Salaries in Thailand
฿13,000a month
Median monthly salary, 2025.
- Yearly
- ฿156,000
- Equals
- $395
Top 10 highest paying
- Specialist doctor฿499,700
- Doctor฿414,700
- Judge฿388,300
- Airline pilot฿365,500
- Lawyer฿363,200
- Air traffic controller฿357,900
- CEO฿357,800
- Mine engineer฿352,300
- Astrophysicist฿351,700
- Traditional chiefs and heads of village฿350,600
Top 10 lowest paying
- Fast food worker฿78,010
- Subsistence crop farmers฿91,620
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmers฿91,730
- Subsistence livestock farmers฿92,650
- Tree doctor฿96,890
- Poultry sexer฿98,320
- Horticulturist฿99,930
- Shelf stacker฿100,600
- Kitchen assistant฿100,700
- Cleaner฿100,900
By major occupation group
| Professionals | ฿25,680 a month |
| Managers | ฿25,000 a month |
| Armed forces | ฿22,050 a month |
| Technicians and associate professionals | ฿20,000 a month |
| Clerical support workers | ฿15,000 a month |
| Plant and machine operators | ฿13,300 a month |
| Service and sales workers | ฿12,000 a month |
| Craft and related trades workers | ฿12,000 a month |
| Elementary occupations | ฿9,620 a month |
| Agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | ฿8,500 a month |
All jobs
- Accountant฿293,200
- Accounts assistant฿183,500
- Accounts clerk฿213,800
- Actor฿205,300
- Actuary฿318,900
- Agricultural technician฿217,600
- Aid worker฿174,300
- Air traffic controller฿357,900
- Air traffic safety technician฿254,900
- Aircraft technician฿173,900
- Airline pilot฿365,500
- Animal carer฿131,700
- Announcer฿269,700
- Anthropologist฿268,000
- Apiarists and sericulturists฿111,700
- Aquaculture support worker฿111,700
- Architect฿284,600
- Art director฿289,800
- Artist฿269,300
- Astrologer฿146,300
- Astrophysicist฿351,700
- Athlete฿235,300
- Audio-visual technician฿222,400
- Audiology technician฿202,700
- Audit clerk฿197,600
- Auto mechanic฿136,500
- Avionics mechanic฿162,900
- Ballet dancer฿240,600
- Bartender฿125,700
- Basketmaker฿116,700
- Beautician฿124,000
- Benefits officer฿233,600
- Bicycle mechanic฿132,300
- Bike assembler฿137,900
- Bindery worker฿114,700
- Blacksmith฿138,300
- Blaster฿164,200
- Boiler operator฿206,600
- Bricklayer฿147,600
- Broadcast engineer฿339,800
- Builder฿149,200
- Bus driver฿161,400
- Butcher฿119,500
- Buyer฿231,300
- Cabinetmaker฿129,000
- Call centre agent฿147,900
- Candle factory worker฿131,000
- Car assembler฿157,500
- Car cleaner฿108,200
- Car electrician฿164,700
- Car painter฿136,800
- Career coach฿274,600
- Caretaker฿149,100
- Carpenter฿141,800
- Carpet worker฿118,700
- Cashier฿117,700
- CEO฿357,800
- Cheese maker฿152,600
- Chef฿196,900
- Chemical engineer฿327,600
- Chemical engineering technician฿265,800
- Chemical operator฿272,000
- Chemical products plant and machine operators฿178,500
- Chemist฿295,900
- Chief engineer฿285,800
- Childcare centre manager฿218,700
- Civil engineer฿318,100
- Civils worker฿146,100
- Cleaner฿100,900
- Cleaners฿117,700
- Clerical support workers not elsewhere classified฿172,700
- Client information workers not elsewhere classified฿166,100
- Clinical research assistant฿189,900
- Cnc operator฿146,100
- Coffee taster฿130,200
- Commodity trader฿269,000
- Community health worker฿227,200
- Companion฿139,700
- Concrete finisher฿150,800
- Construction foreman฿279,800
- Construction manager฿263,600
- Construction worker฿127,100
- Cook฿132,400
- Corporate trainer฿277,500
- Correctional officer฿184,600
- Corrugator operator฿157,200
- Courier฿114,500
- Craft and related workers not elsewhere classified฿115,800
- Crane operators฿188,400
- Crop producer฿102,500
- Crop team leader฿102,800
- Croupier฿156,400
- Cure operator฿151,700
- Customer service clerk฿166,900
- Customs agent฿215,900
- Customs officer฿240,200
- Dance teacher฿153,200
- Data administrator฿313,700
- Data centre operator฿271,800
- Data entry clerk฿163,000
- Database and network professionals not elsewhere classified฿325,500
- Day care worker฿134,900
- Debt collector฿193,200
- Deep-sea fisherman฿105,900
- Dental hygienist฿201,500
- Dentist฿346,800
- Dietitian฿256,900
- Doctor฿414,700
- Door to door seller฿144,700
- Draughtsperson฿241,100
- Driving instructor฿170,200
- Earthmoving and related plant operators฿176,000
- Economist฿332,500
- Education officer฿275,500
- Electric powerline worker฿182,500
- Electrical assembler฿139,700
- Electrical engineer฿347,400
- Electrical technician฿262,100
- Electrician฿155,000
- Electronic engineer฿336,800
- Electronics engineering technician฿244,500
- Elementary school teacher฿276,700
- Embalmer฿154,700
- Embroiderer฿119,100
- Employment agent฿234,900
- Energy manager฿309,000
- Environment engineer฿304,100
- Environmental protection professionals฿278,200
- Esol teacher฿236,900
- Event coordinator฿215,500
- Executive assistant฿228,000
- Fabric cutter฿111,600
- Fabric dyer฿141,000
- Façade cleaner฿110,800
- Facility manager฿308,600
- Factory labourer฿120,600
- Farm equipment operator฿154,900
- Farm hand฿116,300
- Farm hands฿110,000
- Fast food worker฿78,010
- Fiacre driver฿105,200
- File clerk฿182,600
- Fill operator฿128,400
- Finance adviser฿294,500
- Finance manager฿337,600
- Financial analyst฿321,300
- Financier฿321,800
- Fire alarm technician฿158,100
- Firefighter฿204,100
- Fisheries boatman฿105,900
- Fishery production manager฿228,200
- Fitness club manager฿231,100
- Flight attendant฿158,800
- Food and related products machine operators฿143,000
- Food service worker฿116,300
- Food stall holder฿130,000
- Forest ranger฿107,000
- Forest worker฿124,600
- Forester฿248,200
- Forestry advisor฿293,200
- Forestry technician฿222,300
- Forklift operator฿148,000
- Fruit, vegetable and related preservers฿124,100
- Fur animal rearer฿113,600
- Garage manager฿265,300
- Gardener฿116,100
- Garment presser฿104,200
- Gas station salesperson฿117,400
- General manager฿290,100
- Geologist฿328,000
- Glassblower฿123,800
- Glassmaker฿156,900
- Glazier฿137,500
- Gluing operator฿130,400
- Grader฿134,600
- Grinder฿134,400
- Guide฿139,800
- Gym worker฿111,000
- Hairdresser฿123,800
- Hand and pedal vehicle drivers฿112,900
- Head of marketing฿330,100
- Health professionals not elsewhere classified฿255,000
- Health records clerk฿222,100
- Health screener฿208,000
- Heat treat operator฿159,600
- Hide machine operator฿141,900
- High school teacher฿293,900
- Historian฿280,400
- Horticulturist฿99,930
- Hotel manager฿229,200
- Hotel receptionist฿149,700
- House manager฿147,600
- Household manager฿143,200
- Housekeeper฿102,200
- HR manager฿307,900
- Hunter฿106,900
- Hvac mechanic฿155,800
- Industrial engineer฿328,100
- Industrial painter฿131,100
- Information clerk฿172,600
- Insulator฿143,300
- Insurance agent฿334,800
- Insurance seller฿247,100
- IT presales technician฿321,600
- IT project manager฿344,700
- IT technician฿236,700
- IT trainer฿269,400
- Jeweller฿124,000
- Journalist฿272,700
- Judge฿388,300
- Kitchen assistant฿100,700
- Laboratory technologist฿222,300
- Landscape architect฿286,700
- Laser technician฿264,700
- Laundry worker฿122,100
- Lawyer฿363,200
- Legal aide฿230,200
- Legal professionals not elsewhere classified฿312,900
- Legal secretary฿200,400
- Legislators฿141,200
- Librarian฿271,200
- Library assistant฿168,500
- Livestock and dairy producers฿106,700
- Livestock farm labourers฿112,400
- Loan officer฿243,900
- Logistics manager฿279,300
- Loss adjuster฿254,100
- Machine oiler฿163,200
- Mail carrier฿180,400
- Management consultant฿322,900
- Manufacturing director฿298,300
- Market trader฿145,300
- Marketing specialist฿290,500
- Mechanical engineer฿334,000
- Mechanical engineering technician฿270,000
- Medical assistant฿183,500
- Medical herbalist฿212,000
- Medical laboratory technician฿221,400
- Medical transcriber฿201,500
- Medical writer฿260,800
- Metal caster฿170,100
- Metal filer฿156,000
- Metal furnace operator฿250,600
- Metal molder฿135,900
- Metal worker฿140,900
- Metallurgist฿253,500
- Metalworker฿147,500
- Meteorologist฿324,100
- Meter reader฿118,000
- Midwife฿299,000
- Midwife assistant฿235,100
- Military officer฿286,000
- Mine engineer฿352,300
- Mine supervisor฿283,900
- Miners฿193,200
- Mining assistant฿147,300
- Mixed farmer฿104,900
- Motorcyle courier฿141,300
- Museum curator฿262,700
- Museum technician฿203,900
- Music teacher฿244,800
- Musician฿243,300
- Network engineer฿250,100
- Networks engineer฿324,700
- Nursing assistant฿145,700
- Nursing associate professionals฿220,200
- Nursing home manager฿274,900
- Odd job persons฿122,300
- Office clerk฿179,900
- Office manager฿242,800
- Operations manager฿333,600
- Optician฿194,800
- Optometrist฿285,300
- Other artistic and cultural associate professionals฿227,900
- Paper maker฿162,200
- Paramedic฿256,300
- Paramedical practitioners฿324,800
- Passport officer฿237,600
- Pastry cook฿114,200
- Patent agent฿273,300
- Pawnbroker฿147,000
- Payroll clerk฿199,100
- Performer฿192,600
- Personal care attendant฿142,100
- Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classified฿145,500
- Personnel clerks฿190,700
- Pest control technician฿127,900
- Petty officer฿236,700
- Pharmacist฿316,000
- Photo retoucher฿135,400
- Photographer฿201,400
- Physical therapist฿259,700
- Piano tuner฿143,800
- Picker and packer฿106,100
- Plasterer฿135,900
- Plumber฿152,000
- Police detective฿315,700
- Police officer฿207,300
- Policy analyst฿289,300
- Potter฿126,800
- Poultry sexer฿98,320
- Power plant operator฿280,000
- Prepress technician฿131,000
- Preschool teacher฿233,300
- Preschool teaching assistant฿135,600
- Primary school manager฿301,700
- Print operator฿127,400
- Prison teacher฿250,700
- Process operator฿308,300
- Product designer฿268,700
- Product manager฿328,000
- Production line coordinator฿202,900
- Production supervisor฿265,600
- Professor฿300,300
- Project manager฿300,700
- Promotions demonstrator฿124,500
- Proofreader฿191,100
- Psychologist฿298,000
- Public health inspector฿294,000
- Public relations professionals฿271,900
- Pulp control worker฿215,700
- Quality inspector฿250,800
- Radiologic technologist฿260,400
- Rail conductor฿149,100
- Real estate agent฿239,700
- Receptionist฿149,900
- Registered nurse฿301,800
- Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classified฿225,900
- Religious professionals฿236,700
- Religious worker฿202,300
- Rental sales worker฿143,300
- Restaurant manager฿200,500
- Retail sales associate฿141,000
- Retail store supervisor฿160,100
- Riding instructor฿174,900
- Rig driller฿193,700
- Rigger฿161,700
- Roofer฿114,400
- Runway model฿127,100
- Sales engineer฿312,800
- Sales representative฿251,800
- Sawmill operator฿151,600
- Scribes and related workers฿184,200
- Secretary฿185,000
- Security guard฿154,200
- Senior government officials฿347,600
- Set designer฿204,900
- Sewing machine operator฿122,800
- Sex worker฿127,400
- Shelf stacker฿100,600
- Ship pilot฿268,100
- Ships’ deck crews and related workers฿166,800
- Shoemaker฿116,400
- Shop keeper฿192,100
- Sign installer฿129,900
- Signalman฿194,800
- Slitter operator฿150,500
- Social care worker฿212,700
- Social media manager฿332,300
- Social services manager฿266,800
- Social worker฿265,300
- Software developer฿335,200
- Software programmer฿309,500
- Software tester฿319,900
- Soldier฿254,000
- Sorter฿124,300
- Special needs teacher฿279,600
- Specialist doctor฿499,700
- Speech therapist฿267,800
- Sport coach฿170,300
- Statistician฿262,300
- Steel erector฿152,900
- Stock coordinator฿175,200
- Stone fabricator฿160,100
- Stone planer฿161,300
- Stonemason฿144,400
- Store manager฿251,500
- Street and related service workers฿117,700
- Street sweeper฿121,900
- Street vendor฿117,400
- Subsistence crop farmers฿91,620
- Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherers฿101,700
- Subsistence livestock farmers฿92,650
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmers฿91,730
- Survey enumerator฿171,300
- Surveyor฿296,000
- Switchboard operator฿185,000
- Systems administrator฿312,700
- Systems analyst฿339,900
- Tailor฿103,200
- Tanner฿125,100
- Tax officer฿250,900
- Taxi driver฿134,900
- Technical aide฿250,200
- Telecom administrator฿262,600
- Teller฿190,500
- Tent builder฿144,800
- Test engineer฿328,800
- Textile braider฿136,300
- Textile machine operator฿132,500
- Therapy assistant฿174,200
- Tile installer฿135,800
- Tobacco dryer฿128,500
- Trades union official฿314,000
- Traditional chiefs and heads of village฿350,600
- Traditional therapist฿228,000
- Train driver฿223,200
- Translator฿251,300
- Transport clerks฿200,900
- Travel agent฿170,100
- Tree doctor฿96,890
- Truck driver฿164,300
- Typist฿171,700
- Underwater welder฿157,400
- Upholsterer฿120,100
- Urban planner฿301,700
- UX designer฿250,800
- Vet technician฿180,700
- Veterinarian฿308,100
- Vocational teacher฿272,100
- Waiter฿120,100
- Warehouse worker฿124,400
- Waste collector฿124,000
- Watch maker฿141,100
- Water and firewood collectors฿116,100
- Water plant operator฿240,500
- Water-based fisheries worker฿111,400
- Web developer฿309,800
- Web technician฿272,000
- Welder฿143,600
- Wind technician฿218,900
- Winder operator฿133,800
- Window washer฿116,100
- Wood treater฿132,400
- Woodworker฿124,600
- Zoologist฿302,800
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT), pay by major occupation group. How we calculate