Decree
161/2026/ND-CP
Regulation on the base salary and bonus regime for cadres, civil servants, public employees and the armed forces
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 | 161/2026/ND-CP | Not yet in effect | 01/07/2026 | Ministry of Home Affairs | https://phapluat.gov.vn/legal-documents/51792470-5977-11f1-a95b-018344c97c3a |
Summary
Decree 161/2026/ND-CP, issued by the Government on 15 May 2026, sets the base salary (muc luong co so) and the bonus regime for cadres, civil servants, public employees, and the armed forces. The base salary is the central multiplier in Vietnam's public-sector pay system, used with salary coefficients to compute monthly salary, allowances, and many statutory entitlements, so this decree is directly relevant to take-home-pay and pension-base calculations for the public sector. Article 1 defines scope: the base salary applies to people drawing salary and allowances, and the bonus regime to salaried staff, in agencies, organizations, and public service units of the Party, State, Vietnam Fatherland Front, affiliated socio-political organizations, and state-tasked social organizations, at central, provincial, commune (commune,…