Salaries in Laos

The salary range of employees working in Laos is, by default, in the range of 29,271,144 LAK (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 92,582,016 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:

29.3M - 92.6M LAK

10% earn less lthan 29.3M LAK

10% earns more than 92.6M LAK

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Laos into salary brackets in LAK.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Laos by age in LAK.

<24

Average 43.7M

Median 40.2M

10% 22.8M

25% 30.0M

75% 53.4M

90% 68.9M

25-34

Average 56.7M

Median 50.8M

10% 26.3M

25% 36.2M

75% 70.6M

90% 94.3M

35-44

Average 66.3M

Median 57.8M

10% 26.7M

25% 39.0M

75% 83.9M

90% 116.2M

45-54

Average 61.2M

Median 52.6M

10% 23.1M

25% 34.7M

75% 77.9M

90% 109.4M

55+

Average 56.1M

Median 49.5M

10% 24.1M

25% 34.2M

75% 70.5M

90% 96.0M

Salaries by gender

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

Men

62,201,760 LAK

52,075,896 LAK

Women

In general, in Laos, men earn 19.4% 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

2,010,715,200 LAK

2. IT Director Top Management

1,874,332,800 LAK

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

1,808,107,200 LAK

4. Leasing Director Leasing

1,760,212,800 LAK

5. Plant manager Top Management

1,609,329,600 LAK

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

1,597,939,200 LAK

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,556,150,400 LAK

8. IT Architect Information Technology

1,547,121,600 LAK

9. Lead developer Information Technology

1,497,686,400 LAK

10. Managing Director Top Management

1,496,505,600 LAK

11. Head of product development Management

1,457,985,600 LAK

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

1,456,243,200 LAK

13. Sales Director Top Management

1,409,726,880 LAK

14. Technical Director Top Management

1,363,001,760 LAK

15. IT Manager Management

1,350,158,400 LAK

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

1,330,231,680 LAK

17. Marketing Director Top Management

1,324,748,160 LAK

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

1,322,969,760 LAK

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,319,888,160 LAK

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

1,308,467,520 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

290,138,400 LAK

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

322,005,600 LAK

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

329,086,080 LAK

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

331,655,040 LAK

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

332,627,040 LAK

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

344,291,040 LAK

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

345,504,960 LAK

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

345,888,000 LAK

9. Cleaner General labour

348,665,760 LAK

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

350,956,800 LAK

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

358,385,760 LAK

12. Packer Production

360,606,240 LAK

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

362,550,240 LAK

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

362,828,160 LAK

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

364,633,920 LAK

16. General Labourer General labour

365,952,960 LAK

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

366,508,800 LAK

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

368,174,880 LAK

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

369,786,240 LAK

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

370,465,920 LAK

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Hungary

587,333,723 LAK (gross)

Serbia

337,809,011 LAK (net)

Slovak Republic

573,766,297 LAK (gross)

Poland

776,992,109 LAK (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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

462 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

9,750,000 LAK

Anually salary

5,544 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

332 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

7,000,000 LAK

Anually salary

3,984 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

166 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,500,000 LAK

Anually salary

1,992 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

382 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

8,070,830 LAK

Anually salary

4,584 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

308 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,500,000 LAK

Anually salary

3,696 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

284 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,000,000 LAK

Anually salary

3,408 USD

Anually salary

72,000,000 LAK

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

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

Posted: 2024-10-04 16:24:55

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

438 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

9,243,000 LAK

Anually salary

5,256 USD

Anually salary

110,916,000 LAK

Posted: 2024-09-23 20:22:12

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

513 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,833,300 LAK

Anually salary

6,156 USD

Anually salary

129,999,600 LAK

Posted: 2024-09-19 12:13:00

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

213 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,500,000 LAK

Anually salary

2,556 USD

Anually salary

54,000,000 LAK

Posted: 2024-09-12 17:17:08

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Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

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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