Thailand Minimum Wage 2026: Daily Rates and Monthly Pay Explained

Thailand’s general minimum wage is 337–400 baht per day in the official schedule checked on 21 October 2026. Bangkok is 400 baht; Hua Hin’s general provincial rate is 352. Covered hotels and specified service establishments have a nationwide 400-baht floor, so location alone does not settle every payslip.

Reviewed on 21 October 2026, this guide uses the Ministry of Labour's published Notification No.14, effective from 1 July 2025. Its current minimum-wage index still identifies that notification. Check the latest schedule before a later payroll period; a “2026” headline does not establish a new nationwide increase.

The main rule is a daily floor, not a market salary

The general schedule ranges from 337 to 400 baht per day. It sets a minimum for covered employment, not a recommended salary for every job. Skilled, experienced or hard-to-recruit staff may command substantially more.

The official English translation of Notification No.14 explains the normal working-day basis and application. Some types of work have separate frameworks or exclusions; do not assume this general table alone settles domestic work, seasonal agriculture or other special cases.

Selected location rates in the published schedule

This table highlights places readers commonly ask about. It is not a replacement for the complete provincial and district schedule, or for the higher business-category rule below.

Workplace	Daily THB
Bangkok, Chachoengsao, Chonburi, Phuket, Rayong	400
Koh Samui district	400
Mueang Chiang Mai district; Hat Yai district	380
Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon	372
Chiang Mai outside Mueang district	357
Prachuap Khiri Khan, including Hua Hin	352
Phetchaburi, including Cha-am	351
Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala	337

District boundaries matter. The 380-baht Songkhla rate in the notification is for Hat Yai, not every part of Songkhla province. Likewise, the 400-baht Surat Thani exception is Koh Samui, not the entire province.

Hotels and specified service establishments need another check

Notification No.14 sets 400 baht per day nationwide for hotels in categories 2, 3 and 4 under the stated hotel rules, and for establishments covered by the Service Establishment Act. The latter is a legal category, not every business that sells a service.

For a Hua Hin employer, the general provincial rate of 352 baht may therefore not be the applicable floor if the business falls within a covered hotel or service-establishment category. Confirm the legal classification rather than deciding from a listing's description.

Hotel classification is not only a question of whether the building has more than 50 rooms. The official explanation also discusses accommodation with food-service facilities and other amenities. Use the licence category and current rules, not a guess based on size. Our small-hotel guide explains why classification should be checked before budgeting.

What is Thailand’s minimum wage per month in 2026?

There is no single nationwide monthly figure. First distinguish an employee on a monthly salary from a daily-paid employee whose wages happen to be transferred once a month. The payment date alone does not change the pay basis.

For a full-month salary comparison, multiplying the applicable daily floor by 30 gives the following gross amounts. These are calculated equivalents, not a separate monthly-rate announcement:

Daily THB	30-day THB
337	10,110
352	10,560
400	12,000

That makes 12,000 baht the 30-day comparison at Bangkok's 400-baht rate, and 10,560 at Hua Hin's general 352-baht rate. A covered Hua Hin hotel instead uses the 400-baht floor. These are gross base-pay comparisons, not take-home pay or a complete employer budget.

The Department of Labour Protection and Welfare’s English text of the Labour Protection Act distinguishes weekly holiday pay by pay basis in Section 56; Section 68 uses a 30-day divisor for monthly-paid overtime and holiday-pay calculations. A daily-paid worker's month is not automatically the same calculation: check paid days and holiday entitlements. Do not use daily rate × 26 as a universal minimum monthly salary, or assume overtime is included. Have the labour-protection office or a qualified payroll adviser check an actual contract.

What this means for an employee

Check the workplace, business category, pay period, normal hours and how the employer calculates your base pay. Keep the contract, payslips, work schedule and any written changes. An agreed salary below the applicable legal floor is not made acceptable merely by signing the contract.

The notification's explanation says the floor applies to covered employees regardless of nationality, age or gender. That does not resolve every specialist employment category, but it does rule out using foreign nationality alone as a reason to ignore the applicable minimum.

A worker already paid above the new floor does not automatically receive the same percentage increase as somebody whose pay must be raised to it. Check the contract and any separate pay agreement. Overtime, holiday pay, paid leave and deductions are separate questions; do not treat the minimum daily figure as the entire employment contract.

What a small employer should put in the budget

Identify the applicable floor first, then price the real job. Include base wages, the actual working pattern, statutory obligations, overtime where applicable, recruitment, training and a buffer for staff changes. If an employee needs immigration or work authorisation, check those salary and employer conditions separately.

For a simple planning comparison, 400 minus 352 is 48 baht per day. Across a hypothetical 26 paid days, that difference is 1,248 baht for one worker. This is only arithmetic for comparing two daily rates, not a legal monthly-pay formula; the employment and payment arrangement must be checked.

Social security has its own wage base. The government reported a 2026 Section 33 ceiling of 17,500 baht and maximum employee contribution of 875 baht under the normal schedule. Do not confuse that contribution ceiling with either the minimum wage or the employee's full salary.

For a new business, the company budget guide separates payroll from formation costs. For a foreign role, the hiring checklist distinguishes general wage protection from immigration and work-authorisation requirements.

How to check a claimed wage change

1. Find the Wage Committee notification, not just a political announcement or social post.
2. Confirm the effective date and whether it replaces an earlier schedule.
3. Check the province, any district exception and the business category.
4. Check whether the worker follows the general schedule or a separate framework.
5. Document the payroll adjustment and explain it to the employee.

The Ministry's page also lists wage rates by skill standard. A notification number in that separate section should not be mistaken for a new general minimum-wage schedule.

If there is a disagreement, contact the responsible labour-protection office or Ministry of Labour for the applicable route and take the records with you. A screenshot of a headline is much less useful than a contract, payslip and the actual notification.

Frequently asked questions

What is Thailand’s minimum wage in 2026?

The Ministry of Labour schedule checked on 21 October 2026 ranges from 337 to 400 baht per day by location. Specified hotel and service-establishment categories have a nationwide 400-baht floor. The schedule identifies Notification No.14, effective 1 July 2025.

What is Thailand’s minimum wage per month?

There is no single nationwide monthly amount. A 30-day gross salary comparison gives 10,110–12,000 baht from daily rates of 337–400. At Hua Hin’s general 352-baht rate it is 10,560. Check the pay basis, sector, holidays and other entitlements; do not apply × 26 universally.

What is the minimum wage in Bangkok?

The published general daily rate for Bangkok is 400 baht. A 30-day salary comparison is 12,000 baht gross, before lawful deductions and separate from overtime, employer costs or immigration salary conditions.

What is the minimum daily wage in Hua Hin?

The published general rate for Prachuap Khiri Khan, including Hua Hin, is 352 baht. A covered hotel or service establishment can instead have the nationwide 400-baht floor. Check the business’s legal category.

Is 400 baht the minimum wage everywhere in Thailand?

No. Location rates vary, and the nationwide 400-baht rule covers specified business categories rather than every business. Check both the workplace district and establishment category.