Top 10 Highest-Paying Jobs in Vietnam You Shouldn’t Miss

The current salary situation of workers

According to the “Press release on the population, labour and employment situation in Q4 and the year 2025” by the Statistics Office – Ministry of Finance, in Q4/2025, the average income of workers reached about 8.7 million VND/month, an increase of more than 320 thousand VND compared to Q3 and about 500 thousand VND higher than the same period in 2024. By gender, male workers reached an average income of 9.8 million VND/month, while female workers about 7.4 million VND/month. By area, income in urban areas reached about 10.4 million VND/month, considerably higher than 7.6 million VND/month in rural areas.

For the whole year 2025, the average income of workers reached 8.4 million VND/month, an increase of nearly 9% compared to the previous year, equivalent to an increase of about 685 thousand VND. In which, the average income of male workers reached about 9.5 million VND/month, while female workers reached 7.2 million VND/month. By living area, workers in urban areas reached an average of 10.1 million VND/month, while rural areas reached about 7.3 million VND/month.

Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Vietnam 2026

In the context of rapidly developing economy and technology, many professions in Vietnam are witnessing a strong income increase. Below are the top 10 highest-paying jobs in 2026:

Surgeon

A surgeon is one of the high-paying professions in Vietnam. According to Thu Vien Phap Luat, the average salary ranges from 20-50 million VND/month and can be higher depending on experience, position and workplace. The advancement opportunity in the profession is quite clear, from specialist doctor to head of department or leading surgical expert.

The training time usually lasts 6-7 years of medical university, continuing residency and in-depth specialisation for 2-6 years depending on the surgical specialty, along with practice at the hospital. This profession has high pressure, having to be regularly on call, facing risks in surgery and great responsibility for the patient’s life. At the same time, doctors need to continuously learn and update new medical knowledge to develop further.

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Pilot/ Flight attendant

According to Vietnamnet Global, Vietnamese aviation pilots working for large airlines such as Vietnam Airlines have a basic salary from 40-200 million VND/month or up to 300 million VND, including flight-hour allowances. Flight attendants have a total income from 18-50 million VND, including hard salary and flight allowance of 2-10 million VND depending on rank. However, income can change according to experience, rank (rookie, experienced, chief), position and airline.

Both pilots and flight attendants need a professional certificate, good health and foreign-language ability, especially aviation terminology. This profession has high prospects thanks to the developing aviation industry, with clear advancement opportunities. The working environment is professional but pressured, especially with flight schedules and high safety requirements.

Lawyer

Lawyers in Vietnam usually receive a salary by experience, type of company and area of legal practice. According to the market salary data survey by SalaryExplorer, the average salary is from 18-50 million/month and can be higher with international law firms. To practise, a lawyer needs to graduate with a bachelor of law, do a minimum 12-month practice internship and pass the exam held by the Bar Federation to be granted a practice certificate.

In addition, the opportunities of this industry also expand internationally. They can work at law firms, multinational corporations or non-governmental organisations. At the same time, lawyers need to continuously update knowledge and train communication and negotiation skills to develop their career.

Information technology

According to reports from TopDev and VietnamWorks, the salary in the information technology industry in Vietnam depends on position and experience. Specifically, new graduates can reach a salary from 10-15 million/month, staff-level programmers have an average income of about 12-35 million/month. Meanwhile, senior positions or those with specific expertise such as AI, Big Data, Blockchain can reach 60-100 million/month.

Notably, Data Engineer, Senior Data Scientist and ML Engineer are in the high-income group, with a salary of up to 100 million/month. This shows that the IT industry will continue to develop strongly and the human-resource demand remains high.

Currently, the Information Technology discipline at HUFLIT is emphasised in training in a practical direction, helping students:

• Application-oriented training: The programme focuses on practice and application; students access real problems early, learning through projects
• Flexible by in-depth specialisation: Students can choose a development orientation by specialisations such as: Software Technology, Network Security, Information Systems, Data Science, Microchip Design.
• Enterprise cooperation & practical technology: HUFLIT builds a programme with consultation from enterprises, combined with organising workshops, technology seminars and internships at enterprises so that students improve skills and expand professional connections.

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Automotive engineer

According to labour-market survey data of the automotive engineering industry from VietnamWorks, automotive engineers have a quite attractive income that increases with work experience, an average of 15-40 million/month. New graduates usually receive 8-15 million VND, while engineers with over 5 years can reach 25-40 million. (Source: VietnamWorks).

This profession requires professional skills in design, maintenance and production management. With very wide prospects thanks to the development of the car market and new technology. Automotive engineers can work at manufacturing plants, design companies or research and development centres.

The psychology discipline

According to actual recruitment data on the TopCV job platform, the psychology discipline has a salary ranging from 8-15 million/month for new graduates and can be over 30-40 million with experienced experts. This profession opens up many career opportunities in counselling centres, hospitals, schools and enterprises. The required expertise includes counselling, research and psychological therapy.

The demand for mental health is increasingly developing, especially in the context of modern society and high work pressure. Psychology not only helps solve personal problems but also supports organisations in improving work performance. Therefore, this discipline is developing strongly and brings long-term career prospects.

The logistics and supply chain management industry

The logistics and supply chain management industry has quite a flexible salary and wide-open career opportunities in international commerce. Source from CareerViet shows that new graduates have a salary from 8-12 million/month, specialists from 15-25 million and higher management levels even over 40 million at large or multinational enterprises.

To succeed in the industry, professional skills in supply chain management, foreign languages, international commerce are very important. Because this work requires coordination with partners and multinational enterprise networks.

The strength of studying the logistics industry at HUFLIT is that the training programme helps students firmly grasp the foundation of Logistics activities in an international environment and in-depth in the field of supply chain management. The specialised subjects will be taught in English, creating a competitive advantage for learners when entering the high-quality labour market.

The marketing industry

The marketing industry has quite an attractive salary, increasing with job position and experience. According to VietnamWorks’ survey, the Marketing Manager position averages 28-40 million/month and can be higher, while Digital Marketing usually has an income of about 15-35 million depending on rank and skills. Senior positions such as marketing director can reach >50 million/month.

This profession requires digital marketing, SEO, content and data-analysis skills. Career opportunities are wide open in multi-industry enterprises, from media companies to large corporations.

At HUFLIT, the Marketing programme is designed modernly, combining theory and practice, helping students develop comprehensively in expertise and real-combat skills. The training content is continuously updated according to the latest trends in the industry, ensuring students are always ready to integrate into the labour market. In addition, HUFLIT also combines 2 strategic tools, foreign languages and information technology, creating conditions for students to develop themselves on their future career path.

Financial specialist

According to salary survey data of the Finance – Accounting discipline group in Vietnam from SalaryExplorer, the income of a financial specialist depends on position and work experience. Specifically, Financial Analyst from 20-30 million VND/month, Accountant (accounting/finance) records from 8-15 million VND for staff with a few years of experience and 20-30 million for management, CFO (chief financial officer) can earn up to >30 million VND.

This profession requires financial-management skills, data analysis and a CFA or CPA certificate to increase professional value. In particular, students studying at the Faculty of Economics – Finance at HUFLIT will be equipped with a modern financial-knowledge foundation, combined with foreign-language skills and analytical thinking. This helps students easily adapt to enterprise, bank and financial-organisation environments at home and abroad.

The translation-interpreting industry

According to VietnamWorks, the translation-interpreting industry has an average salary (from ~8-12 million/month for new graduates, up to 20-50 million/month or more for people with in-depth experience). Work positions are diverse, including multinational companies, conferences, import-export. Currently, the prospects of the translation-interpreting profession are very wide open in the context of global integration, when the demand for international communication rises high.

At HUFLIT, the language training programmes are not only limited to English but also include Chinese Language, Japanese Language, Korean Language, with a highly applied orientation closely following the real needs of the labour market. Students are equipped with in-depth language knowledge, translation-interpreting skills and professional communication in many different fields.

In particular, many course units are taught in the specialised language, combined with the guidance of experienced lecturers and native lecturers, helping students improve their reflexes, pronunciation and vocabulary, thereby confidently working in an international environment right after graduation.

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How to achieve a high salary for the chosen professions

To achieve a high salary in the professions, you need to focus on comprehensively developing both professional skills and practical experience, specifically:

• Improve professional skills, learn supplementary certificates such as TOEIC, IELTS, HSK, TOPIK or specialised certificates.
• Accumulate practical experience through projects, internships or related work to improve capacity and reputation.
• Develop soft skills such as communication, management, presentation, teamwork and negotiation.
• Build a professional network and find opportunities to learn from colleagues and industry experts.
• Make a clear career plan and long-term orientation, determine advancement goals suitable to your capacity.

HUFLIT students and opportunities in high-income industries

The study programme at HUFLIT is designed modernly, integrating professional knowledge with practical skills and foreign languages, helping students develop comprehensively. At the same time, the school also regularly organises activities such as workshops, seminars, job fairs such as Internship Week and Career Fair, offering more than 500-1000 internship and job positions from many partner companies.

In addition, CareerHub – HUFLIT’s internship and job connection channel is where career opportunities are concentrated, supporting students in preparing CVs and connecting with employers. This opportunity helps students build practical experience to aim for a higher income.

Another strength of HUFLIT is the close relationship with enterprises. The school cooperates with more than 100 international partners from countries such as Japan, South Korea, etc. to expand study and work opportunities for students. Thanks to this, 94% of HUFLIT students have jobs right upon graduation and are highly valued in both expertise and skills.

The professions at HUFLIT are designed to suit high-income trends such as Information Technology, Marketing, Finance, English Language, etc. Students should make use of the study environment, workshops and real projects to develop soft and professional skills. In addition, building a professional network early will help students increase advancement opportunities and a higher salary.

Common questions about high-income professions in Vietnam

What level of foreign language do high-income professions require?

Many high-income professions today usually require foreign languages at a fluent communication level (usually English):

• Information technology (IT): According to a report from TopDev, a salary of 20-50+ million/month for highly experienced people, requiring English from intermediate level and above to read documents, exchange technically and work with international teams.
• Finance – Banking: According to data from SalaryExplorer, the salary of this industry is from 15-30 million or higher, requiring English of fairly good level and above, sometimes plus a 2nd foreign language to interact with foreign partners.
• Translation – interpreting: According to VietnamWorks, at a salary from 20-50 million/month or more for people with in-depth experience, requiring fluency (usually from B2/C1 and above) and specialised skills.

Which skills determine the salary in high professions?

The skills that determine the salary in high professions include:

• Hard skills: expertise, fluent foreign languages, valuable specialised certificates.
• Soft skills: management, effective communication, problem-solving.

Does a high salary come with great work pressure?

Yes, due to great work pressure and requirements of deep expertise, high responsibility. Currently hot industries such as IT, Finance, Marketing, etc. require focus, problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure.

How can new graduates access high-paying industries?

New graduates can access high-paying industries through internships, mentorship programmes, building a professional network or learning additional specialised certificates or foreign languages will help improve the profile’s value. In addition, to impress employers, students should build a clear profile, highlighting skills, practical experience and personal achievements.

Above is a compilation of the top 10 highest-paying jobs in Vietnam, along with information about salary, skills and career opportunities. Clearly grasping the requirements and trends of each industry will help you orient your career more effectively. If you have questions or need detailed advice, you can contact HUFLIT for support.

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