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Salaries in Laos - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Laos is, by default, in the range of 1,416 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 4,308 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Laos is
80% of people earn:
1,416 - 4,308 USD
10% earn less lthan 1,416 USD
10% earns more than 4,308 USD
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Distribution of employees in Laos into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Laos by age in USD.

<24
 
 
Average 2,040
Median 1,896
10% 1,116
25% 1,440
75% 2,484
90% 3,156
25-34
 
 
Average 2,736
Median 2,460
10% 1,272
25% 1,752
75% 3,408
90% 4,560
35-44
 
 
Average 3,120
Median 2,760
10% 1,368
25% 1,920
75% 3,912
90% 5,316
45-54
 
 
Average 2,880
Median 2,496
10% 1,128
25% 1,668
75% 3,660
90% 5,100
55+
 
 
Average 2,652
Median 2,340
10% 1,128
25% 1,608
75% 3,348
90% 4,572

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

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Men
2,976 USD
2,460 USD
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Women
In general, in Laos, men earn 21.0% 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
94,320 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
87,984 USD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
82,512 USD
4. Plant manager Top Management
75,456 USD
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
75,024 USD
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
73,008 USD
7. IT Architect Information Technology
72,576 USD
8. Lead developer Information Technology
70,272 USD
9. Managing Director Top Management
70,128 USD
10. Head of product development Management
68,400 USD
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
68,256 USD
12. Sales Director Top Management
66,096 USD
13. Technical Director Top Management
63,936 USD
14. IT Manager Management
63,360 USD
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
62,352 USD
16. Marketing Director Top Management
62,064 USD
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
62,064 USD
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
61,344 USD
19. Logistics Director Top Management
60,912 USD
20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
58,608 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
13,536 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
15,120 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
15,408 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
15,552 USD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
16,128 USD
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
16,416 USD
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
16,704 USD
8. Cleaner General labour
16,848 USD
9. Packer Production
16,848 USD
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
16,992 USD
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
16,992 USD
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
16,992 USD
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
17,136 USD
14. General Labourer General labour
17,136 USD
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
17,280 USD
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
17,280 USD
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
17,424 USD
18. Cashier Banking
17,568 USD
19. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
17,568 USD
20. Florist Service Industries
17,568 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
13,546 USD (net)
LatviaLatvia
24,180 USD (net)
SerbiaSerbia
16,969 USD (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
33,962 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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Cleaner
General labour
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Vientiane Province
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: 2025-09-16 13:09:18
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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
458 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,750,000 LAK
Anually salary
5,496 USD
Anually salary
117,000,000 LAK
ClockPosted: 2025-08-23 04:15:41
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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
329 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,000,000 LAK
Anually salary
3,948 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
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
380 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,070,830 LAK
Anually salary
4,560 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
306 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,500,000 LAK
Anually salary
3,672 USD
Anually salary
78,000,000 LAK
ClockPosted: 2025-02-05 06:30:37
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Laos is 227 USD.

The best-paid positions in the country Laos are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, Plant manager, Country Manager/Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country Laos are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Laos, regardless of the work they do, women earn 17.34% less than men.

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