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Salaries in Laos

The salary range of employees working in Laos is, by default, in the range of 120.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 359.00 USD (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:
120 - 359 USD
10% earn less lthan 120 USD
10% earns more than 359 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 167
median 154
10% 90
25% 116
75% 203
90% 259
25-34
 
 
Average 226
median 201
10% 100
25% 141
75% 283
90% 381
35-44
 
 
Average 253
median 219
10% 99
25% 147
75% 321
90% 447
45-54
 
 
Average 239
median 206
10% 91
25% 136
75% 305
90% 428
55+
 
 
Average 226
median 199
10% 97
25% 138
75% 284
90% 386

Salaries by gender

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

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Men
251 USD
205 USD
Woman icon
Women
In general, in Laos, men earn 22.4% 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
289,750,877,669.31 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
274,468,068,288.77 USD
3. Call Centre Director Top Management
264,768,836,575.13 USD
4. Leasing Director Leasing
257,757,293,094.36 USD
5. Plant manager Top Management
235,660,626,222.01 USD
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
233,995,016,612.90 USD
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
227,873,060,082.46 USD
8. IT Architect Information Technology
226,552,349,432.81 USD
9. Lead developer Information Technology
219,313,677,368.98 USD
10. Managing Director Top Management
219,141,227,889.25 USD
11. Head of product development Management
213,498,765,034.16 USD
12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
213,244,296,899.43 USD
13. Sales Director Top Management
206,432,542,450.06 USD
14. Technical Director Top Management
199,590,293,885.37 USD
15. IT Manager Management
197,709,543,035.09 USD
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
194,791,781,959.74 USD
17. Marketing Director Top Management
193,988,630,053.53 USD
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
193,728,273,399.98 USD
19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
193,276,960,493.27 USD
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
191,604,410,844.13 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
42,486,083,895.36 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
47,152,524,756.03 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
48,189,534,981.09 USD
4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
48,565,769,272.85 USD
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
48,708,145,245.75 USD
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
50,416,026,007.81 USD
7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
50,593,733,093.63 USD
8. Housekeeper Service Industries
50,649,884,326.67 USD
9. Cleaner General labour
51,056,612,733.74 USD
10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
51,392,048,002.24 USD
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
52,479,951,854.25 USD
12. Packer Production
52,805,292,519.06 USD
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
53,089,834,160.62 USD
14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
53,130,633,183.87 USD
15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
53,394,985,618.04 USD
16. General Labourer General labour
53,588,044,913.65 USD
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
53,669,432,655.91 USD
18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
53,913,385,578.45 USD
19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
54,149,346,939.74 USD
20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
54,248,820,846.96 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

RomaniaRomania
1,657 USD (net)
LatviaLatvia
1,973 USD (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
2,204 USD (gross)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
1,059 USD (net)

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
165 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,500,000 LAK
Anually salary
1,980 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
381 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,070,830 LAK
Anually salary
4,572 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
307 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,500,000 LAK
Anually salary
3,684 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
283 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,000,000 LAK
Anually salary
3,396 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
85 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,800,000 LAK
Anually salary
1,020 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
436 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,243,000 LAK
Anually salary
5,232 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
511 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,833,300 LAK
Anually salary
6,132 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
212 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,500,000 LAK
Anually salary
2,544 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
97 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,050,000 LAK
Anually salary
1,164 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
110 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,333,440 LAK
Anually salary
1,320 USD
Anually salary
28,001,280 LAK
ClockPosted: 2024-08-26 13:32:41
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