Talking to Lao Dong Newspaper, Deputy Director of the Department of Salaries and Social Insurance (Ministry of Home Affairs) Tong Van Lai said that the unit is still summarizing to have specific data to report on the salary and Tet bonus situation this year at enterprises.
In Hai Phong, salaries and Tet bonuses for Binh Ngo increased compared to the previous year. The average wage of workers reached 9.5 million VND, an increase of 4% compared to 2024. The highest salary recorded at FDI enterprises is more than 420 million VND.
Nearly 4,300 businesses plan to give Binh Ngo Tet bonuses of an average of 7.36 million VND per person, an increase of 278,000 VND compared to Tet At Ty. Most businesses pay bonuses equivalent to one month's salary for employees.
The Bac Ninh Department of Home Affairs statistically shows that more than 1,300 businesses employ 643,000 workers - equivalent to 80% in the area, resulting in an average salary of nearly 10 million VND per person per month. The highest salary belongs to workers in the FDI sector with 461 million VND per month.
The average Tet bonus for Binh Ngo is 7.9 million VND, higher than during Tet At Ty. The lowest Tet bonus is only 100,000 VND; while the highest belongs to the FDI sector reaching 400 million VND.
Quang Tri recorded the highest bonus during the Binh Ngo Tet this year, increasing by more than 50 million VND compared to the At Ty Tet, reaching 170 million VND. The lowest bonus is 200,000 VND, averaging 5.64 million VND.
Private enterprises continue to be the area with the widest Tet bonus range, reflecting a clear differentiation in production and business efficiency and labor preferential policies.
The average actual salary paid in the past year in this province reached 7.31 million VND, the highest was 120 million VND and the lowest was 3.45 million VND.
In Ho Chi Minh City, the highest bonus level belongs to enterprises in the electronics - information technology industry; food processing; software development; real estate business... Small-scale manufacturing enterprises and enterprises using simple labor have lower bonuses.
For New Year's Day 2026, the average bonus is about 1.93 million VND/person, an increase of 10.5% compared to the survey results of 2025 (1.75 million VND/person).
For the Binh Ngo Lunar New Year 2026, the average bonus is about 12.02 million VND/person, an increase of 6.8% compared to the At Ty Lunar New Year 2025 (11.26 million VND/person).
Also according to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Home Affairs, the highest Lunar New Year bonus for an individual reached VND 1,841 billion, belonging to a foreign-invested enterprise (FDI), down about 3.1% compared to the highest level of nearly VND 1.9 billion of Tet 2025.
In Nghe An, the Department of Home Affairs surveyed nearly 7,400 businesses, showing that the average salary in 2025 reached 7.5 million VND per person per month, an increase of more than 6% compared to the previous year. The highest salary at some positions reached 87 million VND, the lowest 3.45 million VND.
The highest New Year's Day bonus is 40 million VND, the lowest is 100,000 VND, averaging 1.85 million VND. Statistics show that businesses spend Binh Ngo Tet bonuses with an average of 4.97 million VND.
The highest bonus belongs to FDI workers 87 million VND, state-owned enterprises 61.4 million VND, private enterprises 45 million VND and state-owned enterprises 25 million VND; the lowest level ranges from 0.2-3.9 million VND.
