Salary ranking for people recruited as public employees from July 2026

Legal Consulting Department of Lao Dong Newspaper answers:

Article 10, Decree 259/2026/ND-CP stipulating the recruitment, use and management of public employees (effective from July 1, 2026) stipulates the salary ranking for people recruited and received as public employees as follows:

1. A person who is recruited and accepted for a job position at a certain professional level is classified to enjoy the starting salary level of that professional level.

2. In case the person recruited as an official has worked in accordance with the provisions of law in accordance with the professional qualification requirements of the recruited job position, has paid compulsory social insurance (if not continuously but has not received a one-time social insurance allowance or has not enjoyed the demobilization and discharge regime, it is accumulated), is assigned to work in accordance with the professional qualifications and skills previously held, the head of the agency or unit with recruitment authority shall base on that working time to consider and decide to rank it into the appropriate salary grade at the professional level of the recruited job position.

3. In case the person admitted to work as an official according to the provisions of this Decree has worked for a period with compulsory social insurance contributions (if not continuously but has not received a one-time social insurance allowance or has not enjoyed the demobilization and discharge regime, it is accumulated) in accordance with the professional qualification requirements of the job position being admitted, that working period is calculated as the basis for ranking salary at the professional level of the job position being admitted.

4. The Ministry of Home Affairs guides the salary ranking for cases specified in this Article.

Thus, from July 1, 2026, salary ranking for people recruited as public employees according to the above regulations.