Vietnam
Hire developers directly from Vietnam: test scores, salaries and a one-time 15% fee
Hire developers directly from Vietnam: profiles are free to view. On the marketplace, 15% of first-year pay is paid once and only on hire, with a 3-month free replacement.
Developer pay in Vietnam, per month
ITviec's 2025-2026 report prints these medians in million VND per month. The month column writes the same median in dong. The Total column is the median for that title. The second table is Back-end Developer by the year bands the report prints. The survey has 1,839 respondents and does not print a count for each row. It was fielded from 27 May to 31 July 2025 and from 21 October to 11 November 2025. The report page was checked on 29 October 2026.
The report is at ITviec's 2025-2026 salary report.
All experience
1,839 survey respondents. The report does not print a count for this row. Checked 29 October 2026. ITviec.
ITviec median of 37.8 million VND a month for a Back-end Developer in the Total column. The survey was fielded from 27 May to 31 July 2025 and from 21 October to 11 November 2025.
1,839 survey respondents. The report does not print a count for this row. Checked 29 October 2026. ITviec.
ITviec median of 34.8 million VND a month for a Front-end Developer in the Total column. The survey was fielded from 27 May to 31 July 2025 and from 21 October to 11 November 2025.
1,839 survey respondents. The report does not print a count for this row. Checked 29 October 2026. ITviec.
ITviec median of 37.25 million VND a month for a Full-stack Developer in the Total column. The survey was fielded from 27 May to 31 July 2025 and from 21 October to 11 November 2025.
1,839 survey respondents. The report does not print a count for this row. Checked 29 October 2026. ITviec.
ITviec median of 36.85 million VND a month for a Mobile Developer in the Total column. The survey was fielded from 27 May to 31 July 2025 and from 21 October to 11 November 2025.
Back-end, by years of experience
1,839 survey respondents. The report does not print a count for this row. Checked 29 October 2026. ITviec.
ITviec median of 12.4 million VND a month for a Back-end Developer with under 1 year of experience. The survey was fielded from 27 May to 31 July 2025 and from 21 October to 11 November 2025.
1,839 survey respondents. The report does not print a count for this row. Checked 29 October 2026. ITviec.
ITviec median of 25.35 million VND a month for a Back-end Developer with 1-2 years of experience. The survey was fielded from 27 May to 31 July 2025 and from 21 October to 11 November 2025.
1,839 survey respondents. The report does not print a count for this row. Checked 29 October 2026. ITviec.
ITviec median of 30.1 million VND a month for a Back-end Developer with 3-4 years of experience. The survey was fielded from 27 May to 31 July 2025 and from 21 October to 11 November 2025.
1,839 survey respondents. The report does not print a count for this row. Checked 29 October 2026. ITviec.
ITviec median of 39.9 million VND a month for a Back-end Developer with 5-8 years of experience. The survey was fielded from 27 May to 31 July 2025 and from 21 October to 11 November 2025.
1,839 survey respondents. The report does not print a count for this row. Checked 29 October 2026. ITviec.
ITviec median of 54.9 million VND a month for a Back-end Developer with more than 8 years of experience. The survey was fielded from 27 May to 31 July 2025 and from 21 October to 11 November 2025.
The Total column is not a junior, mid, or senior label. The year bands keep the names ITviec prints. This page does not rename them.
A dash in the ITviec table is a cell the report does not print. Front-end Developer has no median for under 1 year or for 1-2 years. Those cells, and the other blank cells, are left out.
PayScale's Viet Nam software-engineer page was last updated 20 December 2019. The dong amounts on that page are not a usable salary, so they are not cited. Game, embedded, and management medians stay on the ITviec report and are not restated here.
Vietnam's clock and the US workday
Vietnam is UTC+7 all year. The country does not use daylight saving time. Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Da Nang share that offset. It is one hour behind Manila and Singapore, and 1 hour 30 minutes ahead of India.
When it is 9:00 a.m. in New York during Eastern Standard Time, it is 9:00 p.m. in Ho Chi Minh City. During Eastern Daylight Time, that New York morning is 8:00 p.m. in Ho Chi Minh City. When it is 9:00 a.m. in Los Angeles during Pacific Standard Time, it is 12:00 a.m. the next day in Ho Chi Minh City, and 11:00 p.m. during Pacific Daylight Time.
A 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. day in Ho Chi Minh City is 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. in New York during Eastern Standard Time, and 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. during Eastern Daylight Time. The same day is 6:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. in Los Angeles during Pacific Standard Time, and 7:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. during Pacific Daylight Time.
Every profile shows the hours that developer can work. UTC+7 is the country clock, not that person's schedule.
Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Da Nang
Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Da Nang are the cities named on this page. They share UTC+7. The ITviec medians are national. The report page cited here does not print a separate median for each city, so this page does not either.
The English level on the profile is what the engineer reports. A proctored English test is separate: a real person watches. This page does not cite a country-wide English exam result.
15% once vs a monthly markup
Dong amounts stay in the salary tables. The fee example is the marketplace fee in US dollars. It is not an exchange-rate conversion of an ITviec median.
Profiles are free to view. On the marketplace, a hire costs a one-time 15% fee of first-year pay. Expected compensation of $3,000 a month is $36,000 of first-year pay. 15% of $36,000 is $5,400, paid once, and only if you hire someone Arca.ph introduced. There is a 3-month free replacement. A monthly markup is billed for as long as the person works. No markup rate is printed here.
How you'll hire
A hire in Vietnam still needs the hours on the profile. UTC+7 does not share a workday with the US East Coast.
- Sign up. Every profile shows what the engineer has shared, including tests and scores already on the profile.
- Your AI assistant searches and sorts. Grok Bot can do that through MCP. Claude and ChatGPT can search the same profiles. Arca.ph does not shortlist.
- You interview the developers you want to meet. An introduction is when the developer says yes.
- You hire. On the marketplace, the fee is a one-time 15% fee of first-year pay, with a 3-month free replacement.
- A contractor engagement, or an employer of record you arrange, are options. On the marketplace, Arca.ph does not employ the developer.
What's on every profile, and proof you can ask for
What's on every profile. The resume, expected compensation, the English level they report, the hours they can work, and screening answers.
Proof you can ask for is proctored tests a real person watches: an English test, a thinking-skills test, and a coding test with no AI allowed. Proctored tests lists the full set.
Related pages
Back to Asia. Sibling pages: India and the Philippines. See proctored tests and pricing.
Questions about hiring developers in Vietnam
How do I hire developers in Vietnam without a staffing agency?
Sign up on Arca.ph. Your AI assistant searches and sorts candidates. You interview and you hire. On the marketplace there is no monthly markup, and Arca.ph does not shortlist.
What does ITviec report for developers in Vietnam?
The ITviec 2025-2026 report prints median monthly pay. In the Total column, Back-end Developer is ₫37,800,000, Front-end Developer is ₫34,800,000, Full-stack Developer is ₫37,250,000, and Mobile Developer is ₫36,850,000. Back-end Developer by years of experience is ₫12,400,000 under 1 year, ₫25,350,000 at 1-2 years, ₫30,100,000 at 3-4 years, ₫39,900,000 at 5-8 years, and ₫54,900,000 at more than 8 years. The survey has 1,839 respondents and does not print a count for each row. It was fielded from 27 May to 31 July 2025 and from 21 October to 11 November 2025. The report page was checked on 29 October 2026.
Why is there no junior, mid, or senior salary?
ITviec does not print those labels. The Total column is the median for a title. The second table uses Back-end Developer year bands. A blank cell in the report is left out, including Front-end Developer under 1 year and at 1-2 years.
Why is PayScale not used for Vietnam?
PayScale's Viet Nam software-engineer page was last updated 20 December 2019. The dong amounts on that page are not a usable salary, so this page cites the ITviec survey instead.
What time zone is Vietnam on?
UTC+7 all year, with no daylight saving time. Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Da Nang use that offset. It is one hour behind Manila.
How does Ho Chi Minh City overlap US hours?
A 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. day in Ho Chi Minh City is 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. in New York during Eastern Standard Time, and 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. during Eastern Daylight Time. Pacific overlap is the evening and early morning in Los Angeles. The hours line on the profile is the schedule you are hiring.
What do proctored tests cover?
You can ask for an English test, a thinking-skills test, and a coding test with no AI allowed. A real person watches. Scores already on the profile stay on the profile.
What is the marketplace fee if expected compensation is $3,000 a month?
On the marketplace, profiles are free to view. A hire costs 15% of first-year pay, paid once, and only if you hire someone Arca.ph introduced. Expected compensation of $3,000 a month is $36,000 of first-year pay, so the fee is $5,400. There is no monthly markup. There is a 3-month free replacement.
Done-for-you is an option at 35% of first-year pay on hire. Pricing has the marketplace fee.
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