Office Position
| Job Position | Experience 1-5 years (per month) | Experience 5 years or more (per month) | ||
| Baht | US$ | Baht | US$ | |
| Accounting | ||||
| Costing Executive | 30,000 – 50,000 | 979 – 1,631 | 50,000 – 70,000 | 1,631 – 2,284 |
| Internal Auditor | Max 50,000 | Max 1,631 | 30,000 – 80,000 | 979 – 2,610 |
| Project Accountant | 25,000 – 35,000 | 816 – 1,142 | 60,000 – 80,000 | 1,958 – 2,610 |
| Senior Accountant | 30,000 – 50,000 | 979 – 1,631 | 50,000 – 70,000 | 1,631 – 2,284 |
| Tax Consultant | 50,000 – 80,000 | 1,631 – 2,610 | 45,000 – 80,000 | 1,468 – 2,610 |
| Administrator and Secretarial | ||||
| Interpreter | 25,000 – 40,000 | 816 – 1,305 | 40,000 – 60,000 | 1,305 – 1,958 |
| Junior Secretary / Secretary | 30,000 – 40,000 | 979 – 1,305 | 28,000 – 50,000 | 914 – 1,631 |
| Report Analyst | 20,000 – 30,000 | 653 – 979 | 40,000 – 50,000 | 1,305 – 1,631 |
| Senior / Department Secretary | Max 40,000 | Max 1,305 | 60,000 – 100,000 | 1,958 – 3,263 |
| Senior Administrator | 35,000 – 45,000 | 1,142 – 1,468 | 30,000 – 60,000 | 979 – 1,958 |
| Customer Service | ||||
| Medical Product Specialist/Expert | Max 55,000 | Max 1,794 | 45,000 – 70,000 | 1,468- 2,284 |
| Report Analyst | 20,000 – 40,000 | 653 – 1,305 | 40,000 – 55,000 | 1,305 – 1,794 |
| Finance | ||||
| Financial Analyst | 25,000 – 40,000 | 816 – 1,304 | 50,000 – 80,000 | 1,631 – 2,610 |
| Risk Management Analyst | 25,000 – 40,000 | 816 – 1,304 | 40,000 – 50,000 | 1,305 – 1,631 |
| Human Resource | ||||
| HR / Administrative Officer | 25,000 – 35,000 | 816 – 1,142 | 40,000 – 60,000 | 1,305 – 1,958 |
| Human Resource Executive / Officer / Staff | 25,000 – 35,000 | 816 – 1,142 | 30,000 – 45,000 | 979 – 1,468 |
| Recruitment Officer | 25,000 – 35,000 | 816 – 1,142 | 40,000 – 50,000(2) | 1,305 – 1,631 |
| Legal / Compliance | ||||
| Company Secretary | Max 45,000 | Max 1,468 | 30,000 – 60,000 | 979 – 1,958 |
| Compliance Officer | Max 45,000 | Max 1,468 | 70,000 – 150,000 | 2,284 – 4,864 |
| Legal Consultant / Specialist | 30,000 – 45,000 | 979 – 1,468 | 50,000 – 70,000 | 1,631 – 2,284 |
| Purchasing / Procurement / Expenditure / Buyer / Merchandiser | ||||
| Merchandiser | 20,000 – 40,000 | 653 – 1,305 | 40,000 – 60,000 | 1,305 – 1,958 |
| Planning Executive / Officer | 30,000 – 45,000 | 979 – 1,468 | 45,000 – 60,000 | 1,468 – 1,958 |
| Purchasing Executive | 35,000 – 50,000 | 1,142– 1,631 | 50,000 – 80,000 | 1,631 – 2,610 |
| Sale | ||||
| Assistant Sales Manager | Max 55,000 | Max 1,794 | 50,000 – 65,000 | 1,631 – 2,121 |
| Business DevelopmentExecutive / Officer | 30,000 – 65,000 | 979 – 2,151 | 60,000 – 70,000 | 1,958 – 2,284 |
| Business DevelopmentManager / Specialist | 40,000 – 50,000 | 1,305 – 1,631 | 80,000 – 100,000 | 2,610 – 3,263 |
| Key Account Executive | 25,000 – 50,000 | 816 – 1,631 | 40,000 – 70,000 | 1,305 – 2,284 |
| Sales Operation Executive | 15,000 – 25,000 | 489 – 816 | 25,000 – 45,000 | 816 – 1,468 |
Note: (1) Adecco Consulting Ltd., Thailand salary guide 2015, http://www.adecco.co.th
(2) Adecco Consulting Ltd., Thailand salary guide 2016, http://www.adecco.co.th
Source: Adecco Consulting Ltd., Thailand salary guide 2019, as of September 2019: http://www.adecco.co.th
Engineering & Technical Positions
| Job Position | Experience 1-5 years (per month) | Experience 5 years or more (per month) | ||
| Baht | US$ | Baht | US$ | |
| Maintenance Engineer | 20,000 – 50,000 | 653 – 1,631 | 50,000 – 70,000 | 1,631 – 2,284 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 30,000 – 50,000 | 979 – 1,631 | 60,000 – 90,000 | 1,985 – 2,936 |
| Project Engineer | 35,000 – 50,000 | 1,142 – 1,631 | 80,000 – 90,000 | 2,610 – 2,937 |
| Purchasing / Buyer / Procurement Engineer | 25,000 – 45,000 | 816 – 1,468 | 45,000 – 60,000 | 1,468 – 1,958 |
| QA / QC Engineer | 25,000 – 45,000 | 816 – 1,468 | 55,000 – 70,000 | 1,794 – 2,284 |
| Quality Manager | Max 50,000(1) | Max 1,631 | 70,000 – 150,000 | 2,284 – 4,894 |
| Service Manager | Max 35,000(1) | Max 1,142 | 80,000 – 150,000 | 2,610 – 4,894 |
| Supply Chain Engineer | 40,000 – 50,000 | 1,305 – 1,631 | 50,000 – 70,000 | 1,631 – 2,284 |
| Technical Consultant | 30,000 – 45,000 | 979 – 1,468 | 40,000 – 70,000 | 1,305 – 2,284 |
Note: (1) Adecco Consulting Ltd., Thailand salary guide 2015, http://www.adecco.co.th
Source: Adecco Consulting Ltd., Thailand salary guide 2019, as of September 2019: http://www.adecco.co.th
IT Position
| Job Position | Experience | Salary Range (per month) | |
| (Years) | (Baht) | (US$) | |
| Software Developer / Software Engineer (Java-based) | 1-3 | 25K – 45K | 816 – 1,468 |
| Web application development using Java, Java EE, various frameworks (Spring, Struts, Hibernate, Eclipse, Grails, etc.) | 3-5 | 45K – 65K | 1,468 – 2,121 |
| 5-8+ | 65K – 85K | 2,121 – 2,733+ | |
| Software Developer / Software Engineer (.NET) | 1-3 | 25K – 45K | 816 – 1,468 |
| Web application development using the .NET framework; C#, C++, ASP.NET, VB.NET | 3-5 | 45K – 60K | 1,468-1,958 |
| 5-8+ | 60K – 80K | 1,958 – 2,610+ | |
| Front-End Developer | 1-3 | 25K – 40K | 816 – 1,305 |
| JavaScript, jQuery, JSON, Ajax, React, Angular, Bootstrap; CSS, HTML; may also include UI / UX design | 3-5 | 45K – 50K | 1,468 – 1,631 |
| 5-8+ | 55K – 70K | 1,794 – 2,284+ | |
| Full Stack Developer | 3-5 | 50K – 70K | 1,631 – 2,284 |
| Design / develop front-end and back-end code using multiple programming languages, databases, MVC architecture, microservices, APIs; similar salaries paid for Python, Ruby, other hard-to-find skills | 5-8+ | 70K – 90K | 2,284 – 2,936+ |
| Mobile Developer | 1-3 | 25K – 55K | 816 – 1,794 |
| Design / develop mobile applications on iOS or Android; usually includes UI / UX Development | 3-5 | 50K – 70K | 1,631 – 2,284 |
| 5-8+ | 70K – 100K+ | 2,284 – 3,263+ | |
| Programmer / Programmer Analyst (RPG, COBOL) | 1-3 | 25K – 45K | 816 – 1,468 |
| Design and develop business applications on AS/400 or Mainframe | 3-5 | 45K – 65K | 1,468 – 2,121 |
| 5-8+ | 65K – 80K | 2,121 – 2,610+ | |
| System Analyst | 3-5 | 50K – 70K | 1,631 – 2,284 |
| Gather requirements, design system components; often includes coding or team leadership | 5-8+ | 70K – 90K | 2,284 – 2,936+ |
| Software Tester / QA Engineer / UAT Specialist | 3-5 | 40K – 55K | 1,305 – 1,794 |
| Automated testing, manual testing, creating test scripts, user acceptance testing | 5-8+ | 55K – 75K | 1,794 – 2,447+ |
| Software Quality Assurance Manager / Testing Manager | 10-15+ | 110K – 150K | 3,589 – 4,894+ |
| Team lead; liaise with users; coordinate with release management and version control | |||
| Cloud Technology Engineer | 5-10 | 80K – 130K | 2,610 – 4,241 |
| Specialist in one or more platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), virtualization tools (VMWare, Hyper-V) | |||
| DevOps Engineer | 3-5+ | 60K – 100K+ | 1,958 – 3,263 |
| Build / maintain systems automating software development, deployment; skills incl. GitHub, virtualization,scripting; coordinate with release management; troubleshoot production environments | |||
| Software Development Manager | 10-15+ | 120K – 180K+ | 3,915 – 5,873 |
| Lead one or more development teams (Programmers, Analysts, Testers, Release Managers, etc.) | |||
| Business Analyst | 3-5 | 50K – 70K | 1,631 – 2,284 |
| Liaise between users and IT to translate business requirements into coherent applications | 5-8+ | 70K – 90K+ | 2,284 – 2,936+ |
| Business Process Improvement / Management (BPM) | 8-10 | 90K – 120K | 2,936 – 3,915 |
| Lean Management, Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt, Black Belt, etc.) | 10-15+ | 120K – 180K+ | 3,915 – 5,873+ |
| Web Designer / Graphic Designer | 3-5 | 35K – 50K | 1,142 – 1,631 |
| Design, create, maintain website front-end using HTML, CSS3, PHP, Word Press, etc.; create graphics using Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, other tools | 5-8+ | 50K – 70K+ | 1,631 – 2,284+ |
| Digital Marketing / Search Specialist | 2-5+ | 35K – 60K+ | 1,142 – 1,958+ |
| Plan, research, implement SEO, SEM, PPC, AdWords, social media activities, etc. | |||
| Digital Marketing Manager | 5-10+ | 70K – 120K+ | 2,284 – 3,915+ |
| Develop social media strategy, implement campaigns, coordinate among agencies, graphic designers, search specialists, etc. Scope and salary vary significantly by industry and company size | |||
| BI Developer / Data Modeler | 3-5 | 45K – 70K | 1,468 – 2,284 |
| ETL tools, custom dashboard development; Cognos, SAS, Business Objects, Hyperion, QlikView, Tableau, Crystal Reports, etc. | 5-8+ | 70K – 90K+ | 2,284 – 2,936+ |
| Data Scientist | 8-12+ | 120K – 200K+ | 3,915 – 6,525 |
| ‘Big Data’ tools (Hadoop, Spark, Storm, R, etc.); develop novel business insights from large data sets | |||
| Implementation Consultant (ERP / CRM / Business Intelligence / Data Warehouse) | 3-5 | 60K – 80K | 1,958 – 2,610 |
| SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, SalesForce, SharePoint, Cognos, Business Objects, Teradata, etc. | 5-8+ | 80K – 120K+ | 2,610 – 3,915+ |
| Solution Architect / System Architect Evaluate, select, design overall system environment, infrastructure, application components | 10-15+ | 130K – 200K+ | 4,241 – 6,525+ |
Source: ISM Technology Recruitment Ltd., Salary review 2019, as of September 2019: http://www.ismtech.net
Overtime Regulations
| Overtime pay on working days | Not less than 1.5 times of hourly wage rate |
| Holiday pay | |
| A. Monthly salaried employees | Not less than 1 time of hourly wage rate |
| B. Daily salaried employees | Not less than 2 times of hourly wage rate |
| Holiday overtime pay | Not less than 3 times of hourly wage rate |
Severance Payment Entitlements
| Employees have worked for: | |
| An uninterrupted period of 120 days but less than 1 year | 30 days |
| An uninterrupted period of 1 year but less than 3 years | 90 days |
| An uninterrupted period of 3 years but less than 6 years | 180 days |
| An uninterrupted period of 6 years but less than 10 years | 240 days |
| An uninterrupted period of 10 years or more | 300 days |
Source: Department of Labor Protection and Welfare, as of September 2019: http://www.labour.go.th
Minimum Daily Wages
Effective January 1, 2020, the minimum wage shows in the below table.
| Minimum wage | Area |
|---|---|
| 336 baht (2 provinces) | Chon Buri and Phuket |
| 335 baht (1 provinces) | Rayong |
| 331 baht (6 provinces) | Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon |
| 330 baht (1 provinces) | Chachoengsao |
| 325 baht (14 provinces) | Krabi, Khon Kaen, Chiang Mai, Trat, Nakhon Ratchasima, Ayutthaya, Phang-nga, Lop Buri, Songkhla, Saraburi, Suphan Buri, Surat Thani, Nong Khai and Ubon Ratchathani |
| 324 baht (1 provinces) | Prachin Buri |
| 323 baht (6 provinces) | Kalasin, Chanthaburi, Nakhon Nayok, Mukdahan, Sakhon Nakhon and Samut Songkhram |
| 320 baht (21 provinces) | Kanchanaburi, Chainat, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Sawan, Nan, Bung Kan, Buri Ram, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Phatthalung, Phitsanuloke, Phetchaburi, Phetchabun, Phayao, Yasothon, Roi-et, Loei, Sa Kaew, Surin, Ang Thong, Udon Thani and Uttradit |
| 315 baht (22 provinces) | Kamphaeng Phet, Chaiyaphum, Chumpon, Chiang Rai, Trang, Tak, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phichit, Phrae, Maha Sarakham, Mae Hong Son, Ranong, Ratchaburi, Lampang, Lamphun, Si Sa Ket, Sathun, Sing Buri, Sukhothai, Nong Bua Lamphu, Uthai Thani and Amnat Charoen |
| 313 baht (3 provinces) | Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala |
Source : Ministry of Labor (http://www.mol.go.th) as of January 2, 2020
Last Updated: January 2, 2020
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