Vietnam · Manual QA engineer · Senior (5+ years)
Senior manual QA engineer in Vietnam: VND 440,632,812 a year,
Total employer cost as of , dataset v1.0.
Hiring a senior manual QA engineer as an employee in Vietnam costs a median of VND 440,632,812 a year (USD 17,189), with scenarios from VND 423,378,828 to VND 460,543,157.
Base salary is VND 308,589,924; employer contributions (social security and payroll taxes the employer pays on top of salary), equipment, recruiting and ramp add 43%.
Breakdown
Each row applies formula v1.0 to sourced inputs. The p25 and p75 columns apply the formula to the low and high ends of each input; they are scenarios, not percentiles of the total. Footnote numbers point to the sources below. USD figures use 25,634 VND per USD on 8 October 2026[31].
| Component | p25 | Median | p75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base salary[1][2] 2 sources, spread 3% | VND 303,600,000USD 11,844 | VND 308,589,924USD 12,038 | VND 313,579,848USD 12,233 |
| Employer contributions[3][4][5][6] | VND 71,346,000USD 2,783 | VND 72,518,632USD 2,829 | VND 73,691,264USD 2,875 |
| Mandatory benefits (none in statute)[3][7][8][9] None in statute: the statutory sources list no payment beyond 12 monthly salaries; paid leave is counted in productive hours | VND 0USD 0 | VND 0USD 0 | VND 0USD 0 |
| Voluntary benefits | Not estimated: fewer than two sources for this country; the total leaves it out | ||
| Equipment and tooling[10][11][12][13][14][15][16] | VND 24,448,428USD 954 | VND 28,973,854USD 1,130 | VND 35,956,043USD 1,403 |
| Recruiting, amortised over 2.5 years[17][18][19] Agency fee 15% to 25% of base salary | VND 18,216,000USD 711 | VND 24,687,194USD 963 | VND 31,357,985USD 1,223 |
| Onboarding ramp, amortised over 2.5 years (formula default)[1][2][3][4][5][6] 4 weeks at 50% productivity | VND 5,768,400USD 225 | VND 5,863,209USD 229 | VND 5,958,017USD 232 |
| Total annual cost | VND 423,378,828USD 16,516 | VND 440,632,812USD 17,189 | VND 460,543,157USD 17,966 |
| First-year cost (recruiting and ramp not amortised) | VND 459,355,428USD 17,920 | VND 486,458,416USD 18,977 | VND 516,517,160USD 20,150 |
| Monthly cost | VND 35,281,569USD 1,376 | VND 36,719,401USD 1,432 | VND 38,378,596USD 1,497 |
| Hourly equivalent[7][8][9] | VND 242,208USD 9 | VND 252,078USD 10 | VND 263,469USD 10 |
Hourly figures divide the annual cost by 1,748 productive hours a year (1,700 + 8 x 6, for 24 working days of statutory leave and public holidays against the 30 days that the 1,700-hour year allows for, as this site reads the formula: 12 days of leave, plus 12 public holidays)[7][8][9].
- Base salary 70.0%
- Employer contributions 16.5%
- Equipment and tooling 6.6%
- Recruiting, amortised over 2.5 years 5.6%
- Onboarding ramp, amortised over 2.5 years 1.3%
Employer contributions and mandatory benefits in Vietnam
| Item | Type | Rate, cap or amount | At this salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory social insurance, employer share (retirement and survivorship 14%, sickness and maternity 3%, occupational accident and disease 0.5%)[3][4] | Employer contributions | 17.5%, capped at VND 607,200,000 a year | Applied |
| Health insurance, employer share[3][4] | Employer contributions | 3%, capped at VND 607,200,000 a year | Applied |
| Unemployment insurance, employer share[3][5] | Employer contributions | 1%, capped at VND 1,274,400,000 a year | Applied |
| Trade union fee (kinh phí công đoàn), employer[6] | Employer contributions | 2%, capped at VND 607,200,000 a year | Applied |
Full statutory structure with caps and notes: Vietnam country page.
What changes the number
- First year versus later years: the first year carries the full recruiting fee and ramp, VND 486,458,416 at the median against VND 440,632,812 in an average year.
- Voluntary benefits (private health insurance, pension top-ups, meal cards) are not in the total: fewer than two sources for Vietnam. Where an employer offers them, the total is higher.
- City: no city in Vietnam has enough data for this role and level; the figure is national.
- Industry: no industry factor meets the two-source rule, so no industry adjustment is applied. See not published.
- Level: no other level of this role is published for Vietnam.
Employee, contractor and outsourced
The same role and level under each hiring model, annual, VND, median. Each model includes different items, listed under its name. A model without enough sources reads “not published” with the reason; see not published.
| Hiring model | Employee, total | This model, total | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer of record Includes base salary, employer contributions, mandatory benefits, EOR fee, equipment, recruiting and onboarding ramp. Not included: voluntary benefits; office space; management time; and bonuses and equity. Salary, contributions and mandatory benefits pass through the EOR at statutory rates. | VND 440,632,812 | VND 640,270,404[20][21][22][23] | +VND 199,637,592 |
| Contractor Not published: no contractor hourly rate for this role in the Southeast Asia region meets the two-source rule. | VND 440,632,812 | not published | n/a |
| Outsourced Includes vendor hourly rate for billed hours. Not included: recruiting, onboarding ramp, equipment and your own management time. Vendor rate USD 16.50 to USD 31 an hour, median USD 25; the median total uses the median rate. | VND 440,632,812 | VND 1,230,432,000[24][25][26][27] | +VND 789,799,188 |
Time to hire
Sources put time to hire at 34 to 44 days, median 38 days[28][29][30]. The figure is not specific to QA roles.
Sources
Salary confidence B from 2 sources; employer contributions confidence B. How grades work.
- PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries. Vietnam - Individual - Other taxes
- Rödl & Partner. Vietnam: increase of statutory base salary
- Vietnam Briefing (Dezan Shira & Associates). Vietnam Raises Statutory Basic Salary From July 2026: Implications for Employers
- Luật sư Việt Nam (journal of the Vietnam Bar Federation). Mỗi người sẽ có bao nhiêu ngày nghỉ phép năm theo quy định tại BLLĐ 2019?
- National Assembly of Vietnam (text copy hosted by Sài Gòn Giải Phóng). Nghị quyết về phát triển văn hóa Việt Nam (Resolution 28/2026/QH16 on developing Vietnamese culture)
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- Oyster HR. Oyster pricing
- Multiplier. Multiplier pricing
- QA vendor rate page (vendor not named)
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- QA vendor rate page (vendor not named)
- QA vendor rate page (vendor not named)
- Manatal (citing JoinGenius). Average Time to Hire by Industry: 2026 Benchmarks
- State Bank of Vietnam. Ty gia trung tam (central exchange rate)
Formula
Formula v1.0How each component is computed
version: 1.0
total_annual_cost =
base_salary
+ employer_contributions # statutory rates applied to base with caps; per country
+ mandatory_benefits # 13th or 14th salary, paid leave value above base, mandatory insurance; per country
+ voluntary_benefits # health, pension top-up, meal and transport; market survey medians per country and level; shown as a separate line
+ equipment_and_tooling # laptop amortised over 3 years, licences, test devices for mobile roles; per level and role
+ recruiting_cost_amortised # recruiting cost / expected tenure years; per country, role and model
+ onboarding_ramp # ramp_weeks x weekly cost x (1 - productivity_factor); per level
first_year_cost = total_annual_cost - recruiting_cost_amortised + recruiting_cost - onboarding_ramp_amortised + onboarding_ramp
monthly_cost = total_annual_cost / 12
hourly_equivalent = total_annual_cost / productive_hours
# Defaults (overridable per country in data with a source)
expected_tenure_years: 2.5
productive_hours: 1,700 per year, adjusted by statutory paid leave per country
ramp_weeks: junior 10, mid 6, senior 4
productivity_factor_during_ramp: 0.5
equipment_amortisation_years: 3
# Hiring models
employee: full formula
contractor: contractor_rate x hours + platform_or_eor_fee; no employer_contributions, no mandatory_benefits unless the EOR passes them through (sourced); recruiting as for employee; ramp as for employee
outsourced: published vendor monthly or hourly rate per role and region; no recruiting, no ramp, no equipment; show typical minimum engagement from sources
# Output per combination
p25, median, p75 for each component and for the totals, in local currency and USD at fx.json date; confidence grade; source ids; computedOnFormula v1.0
version: 1.0
total_annual_cost =
base_salary
+ employer_contributions # statutory rates applied to base with caps; per country
+ mandatory_benefits # 13th or 14th salary, paid leave value above base, mandatory insurance; per country
+ voluntary_benefits # health, pension top-up, meal and transport; market survey medians per country and level; shown as a separate line
+ equipment_and_tooling # laptop amortised over 3 years, licences, test devices for mobile roles; per level and role
+ recruiting_cost_amortised # recruiting cost / expected tenure years; per country, role and model
+ onboarding_ramp # ramp_weeks x weekly cost x (1 - productivity_factor); per level
first_year_cost = total_annual_cost - recruiting_cost_amortised + recruiting_cost - onboarding_ramp_amortised + onboarding_ramp
monthly_cost = total_annual_cost / 12
hourly_equivalent = total_annual_cost / productive_hours
# Defaults (overridable per country in data with a source)
expected_tenure_years: 2.5
productive_hours: 1,700 per year, adjusted by statutory paid leave per country
ramp_weeks: junior 10, mid 6, senior 4
productivity_factor_during_ramp: 0.5
equipment_amortisation_years: 3
# Hiring models
employee: full formula
contractor: contractor_rate x hours + platform_or_eor_fee; no employer_contributions, no mandatory_benefits unless the EOR passes them through (sourced); recruiting as for employee; ramp as for employee
outsourced: published vendor monthly or hourly rate per role and region; no recruiting, no ramp, no equipment; show typical minimum engagement from sources
# Output per combination
p25, median, p75 for each component and for the totals, in local currency and USD at fx.json date; confidence grade; source ids; computedOnQuestions
- How much does it cost to hire a senior manual QA engineer in Vietnam?
- The median total annual employer cost is VND 440,632,812 (USD 17,189), computed on 17 October 2026. The low and high scenarios are VND 423,378,828 and VND 460,543,157.
- How much is added on top of the salary?
- At the median, 43% is added to a base salary of VND 308,589,924: employer contributions of VND 72,518,632 plus equipment, recruiting and ramp as listed in the table.
- What does the first year cost?
- VND 486,458,416 at the median, because the full recruiting fee and the full onboarding ramp fall in the first year instead of being spread over the 2.5-year expected tenure.
- How long does it take to hire?
- Sources put time to hire at 34 to 44 days, median 38 days. This figure is not specific to this role and level.
- Are contractor and outsourced figures published?
- Employer of record: VND 640,270,404 a year at the median. Contractor is not published: no contractor hourly rate for this role in the Southeast Asia region meets the two-source rule. Outsourced: VND 1,230,432,000.