, television director)...
Therefore, in the draft Decree regulating salary policies, allowances, support and attraction regimes for teachers in the draft Law on Teachers, the Ministry of Education and Training plans to advise the Government to rearrange the salary tables of some titles of teachers (such as preschool, general education, university reservists, Grade IV vocational education teachers, etc.) to ensure consistency in the salary table applicable to the professional titles of teachers and civil servants in other fields and fields; at the same time, ensure the standard of living of teachers, help teachers feel secure in their work and contributions to the education cause.
The draft Decree also stipulates a specific salary coefficient for teachers at 1.1 to 1.6 depending on the level of education and training level to ensure that teachers' salaries are higher than those of civil servants and the salary table applied by other sectors and fields; reduce the salary gap between young teachers and long-time teachers in the same job position.
