Payroll in Vietnam runs in VND on a monthly, paid at least once a month on a fixed date agreed in the labour contract cycle, with statutory employer contributions and no statutory 13th-month pay is mandated; the tet bonus is customary and contractual rather than a legal obligation. Gracemark operates it end-to-end, humans, not tickets.
Currency
VND, Vietnamese đồng
Payroll cycle
Monthly, paid at least once a month on a fixed date agreed in the labour contract
Working week
Up to 8 hours per day and 48 hours per week, with overtime capped and paid at 150% on weekdays, 200% on rest days and 300% on holidays
Minimum wage
A statutory minimum applies in Vietnam and is reset periodically. We confirm the figure in force on your start date.
13th-month
No statutory 13th-month pay is mandated; the Tet bonus is customary and contractual rather than a legal obligation
Employer cost
Employer social, health and unemployment insurance contributions total roughly the low 20% range of the salary base under the Social Insurance Law 2024 and Decree 158/2025/ND-CP, subject to caps
Probation
Up to 180 days for managerial roles, 60 days for roles requiring college-level qualifications, 30 days for intermediate roles and 6 days for other jobs
Notice period
Notice is generally 45 days for indefinite-term, 30 days for definite-term and 3 days for short-term contracts; severance of half a month's salary per year of service applies to periods before mandatory unemployment insurance coverage
Two ways to run payroll in Vietnam
Own-entity payroll
For long-term presence in Vietnam. Gracemark manages statutory filings, pay runs, and year-end reporting under your entity, with a named operator on South-Eastern Asia time.
EOR-run payroll
No entity in Vietnam? Employ and pay talent under Gracemark's local infrastructure via EOR, onboard in 2–3 weeks (eor), no local incorporation.
Compliance essentials in Vietnam
Customary 13th-month 'Tet' bonus around Lunar New Year
Four-zone regional minimum wage system
Six-month maternity leave is notably generous
Higher employer social-insurance rate (~21.5%)
Booming, low-cost manufacturing and software talent
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