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Salaries in Laos

The salary range of employees working in Laos is, by default, in the range of 30,393,000 LAK (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 91,345,476 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:
30.4M - 91.3M LAK
10% earn less lthan 30.4M LAK
10% earns more than 91.3M 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 42.4M
median 39.2M
10% 22.9M
25% 29.6M
75% 51.5M
90% 65.8M
25-34
 
 
Average 57.4M
median 51.0M
10% 25.5M
25% 35.7M
75% 71.8M
90% 96.9M
35-44
 
 
Average 64.3M
median 55.7M
10% 25.2M
25% 37.3M
75% 81.6M
90% 113.6M
45-54
 
 
Average 60.9M
median 52.3M
10% 23.0M
25% 34.6M
75% 77.5M
90% 108.8M
55+
 
 
Average 57.4M
median 50.7M
10% 24.7M
25% 35.1M
75% 72.1M
90% 98.1M

Salaries by gender

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

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Men
63,702,180 LAK
51,982,836 LAK
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Women
In general, in Laos, men earn 22.5% 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
1,983,988,800 LAK
2. IT Director Top Management
1,879,344,000 LAK
3. Call Centre Director Top Management
1,812,931,200 LAK
4. Leasing Director Leasing
1,764,921,600 LAK
5. Plant manager Top Management
1,613,620,800 LAK
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,602,216,000 LAK
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,560,297,600 LAK
8. IT Architect Information Technology
1,551,254,400 LAK
9. Lead developer Information Technology
1,501,689,600 LAK
10. Managing Director Top Management
1,500,508,800 LAK
11. Head of product development Management
1,461,873,600 LAK
12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,460,131,200 LAK
13. Sales Director Top Management
1,413,489,600 LAK
14. Technical Director Top Management
1,366,639,200 LAK
15. IT Manager Management
1,353,761,280 LAK
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,333,782,720 LAK
17. Marketing Director Top Management
1,328,283,360 LAK
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,326,500,640 LAK
19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,323,410,400 LAK
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,311,958,080 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
290,911,680 LAK
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
322,863,840 LAK
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
329,964,480 LAK
4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
332,540,640 LAK
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
333,515,520 LAK
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
345,209,760 LAK
7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
346,426,560 LAK
8. Housekeeper Service Industries
346,811,040 LAK
9. Cleaner General labour
349,596,000 LAK
10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
351,892,800 LAK
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
359,341,920 LAK
12. Packer Production
361,569,600 LAK
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
363,517,920 LAK
14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
363,797,280 LAK
15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
365,607,360 LAK
16. General Labourer General labour
366,929,280 LAK
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
367,486,560 LAK
18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
369,156,960 LAK
19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
370,772,640 LAK
20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
371,453,760 LAK

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

BulgariaBulgaria
427,379,397 LAK (net)
CroatiaCroatia
434,207,164 LAK (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
712,705,354 LAK (gross)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
281,819,550 LAK (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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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
326 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,000,000 LAK
Anually salary
3,912 USD
Anually salary
84,000,000 LAK
ClockPosted: 2025-06-19 08:28:26
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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
163 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,500,000 LAK
Anually salary
1,956 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
376 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,070,830 LAK
Anually salary
4,512 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
303 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,500,000 LAK
Anually salary
3,636 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
279 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,000,000 LAK
Anually salary
3,348 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
431 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,243,000 LAK
Anually salary
5,172 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
505 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,833,300 LAK
Anually salary
6,060 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
210 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,500,000 LAK
Anually salary
2,520 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
95 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,050,000 LAK
Anually salary
1,140 USD
Anually salary
24,600,000 LAK
ClockPosted: 2024-09-03 11:52:47
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