Best Paying Jobs in Vietnam (2026)

Salary Range: from 36,743,972 VND to 120,183,410 VND

Surgeons top the list of the highest paying careers due to the critical nature of their job. A surgeon's profession involves high risk and requires extensive knowledge and a long learning path; the necessary ingredients for a high paying career.

Salary Range: from 30,875,144 VND to 101,045,924 VND

Judges earn quite high salaries because of the huge responsibilities associated with their job. Deciding people's fates is not an easy task and the high wage is perfectly justified.

Salary Range: from 25,006,315 VND to 81,908,439 VND

The main reason that lawyers earn big wages is because of their high perceived value in the eyes of their clients. A successful lawyer can save/earn you tons of money or can possibly spare you a death sentence.

Salary Range: from 23,551,866 VND to 77,060,276 VND

Being in charge of hundreds of millions in funds and investments with all the associated risks that come along makes managing a bank an extremely critical task worthy of a large salary.

Salary Range: from 22,071,900 VND to 72,212,113 VND

CEOs are primarily responsible for the success or failure of complete organizations. Their huge remuneration is due to the vast scope of impact as well as the risks involved.

Salary Range: from 20,591,935 VND to 67,363,949 VND

Any job that is about managing money automatically qualifies for high pay. CFOs manage budgets, spending, costs, and revenue which directly impacts the operations of the organization.

Salary Range: from 19,851,952 VND to 65,067,451 VND

Orthodontists operate in an industry where people are willing to pay high costs for a service, which directly makes Orthodontists among the best paying jobs.

Salary Range: from 17,657,520 VND to 57,667,623 VND

College professors are among the top-earning and most prestigious careers. Becoming a professor is not easy and requires persistence which is partly why they earn so high.

Salary Range: from 14,723,106 VND to 48,226,464 VND

Probably the only career on the list that involves some kind of excitement, nevertheless; pilots undergo rigorous training programs and they are responsible for the safety of thousands of people every day.

Salary Range: from 13,243,140 VND to 43,378,301 VND

Marketing directors are in charge of increasing the revenue of their organizations. They are directly responsible for generating business and they are well paid for that reason.