Salaries in Laos - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Laos is, by default, in the range of 2,501,033.00 LAK (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 7,642,698.00 LAK (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.

Gross salary in Laos is

80% of people earn:

2.5M - 7.6M LAK

10% earn less lthan 2.5M LAK

10% earns more than 7.6M LAK

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Distribution of employees in Laos into salary brackets in LAK.

Average salary and range in Laos by age in LAK.

<24

Average 3.6M

Median 3.4M

10% 2.0M

25% 2.5M

75% 4.4M

90% 5.6M

25-34

Average 4.9M

Median 4.4M

10% 2.3M

25% 3.1M

75% 6.0M

90% 8.1M

35-44

Average 5.5M

Median 4.9M

10% 2.4M

25% 3.4M

75% 6.9M

90% 9.4M

45-54

Average 5.1M

Median 4.4M

10% 2.0M

25% 3.0M

75% 6.5M

90% 9.0M

55+

Average 4.7M

Median 4.1M

10% 2.0M

25% 2.8M

75% 5.9M

90% 8.1M

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Laos (LAK).

Men

5,277,565 LAK

4,350,490 LAK

Women

In general, in Laos, men earn 21.3% more than women.

The best paid positions in Laos

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Laos (LAK).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

13,977,600.00 LAK

2. IT Director Top Management

13,034,200.00 LAK

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

12,573,600.00 LAK

4. Leasing Director Leasing

12,240,700.00 LAK

5. Plant manager Top Management

11,191,400.00 LAK

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

11,112,200.00 LAK

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

10,821,600.00 LAK

8. IT Architect Information Technology

10,758,800.00 LAK

9. Lead developer Information Technology

10,415,000.00 LAK

10. Managing Director Top Management

10,406,800.00 LAK

11. Head of product development Management

10,138,900.00 LAK

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

10,126,800.00 LAK

13. Sales Director Top Management

9,803,320.00 LAK

14. Technical Director Top Management

9,478,390.00 LAK

15. IT Manager Management

9,389,070.00 LAK

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

9,250,510.00 LAK

17. Marketing Director Top Management

9,212,370.00 LAK

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

9,200,010.00 LAK

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

9,178,570.00 LAK

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

9,099,150.00 LAK

The worst paid positions in Laos

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Laos (LAK)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

2,017,630.00 LAK

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

2,239,240.00 LAK

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

2,288,490.00 LAK

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

2,306,350.00 LAK

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

2,313,110.00 LAK

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

2,394,220.00 LAK

7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

2,402,660.00 LAK

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

2,405,330.00 LAK

9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,440,570.00 LAK

10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

2,492,230.00 LAK

11. Packer Production

2,507,680.00 LAK

12. Cleaner General labour

2,511,320.00 LAK

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,521,200.00 LAK

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

2,523,130.00 LAK

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

2,535,680.00 LAK

16. General Labourer General labour

2,544,860.00 LAK

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

2,548,720.00 LAK

18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

2,560,310.00 LAK

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

2,571,510.00 LAK

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

2,576,240.00 LAK

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Latvia

43,402,835 LAK (net)

Slovenia

60,312,629 LAK (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Cleaner
General labour

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Vientiane Province

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

160 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,500,000 LAK

Anually salary

1,920 USD

Anually salary

42,000,000 LAK

Posted: 2025-09-16 13:09:18

Operations Supervisor
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Vientiane Prefecture

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

445 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

9,750,000 LAK

Anually salary

5,340 USD

Anually salary

117,000,000 LAK

Posted: 2025-08-23 04:15:41

IT/Technical Support Specialist
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Vientiane Prefecture

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

320 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

7,000,000 LAK

Anually salary

3,840 USD

Anually salary

84,000,000 LAK

Posted: 2025-06-19 08:28:26

Kitchen Helper
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Vientiane Prefecture

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

160 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,500,000 LAK

Anually salary

1,920 USD

Anually salary

42,000,000 LAK

Posted: 2025-04-11 05:34:24

Warehouse Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Vientiane Prefecture

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

368 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

8,070,830 LAK

Anually salary

4,416 USD

Anually salary

96,849,960 LAK

Posted: 2025-03-31 05:54:51

Project Coordinator
Administration

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Vientiane Prefecture

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

297 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,500,000 LAK

Anually salary

3,564 USD

Anually salary

78,000,000 LAK

Posted: 2025-02-05 06:30:37

Secondary School Teacher
Education, Science & Research

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Vientiane Province

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

274 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,000,000 LAK

Anually salary

3,288 USD

Anually salary

72,000,000 LAK

Posted: 2024-11-14 11:03:47

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Salaries in Laos - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in Laos into salary brackets in LAK.

Average salary and range in Laos by age in LAK.

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Laos (LAK).

The best paid positions in Laos

The worst paid positions in Laos

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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