What is the payroll cycle in Vietnam?

Monthly, paid at least once a month on a fixed date agreed in the labour contract. Payroll is paid in VND (Vietnamese đồng).

Can I run payroll in Vietnam without a local entity?

Yes. Through an Employer of Record (EOR), Gracemark employs your talent under Vietnam labor law and runs local payroll, no entity required.

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Payroll in Vietnam

Payroll in Vietnam runs in VND (Vietnamese đồng). Monthly, paid at least once a month on a fixed date agreed in the labour contract. No statutory 13th-month pay is mandated; the Tet bonus is customary and contractual rather than a legal obligation. Statutory employer contributions apply. Gracemark operates it end-to-end, humans, not tickets.

Get a Vietnam payroll quote Paying an existing team there? Tell us the headcount, email or phone is enough.

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

Get a payroll quote for Vietnam

Send your headcount and salary band. We reply with employer burden, net-to-gross, and setup timeline, no sales scripts.

Get your Vietnam hiring plan

Send the role, a selected worker or an existing-team requirement in Vietnam. Get a written recommendation covering the model, cost categories, responsibilities and next steps. One hire is welcome; no meeting required.

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