Southeast Asia · Salary · 2026
Thailand salary levels, 2026
Monthly gross ranges for a role at a foreign-invested or multinational employer in the city named on the row.
Figures are monthly gross base pay in local currency, before bonus, allowances and employer social contributions. Statutory extras — a 13th month, THR, Aguinaldo, or Spain’s 14 payments — sit outside the monthly number unless the country note says otherwise.
Pay bands
Role × monthly gross
Low / typical / high. USD typical is a conversion used in this guide — not a live FX feed.
| Role | Low | Typical | High | USD typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Country general manager General management | THB 190,000 | THB 270,000 | THB 380,000 | $8,232 |
Country CFO / finance head Finance | THB 160,000 | THB 230,000 | THB 320,000 | $7,012 |
Finance manager / controller Finance | THB 90,000 | THB 130,000 | THB 180,000 | $3,963 |
Plant director Manufacturing | THB 130,000 | THB 190,000 | THB 270,000 | $5,793 |
Operations director Manufacturing | THB 140,000 | THB 200,000 | THB 280,000 | $6,098 |
EHS manager Manufacturing | THB 60,000 | THB 85,000 | THB 118,000 | $2,591 |
Supply chain head Manufacturing | THB 120,000 | THB 175,000 | THB 250,000 | $5,335 |
Regulatory / product-registration lead Regulatory | THB 85,000 | THB 120,000 | THB 165,000 | $3,659 |
Government relations lead Government relations | THB 95,000 | THB 135,000 | THB 185,000 | $4,116 |
Commercial director FMCG & commercial | THB 150,000 | THB 210,000 | THB 290,000 | $6,402 |
Sales head FMCG & commercial | THB 110,000 | THB 160,000 | THB 230,000 | $4,878 |
Trade marketing manager FMCG & commercial | THB 65,000 | THB 95,000 | THB 135,000 | $2,896 |
Shared-service / BPO team lead Volume and shared services | THB 55,000 | THB 80,000 | THB 115,000 | $2,439 |
Plant HR / admin manager Volume and shared services | THB 48,000 | THB 65,000 | THB 92,000 | $1,982 |
On top of base
Statutory burden
Employer social charges, 13th-month rules and wage floors sit on the hiring guide — not in the table above.
| Bangkok, Phuket, Chonburi, Rayong, Chachoengsao, Koh Samui | THB 400 / day |
| Lowest provincial tier (including Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala) | THB 337 / day |
| Social security | 5% + 5%, ceiling THB 17,500 (max THB 875 each) from 1 January 2026 |
| 13th month | Not statutory |
Full labour-law stack: hiring guide for Thailand.
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