Salaries in Laos
₭2,000,000a month
Median monthly salary, 2022.
- Yearly
- ₭24,000,000
- Equals
- $142
Top 10 highest paying
- Train driver₭41,953,700
- Specialist doctor₭40,862,400
- Boiler operator₭38,840,500
- Signalman₭36,617,100
- Airline pilot₭36,545,600
- Rig driller₭36,415,000
- Miners₭36,317,800
- Air traffic controller₭35,790,500
- Crane operators₭35,422,600
- Doctor₭33,915,400
Top 10 lowest paying
- Dance teacher₭12,529,000
- Legislators₭12,990,600
- Performer₭15,749,700
- Fast food worker₭16,218,900
- Food service worker₭16,242,900
- Gas station salesperson₭16,386,100
- Cashier₭16,435,800
- Waiter₭16,763,200
- Actor₭16,785,000
- Sport coach₭17,030,000
By major occupation group
| Plant and machine operators | ₭2,500,000 a month |
| Clerical support workers | ₭2,494,300 a month |
| Managers | ₭2,300,000 a month |
| Professionals | ₭2,100,000 a month |
| Technicians and associate professionals | ₭2,000,000 a month |
| Craft and related trades workers | ₭2,000,000 a month |
| Elementary occupations | ₭2,000,000 a month |
| Armed forces | ₭1,980,000 a month |
| Agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | ₭1,733,300 a month |
| Service and sales workers | ₭1,675,400 a month |
All jobs
- Accountant₭23,977,700
- Accounts assistant₭30,512,200
- Accounts clerk₭21,379,100
- Actor₭16,785,000
- Actuary₭26,075,600
- Agricultural technician₭21,762,000
- Aid worker₭24,342,200
- Air traffic controller₭35,790,500
- Air traffic safety technician₭25,491,400
- Aircraft technician₭28,988,000
- Airline pilot₭36,545,600
- Animal carer₭18,381,100
- Announcer₭22,054,400
- Anthropologist₭21,919,100
- Apiarists and sericulturists₭22,782,000
- Aquaculture support worker₭22,782,000
- Architect₭23,277,200
- Art director₭23,699,100
- Artist₭22,020,300
- Astrologer₭20,432,000
- Astrophysicist₭28,761,300
- Athlete₭23,525,300
- Audio-visual technician₭22,237,700
- Audiology technician₭20,271,400
- Audit clerk₭32,857,100
- Auto mechanic₭22,749,800
- Avionics mechanic₭27,146,800
- Ballet dancer₭19,672,200
- Bartender₭17,552,800
- Basketmaker₭19,454,400
- Beautician₭17,308,400
- Benefits officer₭23,356,100
- Bicycle mechanic₭22,051,700
- Bike assembler₭25,928,500
- Bindery worker₭19,112,100
- Blacksmith₭23,054,100
- Blaster₭27,359,400
- Boiler operator₭38,840,500
- Bricklayer₭24,599,300
- Broadcast engineer₭27,788,700
- Builder₭24,874,500
- Bus driver₭30,337,700
- Butcher₭19,920,600
- Buyer₭23,127,900
- Cabinetmaker₭21,506,200
- Call centre agent₭20,645,400
- Candle factory worker₭21,828,000
- Car assembler₭29,613,000
- Car cleaner₭22,492,800
- Car electrician₭27,451,100
- Car painter₭22,795,100
- Career coach₭22,452,700
- Caretaker₭20,823,100
- Carpenter₭23,627,200
- Carpet worker₭19,787,400
- Cashier₭16,435,800
- CEO₭32,918,500
- Cheese maker₭25,431,300
- Chef₭19,689,200
- Chemical engineer₭26,790,900
- Chemical engineering technician₭26,577,500
- Chemical operator₭27,197,700
- Chemical products plant and machine operators₭33,561,800
- Chemist₭24,195,000
- Chief engineer₭28,576,900
- Childcare centre manager₭20,123,000
- Civil engineer₭26,016,500
- Civils worker₭30,365,100
- Cleaner₭20,971,700
- Cleaners₭24,476,900
- Clerical support workers not elsewhere classified₭28,713,200
- Client information workers not elsewhere classified₭27,617,300
- Clinical research assistant₭18,994,900
- Cnc operator₭24,348,600
- Coffee taster₭21,707,700
- Commodity trader₭26,902,200
- Community health worker₭22,720,300
- Companion₭19,511,400
- Concrete finisher₭25,136,300
- Construction foreman₭27,983,700
- Construction manager₭24,252,500
- Construction worker₭26,431,700
- Cook₭18,479,000
- Corporate trainer₭22,693,300
- Correctional officer₭25,775,400
- Corrugator operator₭29,542,100
- Courier₭23,811,300
- Craft and related workers not elsewhere classified₭19,298,000
- Crane operators₭35,422,600
- Crop producer₭20,902,000
- Crop team leader₭20,955,300
- Croupier₭26,003,800
- Cure operator₭28,520,600
- Customer service clerk₭27,750,600
- Customs agent₭21,585,400
- Customs officer₭24,016,400
- Dance teacher₭12,529,000
- Data administrator₭25,656,600
- Data centre operator₭27,181,500
- Data entry clerk₭27,110,600
- Database and network professionals not elsewhere classified₭26,622,000
- Day care worker₭18,841,200
- Debt collector₭32,119,900
- Deep-sea fisherman₭21,598,700
- Dental hygienist₭20,154,500
- Dentist₭28,358,800
- Dietitian₭21,005,800
- Doctor₭33,915,400
- Door to door seller₭20,198,500
- Draughtsperson₭24,113,100
- Driving instructor₭23,759,600
- Earthmoving and related plant operators₭33,094,200
- Economist₭27,193,700
- Education officer₭22,528,600
- Electric powerline worker₭30,412,200
- Electrical assembler₭26,257,400
- Electrical engineer₭28,406,900
- Electrical technician₭26,210,500
- Electrician₭25,828,500
- Electronic engineer₭27,538,500
- Electronics engineering technician₭24,445,400
- Elementary school teacher₭22,629,600
- Embalmer₭21,600,300
- Embroiderer₭19,858,100
- Employment agent₭23,488,000
- Energy manager₭28,424,500
- Environment engineer₭24,864,900
- Environmental protection professionals₭22,747,300
- Esol teacher₭19,374,600
- Event coordinator₭21,547,600
- Executive assistant₭22,800,200
- Fabric cutter₭18,602,200
- Fabric dyer₭26,506,300
- Façade cleaner₭18,471,300
- Facility manager₭28,390,400
- Factory labourer₭25,076,100
- Farm equipment operator₭29,118,600
- Farm hand₭24,181,500
- Farm hands₭22,863,900
- Fast food worker₭16,218,900
- Fiacre driver₭21,867,300
- File clerk₭30,356,200
- Fill operator₭24,145,500
- Finance adviser₭29,451,400
- Finance manager₭31,056,000
- Financial analyst₭26,271,200
- Financier₭26,317,900
- Fire alarm technician₭26,347,300
- Firefighter₭28,492,300
- Fisheries boatman₭21,598,700
- Fishery production manager₭20,997,000
- Fitness club manager₭21,256,700
- Flight attendant₭22,172,600
- Food and related products machine operators₭26,889,800
- Food service worker₭16,242,900
- Food stall holder₭18,143,800
- Forest ranger₭21,821,400
- Forest worker₭25,901,800
- Forester₭22,837,900
- Forestry advisor₭23,979,500
- Forestry technician₭22,231,000
- Forklift operator₭27,819,800
- Fruit, vegetable and related preservers₭20,688,600
- Fur animal rearer₭23,156,500
- Garage manager₭24,410,200
- Gardener₭24,145,800
- Garment presser₭21,660,900
- Gas station salesperson₭16,386,100
- General manager₭26,693,300
- Geologist₭26,824,100
- Glassblower₭20,629,900
- Glassmaker₭29,486,300
- Glazier₭22,917,500
- Gluing operator₭24,519,100
- Grader₭22,425,600
- Grinder₭22,403,300
- Guide₭19,518,200
- Gym worker₭23,079,200
- Hairdresser₭17,282,400
- Hand and pedal vehicle drivers₭23,481,800
- Head of marketing₭30,369,900
- Health professionals not elsewhere classified₭20,854,300
- Health records clerk₭22,206,000
- Health screener₭20,799,300
- Heat treat operator₭30,007,700
- Hide machine operator₭26,676,700
- High school teacher₭24,032,600
- Historian₭22,926,500
- Horticulturist₭20,378,600
- Hotel manager₭21,082,300
- Hotel receptionist₭24,897,600
- House manager₭20,608,800
- Household manager₭19,998,000
- Housekeeper₭21,243,500
- HR manager₭28,323,300
- Hunter₭21,794,700
- Hvac mechanic₭25,969,600
- Industrial engineer₭26,831,300
- Industrial painter₭21,858,100
- Information clerk₭28,694,300
- Insulator₭23,886,500
- Insurance agent₭30,800,900
- Insurance seller₭24,711,500
- IT presales technician₭26,295,600
- IT project manager₭31,710,000
- IT technician₭23,673,900
- IT trainer₭22,027,300
- Jeweller₭20,669,800
- Journalist₭22,301,700
- Judge₭31,754,700
- Kitchen assistant₭20,927,100
- Laboratory technologist₭22,227,500
- Landscape architect₭23,444,000
- Laser technician₭26,473,800
- Laundry worker₭22,944,300
- Lawyer₭29,702,200
- Legal aide₭23,023,100
- Legal professionals not elsewhere classified₭25,584,500
- Legal secretary₭20,044,700
- Legislators₭12,990,600
- Librarian₭22,175,200
- Library assistant₭28,024,000
- Livestock and dairy producers₭21,766,000
- Livestock farm labourers₭23,366,600
- Loan officer₭24,394,000
- Logistics manager₭25,696,300
- Loss adjuster₭25,408,100
- Machine oiler₭27,196,000
- Mail carrier₭29,992,900
- Management consultant₭26,404,900
- Manufacturing director₭27,441,100
- Market trader₭20,281,400
- Marketing specialist₭23,753,200
- Mechanical engineer₭27,311,100
- Mechanical engineering technician₭26,998,000
- Medical assistant₭18,351,700
- Medical herbalist₭21,204,900
- Medical laboratory technician₭22,142,900
- Medical transcriber₭20,154,500
- Medical writer₭21,329,100
- Metal caster₭31,969,300
- Metal filer₭29,326,500
- Metal furnace operator₭25,061,900
- Metal molder₭22,651,500
- Metal worker₭23,478,400
- Metallurgist₭25,352,600
- Metalworker₭24,578,100
- Meteorologist₭26,503,500
- Meter reader₭24,526,300
- Midwife₭24,452,200
- Midwife assistant₭23,505,800
- Military officer₭25,683,800
- Mine engineer₭28,810,200
- Mine supervisor₭28,388,800
- Miners₭36,317,800
- Mining assistant₭30,620,000
- Mixed farmer₭21,381,400
- Motorcyle courier₭26,566,200
- Museum curator₭21,483,200
- Museum technician₭20,388,200
- Music teacher₭20,019,900
- Musician₭19,897,200
- Network engineer₭25,013,600
- Networks engineer₭26,553,600
- Nursing assistant₭20,347,700
- Nursing associate professionals₭22,021,100
- Nursing home manager₭25,292,100
- Odd job persons₭25,434,900
- Office clerk₭29,915,700
- Office manager₭24,280,200
- Operations manager₭30,689,800
- Optician₭19,483,300
- Optometrist₭23,326,800
- Other artistic and cultural associate professionals₭22,789,300
- Paper maker₭30,499,200
- Paramedic₭25,629,700
- Paramedical practitioners₭26,558,000
- Passport officer₭23,756,500
- Pastry cook₭19,033,400
- Patent agent₭27,325,600
- Pawnbroker₭24,442,300
- Payroll clerk₭33,104,200
- Performer₭15,749,700
- Personal care attendant₭19,833,300
- Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classified₭20,311,300
- Personnel clerks₭31,706,800
- Pest control technician₭21,314,800
- Petty officer₭21,255,800
- Pharmacist₭25,838,400
- Photo retoucher₭25,449,300
- Photographer₭20,138,900
- Physical therapist₭21,233,600
- Piano tuner₭23,968,700
- Picker and packer₭22,062,500
- Plasterer₭22,642,000
- Plumber₭25,329,900
- Police detective₭31,570,400
- Police officer₭28,942,700
- Policy analyst₭23,658,700
- Potter₭21,137,000
- Poultry sexer₭20,048,800
- Power plant operator₭27,996,800
- Prepress technician₭21,833,300
- Preschool teacher₭19,082,100
- Preschool teaching assistant₭18,930,400
- Primary school manager₭27,759,600
- Print operator₭21,241,000
- Prison teacher₭20,498,200
- Process operator₭30,825,200
- Product designer₭21,974,400
- Product manager₭30,179,600
- Production line coordinator₭33,741,400
- Production supervisor₭26,555,300
- Professor₭24,555,400
- Project manager₭27,666,600
- Promotions demonstrator₭17,381,100
- Proofreader₭31,769,400
- Psychologist₭24,369,700
- Public health inspector₭24,040,200
- Public relations professionals₭22,237,600
- Pulp control worker₭21,571,200
- Quality inspector₭25,076,300
- Radiologic technologist₭26,035,900
- Rail conductor₭20,815,900
- Real estate agent₭23,971,300
- Receptionist₭24,930,300
- Registered nurse₭24,681,500
- Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classified₭22,586,000
- Religious professionals₭19,353,800
- Religious worker₭20,234,500
- Rental sales worker₭20,005,100
- Restaurant manager₭18,447,400
- Retail sales associate₭19,685,100
- Retail store supervisor₭22,355,400
- Riding instructor₭17,491,900
- Rig driller₭36,415,000
- Rigger₭26,954,400
- Roofer₭19,067,200
- Runway model₭17,751,500
- Sales engineer₭25,578,000
- Sales representative₭25,180,500
- Sawmill operator₭28,493,600
- Scribes and related workers₭30,631,900
- Secretary₭30,756,700
- Security guard₭21,532,000
- Senior government officials₭31,981,200
- Set designer₭20,494,800
- Sewing machine operator₭23,081,200
- Sex worker₭17,791,100
- Shelf stacker₭20,908,700
- Ship pilot₭26,811,100
- Ships’ deck crews and related workers₭31,351,500
- Shoemaker₭19,404,100
- Shop keeper₭26,817,700
- Sign installer₭21,652,200
- Signalman₭36,617,100
- Slitter operator₭28,299,200
- Social care worker₭21,267,000
- Social media manager₭30,571,400
- Social services manager₭24,545,700
- Social worker₭21,697,300
- Software developer₭27,413,500
- Software programmer₭25,310,900
- Software tester₭26,162,900
- Soldier₭22,812,100
- Sorter₭25,846,400
- Special needs teacher₭22,865,900
- Specialist doctor₭40,862,400
- Speech therapist₭21,900,600
- Sport coach₭17,030,000
- Statistician₭26,233,300
- Steel erector₭25,480,900
- Stock coordinator₭29,124,700
- Stone fabricator₭30,097,500
- Stone planer₭30,326,000
- Stonemason₭24,062,100
- Store manager₭23,136,100
- Street and related service workers₭24,480,200
- Street sweeper₭25,346,700
- Street vendor₭24,405,800
- Subsistence crop farmers₭18,682,700
- Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherers₭20,742,200
- Subsistence livestock farmers₭18,892,600
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmers₭18,705,900
- Survey enumerator₭28,489,700
- Surveyor₭24,202,200
- Switchboard operator₭30,770,000
- Systems administrator₭25,570,600
- Systems analyst₭27,795,900
- Tailor₭17,191,800
- Tanner₭20,846,800
- Tax officer₭25,093,800
- Taxi driver₭25,358,500
- Technical aide₭25,016,500
- Telecom administrator₭26,264,600
- Teller₭31,679,500
- Tent builder₭24,135,400
- Test engineer₭26,891,300
- Textile braider₭25,629,300
- Textile machine operator₭24,907,300
- Therapy assistant₭17,423,100
- Tile installer₭22,627,700
- Tobacco dryer₭21,420,500
- Trades union official₭28,885,200
- Traditional chiefs and heads of village₭32,259,300
- Traditional therapist₭18,646,300
- Train driver₭41,953,700
- Translator₭20,548,400
- Transport clerks₭33,404,100
- Travel agent₭28,282,000
- Tree doctor₭19,758,100
- Truck driver₭30,882,300
- Typist₭28,544,600
- Underwater welder₭26,237,000
- Upholsterer₭20,011,100
- Urban planner₭24,672,800
- UX designer₭20,508,100
- Vet technician₭18,072,700
- Veterinarian₭25,191,800
- Vocational teacher₭22,248,600
- Waiter₭16,763,200
- Warehouse worker₭25,870,400
- Waste collector₭25,777,500
- Watch maker₭23,524,900
- Water and firewood collectors₭24,134,600
- Water plant operator₭24,054,100
- Water-based fisheries worker₭23,166,200
- Web developer₭25,334,500
- Web technician₭27,195,200
- Welder₭23,932,100
- Wind technician₭21,894,600
- Winder operator₭25,143,700
- Window washer₭24,128,200
- Wood treater₭22,063,900
- Woodworker₭20,759,400
- Zoologist₭24,763,800
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT), pay by major occupation group. How we calculate