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Salaries in Laos

The salary range of employees working in Laos is, by default, in the range of 1,428 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 4,272 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Laos is
80% of people earn:
1,428 - 4,272 USD
10% earn less lthan 1,428 USD
10% earns more than 4,272 USD
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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Laos into salary brackets in USD.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Laos by age in USD.

<24
 
 
Average 1,980
median 1,836
10% 1,068
25% 1,380
75% 2,412
90% 3,072
25-34
 
 
Average 2,688
median 2,388
10% 1,188
25% 1,668
75% 3,360
90% 4,536
35-44
 
 
Average 3,012
median 2,604
10% 1,176
25% 1,740
75% 3,816
90% 5,316
45-54
 
 
Average 2,844
median 2,448
10% 1,080
25% 1,620
75% 3,624
90% 5,088
55+
 
 
Average 2,688
median 2,376
10% 1,152
25% 1,644
75% 3,372
90% 4,596

Salaries by gender

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

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Men
2,976 USD
2,436 USD
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Women
In general, in Laos, men earn 22.2% more than women.

The best paid positions in Laos

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
42,396,978,203,375 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
40,160,764,317,139 USD
3. Call Centre Director Top Management
38,741,551,651,208 USD
4. Leasing Director Leasing
37,715,607,369,289 USD
5. Plant manager Top Management
34,482,375,044,715 USD
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
34,238,659,426,454 USD
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
33,342,881,440,651 USD
8. IT Architect Information Technology
33,149,632,187,788 USD
9. Lead developer Information Technology
32,090,453,957,923 USD
10. Managing Director Top Management
32,065,220,775,225 USD
11. Head of product development Management
31,239,603,346,193 USD
12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
31,202,369,015,626 USD
13. Sales Director Top Management
30,205,658,299,028 USD
14. Technical Director Top Management
29,204,485,617,196 USD
15. IT Manager Management
28,929,290,064,910 USD
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
28,502,356,922,518 USD
17. Marketing Director Top Management
28,384,837,989,925 USD
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
28,346,742,038,485 USD
19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
28,280,704,953,032 USD
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
28,035,973,853,029 USD

The worst paid positions in Laos

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
6,216,656,140,431 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
6,899,459,909,823 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
7,051,197,499,929 USD
4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
7,106,248,919,256 USD
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
7,127,081,681,070 USD
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
7,376,982,506,309 USD
7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
7,402,984,993,358 USD
8. Housekeeper Service Industries
7,411,201,163,822 USD
9. Cleaner General labour
7,470,714,548,382 USD
10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
7,519,796,165,948 USD
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
7,678,980,622,168 USD
12. Packer Production
7,726,585,175,382 USD
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
7,768,219,926,834 USD
14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
7,774,189,728,595 USD
15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
7,812,870,351,341 USD
16. General Labourer General labour
7,841,119,207,094 USD
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
7,853,028,038,441 USD
18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
7,888,723,760,308 USD
19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
7,923,250,139,561 USD
20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
7,937,805,377,874 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
12,600 USD (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
31,994 USD (gross)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
26,219 USD (gross)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
30,309 USD (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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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
164 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,500,000 LAK
Anually salary
1,968 USD
Anually salary
42,000,000 LAK
ClockPosted: 2025-04-11 05:34:24
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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
378 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,070,830 LAK
Anually salary
4,536 USD
Anually salary
96,849,960 LAK
ClockPosted: 2025-03-31 05:54:51
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Project Coordinator
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Vientiane Prefecture
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
304 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,500,000 LAK
Anually salary
3,648 USD
Anually salary
78,000,000 LAK
ClockPosted: 2025-02-05 06:30:37
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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
281 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,000,000 LAK
Anually salary
3,372 USD
Anually salary
72,000,000 LAK
ClockPosted: 2024-11-14 11:03:47
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Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Vientiane Province
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
84 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,800,000 LAK
Anually salary
1,008 USD
Anually salary
21,600,000 LAK
ClockPosted: 2024-10-04 16:24:55
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Marketing Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Vientiane Prefecture
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
433 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,243,000 LAK
Anually salary
5,196 USD
Anually salary
110,916,000 LAK
ClockPosted: 2024-09-23 20:22:12
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Chief Executive Officer
Top Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Vientiane Prefecture
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
507 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,833,300 LAK
Anually salary
6,084 USD
Anually salary
129,999,600 LAK
ClockPosted: 2024-09-19 12:13:00
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Interior Designer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Vientiane Prefecture
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
211 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,500,000 LAK
Anually salary
2,532 USD
Anually salary
54,000,000 LAK
ClockPosted: 2024-09-12 17:17:08
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ICT Specialist
Telecommunications
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Bokeo
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
96 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,050,000 LAK
Anually salary
1,152 USD
Anually salary
24,600,000 LAK
ClockPosted: 2024-09-03 11:52:47
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Custody Specialist
Banking
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Salavan
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
109 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,333,440 LAK
Anually salary
1,308 USD
Anually salary
28,001,280 LAK
ClockPosted: 2024-08-26 13:32:41
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