Decree
141/2017/ND-CP
Decree 141/2017/ND-CP on regional minimum wages for workers under labor contracts
Ministry of Home Affairs
The ministry for public administration and the civil service: government organisation and staffing, administrative boundaries, local government, salaries, and state records and archives. In 2025 it became the primary successor of the former MOLISA, taking on labour, employment, wages and social-affairs functions.
Document Type | Document Number | Status | Date Effective | Issuing Body | Official Source URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Decree | 141/2017/ND-CP | In effect | 25/01/2018 | Ministry of Home Affairs | https://phapluat.gov.vn/legal-documents/126319 |
Summary
Decree 141/2017/ND-CP, issued by the Government on 7 December 2017, sets the regional minimum wage for employees working under labour contracts. It is relevant to take-home-pay and social-insurance calculations because the regional minimum wage is the floor for contractual pay and a reference point for contribution bases. The decree takes effect on 25 January 2018, with the wage levels applying from 1 January 2018, and it replaces Decree 153/2016/ND-CP. The decree sets four regional rates by area. Region I is 3,980,000 dong per month; Region II is 3,530,000 dong; Region III is 3,090,000 dong; and Region IV is 2,760,000 dong. The regions are assigned by administrative unit at the district, town, and provincial-city level, with the full list of localities…