Salary and allowances for teachers in public schools from 2026

The Lao Dong Newspaper Legal Consulting Office replied:

Clause 1, Article 23 of the Law on Teachers (effective from January 1, 2026) stipulates that salaries and allowances for teachers in public educational institutions are stipulated as follows:

a) Teachers' salaries are ranked highest in the administrative career salary scale system;

b) Vocational allowances and other allowances according to the nature of work and by region as prescribed by law;

c) Preschool teachers; teachers working in ethnic minority areas, mountainous areas, border areas, islands and areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions; teachers teaching at specialized schools; teachers implementing integrated education; teachers in some specific sectors and occupations are entitled to higher salary and allowances than teachers working under normal conditions.

Thus, from January 1, 2026, salaries and allowances for teachers in public schools are regulated as above.