Salaries in Laos - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Laos is, by default, in the range of 30,012,396 LAK (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 91,712,376 LAK (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual 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:

30.0M - 91.7M LAK

10% earn less lthan 30.0M LAK

10% earns more than 91.7M 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 43.5M

Median 40.2M

10% 23.6M

25% 30.5M

75% 52.8M

90% 67.1M

25-34

Average 58.3M

Median 52.3M

10% 27.0M

25% 37.2M

75% 72.6M

90% 96.9M

35-44

Average 66.4M

Median 58.8M

10% 29.0M

25% 40.9M

75% 83.3M

90% 113.0M

45-54

Average 61.3M

Median 53.1M

10% 23.9M

25% 35.4M

75% 77.8M

90% 108.5M

55+

Average 56.5M

Median 49.7M

10% 23.9M

25% 34.2M

75% 71.1M

90% 97.2M

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

Men

63,330,780 LAK

52,205,880 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

2,012,774,400 LAK

2. IT Director Top Management

1,876,924,800 LAK

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

1,810,598,400 LAK

4. Leasing Director Leasing

1,762,660,800 LAK

5. Plant manager Top Management

1,611,561,600 LAK

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

1,600,156,800 LAK

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,558,310,400 LAK

8. IT Architect Information Technology

1,549,267,200 LAK

9. Lead developer Information Technology

1,499,760,000 LAK

10. Managing Director Top Management

1,498,579,200 LAK

11. Head of product development Management

1,460,001,600 LAK

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

1,458,259,200 LAK

13. Sales Director Top Management

1,411,678,080 LAK

14. Technical Director Top Management

1,364,888,160 LAK

15. IT Manager Management

1,352,026,080 LAK

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

1,332,073,440 LAK

17. Marketing Director Top Management

1,326,581,280 LAK

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

1,324,801,440 LAK

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,321,714,080 LAK

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

1,310,277,600 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

290,538,720 LAK

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

322,450,560 LAK

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

329,542,560 LAK

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

332,114,400 LAK

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

333,087,840 LAK

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

344,767,680 LAK

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

345,983,040 LAK

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

346,367,520 LAK

9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

351,442,080 LAK

10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

358,881,120 LAK

11. Packer Production

361,105,920 LAK

12. Cleaner General labour

361,630,080 LAK

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

363,052,800 LAK

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

363,330,720 LAK

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

365,137,920 LAK

16. General Labourer General labour

366,459,840 LAK

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

367,015,680 LAK

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

368,684,640 LAK

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

370,297,440 LAK

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

370,978,560 LAK

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Estonia

597,313,742 LAK (net)

Slovenia

723,751,553 LAK (gross)

Serbia

357,950,842 LAK (net)

Poland

789,183,681 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

447 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

9,750,000 LAK

Anually salary

5,364 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

321 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

7,000,000 LAK

Anually salary

3,852 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

370 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

8,070,830 LAK

Anually salary

4,440 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

298 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,500,000 LAK

Anually salary

3,576 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

275 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,000,000 LAK

Anually salary

3,300 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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