What is the average salary in Thailand?

Median monthly earnings of employees was THB 13,000 a month in 2025, according to ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - Labour Force Survey), 2025.

How many jobs have salary data for Thailand?

No individual job titles yet. Official data covers 9 broad ISCO-08 occupation groups for 2025.

Where should I go next?

Check a real offer in the take-home and cost of living calculators, or compare a neighbouring country with role-level medians.

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Average salary in Thailand

Median monthly earnings of employees in Thailand: THB 13,000 a month (2025, ILOSTAT). By occupation, professionals earn the most and skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers the least.

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Average salary in Thailand: THB 13,000 a month (ILOSTAT, 2025)

Median monthly earnings of employees in Thailand: THB 13,000 a month (2025, ILOSTAT). By occupation, professionals earn the most and skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers the least.

ILOSTAT reports median monthly earnings of employees of THB 13,000 a month for 2025 (ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - Labour Force Survey), 2025). A median is the midpoint: half of employees earn less.

The occupation split (ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB, 2025) runs from THB 25,680 a month for professionals to THB 8,500 for skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers. These are broad ISCO-08 groups, not individual job titles.

Thailand shows about -0.1% CPI in 2025 (World Bank Open Data), with GDP per capita about US$8,057. We do not yet publish role-level medians for Thailand, so there are no per-job pages here.

What we can say about pay in Thailand today

Treat THB 13,000 a month as a national reference point, not an offer benchmark. Official averages blend every sector, age, and hours pattern. Compare a real offer with the occupation group that matches it, then run the take-home and cost of living calculators.

Economy & work context

Public statistics that help read salaries alongside prices, labour markets, and the working year in South-Eastern Asia.

CPI inflation (2025): -0.1%
GDP per capita (2025): US$8,057
Unemployment (2025): 0.8%

Languages: Thai. Timezones covered: 1. Inflation, GDP, and unemployment from World Bank Open Data; holidays from Nager.Date.

Official earnings in Thailand

National figures from the OECD and ILOSTAT, in local currency as published. US dollar values use our exchange rates as of 2026-11-01 and are approximate.

Median monthly earnings of employees

THB 13,000/mo

≈ US$4,623 a year

2025 · ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - Labour Force Survey)

Mean monthly earnings of employees

THB 16,699/mo

≈ US$5,939 a year

2025 · ILOSTAT EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - Labour Force Survey)

Earnings by occupation group (2025)

Median monthly earnings of employees, by ISCO-08 major group. Source: ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB.

Occupation group	Monthly (THB)	Yearly ≈ US$
Professionals	THB 25,680	US$9,133
Managers	THB 25,000	US$8,891
Technicians and associate professionals	THB 20,000	US$7,113
Clerical support workers	THB 15,000	US$5,335
Plant and machine operators and assemblers	THB 13,299	US$4,730
Service and sales workers	THB 12,000	US$4,268
Craft and related trades workers	THB 12,000	US$4,268
Elementary occupations	THB 9,620	US$3,421
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	THB 8,500	US$3,023

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Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Thailand?: Median monthly earnings of employees was THB 13,000 a month in 2025, according to ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - Labour Force Survey), 2025.
How many jobs have salary data for Thailand?: No individual job titles yet. Official data covers 9 broad ISCO-08 occupation groups for 2025.
Where should I go next?: Check a real offer in the take-home and cost of living calculators, or compare a neighbouring country with role-level medians.