Salaries in Laos

The salary range of employees working in Laos is, by default, in the range of 1,344 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 4,248 USD (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:

1,344 - 4,248 USD

10% earn less lthan 1,344 USD

10% earns more than 4,248 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 2,004

median 1,848

10% 1,044

25% 1,380

75% 2,448

90% 3,156

25-34

Average 2,604

median 2,328

10% 1,212

25% 1,656

75% 3,240

90% 4,320

35-44

Average 3,048

median 2,652

10% 1,224

25% 1,788

75% 3,852

90% 5,328

45-54

Average 2,808

median 2,412

10% 1,056

25% 1,596

75% 3,576

90% 5,016

55+

Average 2,568

median 2,268

10% 1,104

25% 1,572

75% 3,228

90% 4,404

Salaries by gender

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

Men

2,856 USD

2,388 USD

Women

In general, in Laos, men earn 19.6% 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

43,371,732,459,534 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

40,429,923,015,318 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

39,001,416,877,217 USD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

37,968,320,244,183 USD

5. Plant manager Top Management

34,713,724,176,556 USD

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

34,468,029,817,948 USD

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

33,566,632,815,824 USD

8. IT Architect Information Technology

33,371,878,880,493 USD

9. Lead developer Information Technology

32,305,546,727,395 USD

10. Managing Director Top Management

32,280,076,515,756 USD

11. Head of product development Management

31,449,188,514,143 USD

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

31,411,604,421,360 USD

13. Sales Director Top Management

30,408,233,388,982 USD

14. Technical Director Top Management

29,400,358,477,717 USD

15. IT Manager Management

29,123,323,334,300 USD

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

28,693,497,982,288 USD

17. Marketing Director Top Management

28,575,216,804,339 USD

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

28,536,856,180,713 USD

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

28,470,385,140,584 USD

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

28,224,038,496,068 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

6,258,372,673,085 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

6,945,757,774,981 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

7,098,485,861,109 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

7,153,899,102,039 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

7,174,865,434,790 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

7,426,461,427,802 USD

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

7,452,646,047,815 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

7,460,908,335,981 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

7,520,825,455,798 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

7,570,243,878,623 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

7,730,488,783,308 USD

12. Packer Production

7,778,385,205,681 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

7,820,317,871,183 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

7,826,312,689,288 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

7,865,263,476,355 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

7,893,715,566,429 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

7,905,705,202,639 USD

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

7,941,643,050,036 USD

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

7,976,400,570,552 USD

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

7,991,061,472,861 USD

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The newest profiles in the salary survey

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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

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

161 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,500,000 LAK

Anually salary

1,932 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

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Vientiane Province

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

83 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,800,000 LAK

Anually salary

996 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

424 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

9,243,000 LAK

Anually salary

5,088 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

497 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,833,300 LAK

Anually salary

5,964 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

206 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,500,000 LAK

Anually salary

2,472 USD

Anually salary

54,000,000 LAK

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

ICT Specialist
Telecommunications

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Bokeo

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

94 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,050,000 LAK

Anually salary

1,128 USD

Anually salary

24,600,000 LAK

Posted: 2024-09-03 11:52:47

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