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Vietnam unemployment benefit table 2026

For Vietnamese citizens only: foreign employees on work permits do not pay unemployment insurance and cannot claim it. Monthly benefit and totals by years paid for insured salaries of VND 6 to 45 million a month, under the 2025 Employment Law (Region I).

Updated: · By the Công Cụ Nhanh team

Quick table (Region I, VND)

Vietnam unemployment benefit by insured salary
Insured salaryPer month (60%)1–3 years paid (3 months)5 years paid (5 months)12 years paid (12 months)
VND 6m3,600,00010,800,00018,000,00043,200,000
VND 7m4,200,00012,600,00021,000,00050,400,000
VND 8m4,800,00014,400,00024,000,00057,600,000
VND 9m5,400,00016,200,00027,000,00064,800,000
VND 10m6,000,00018,000,00030,000,00072,000,000
VND 11m6,600,00019,800,00033,000,00079,200,000
VND 12m7,200,00021,600,00036,000,00086,400,000
VND 13m7,800,00023,400,00039,000,00093,600,000
VND 14m8,400,00025,200,00042,000,000100,800,000
VND 15m9,000,00027,000,00045,000,000108,000,000
VND 16m9,600,00028,800,00048,000,000115,200,000
VND 17m10,200,00030,600,00051,000,000122,400,000
VND 18m10,800,00032,400,00054,000,000129,600,000
VND 20m12,000,00036,000,00060,000,000144,000,000
VND 22m13,200,00039,600,00066,000,000158,400,000
VND 25m15,000,00045,000,00075,000,000180,000,000
VND 28m16,800,00050,400,00084,000,000201,600,000
VND 30m18,000,00054,000,00090,000,000216,000,000
VND 35m21,000,00063,000,000105,000,000252,000,000
VND 40m24,000,00072,000,000120,000,000288,000,000
VND 45m26,550,00079,650,000132,750,000318,600,000

Insured salary: the average monthly salary on which unemployment insurance was paid over the last 6 months paid (shown in the VssID app), not take-home pay. From VND 45 million the monthly amount has reached the Region I cap.

Maximum benefit by region in 2026

Maximum unemployment benefit by region
RegionRegional minimum wageMaximum benefit / monthInsured salary that reaches the cap
Region IVND 5,310,000VND 26,550,000about VND 44,250,000
Region IIVND 4,730,000VND 23,650,000about VND 39,417,000
Region IIIVND 4,140,000VND 20,700,000about VND 34,500,000
Region IVVND 3,700,000VND 18,500,000about VND 30,834,000

The cap is 5 times the minimum wage of the region where you worked in your last month of contributions (Employment Law No. 74/2025/QH15, Article 39(1)); regional minimum wages from Decree 293/2025/NĐ-CP. Region I covers urban Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and other large cities.

How to read the table

Each month you receive 60% of the average salary on which you paid unemployment insurance (BHTN) over your last 6 months of contributions, up to 5 times the regional minimum wage. The number of months depends on the total time paid and not yet used for a claim: 12 to 36 months give 3 months, then each further 12 months adds one month, up to 12 months.

So one year and three years both give 3 months; months above 36 that do not make a full 12 are carried forward to a later claim. Payment counts from the 11th working day after a complete claim.

Who qualifies

  • A Vietnamese citizen whose employment contract ended lawfully (not by quitting in breach of the law, and not already entitled to a pension).
  • At least 12 months of unemployment insurance paid in the 24 months before leaving.
  • A claim filed at a public employment service centre within 3 months of leaving.
  • Still without a new job 10 working days after filing.

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