Employee Salaries - How Much?

[new2bangkok]

My business headquarter is based in the Philipines, but i'm going to live in Thailand and setup an extra branch in Bangkok, pref. Sukhumvit area.

I'm looking for a list that shows me the average salary per job(field) in Thailand, but unfortunately i didn't find anything yet.

It would be really helpful if someone can point me in the right direction.

(article)writers

Copywriters

Office manager

CPA manager

Direct marketing designer

Webdesigner

Coders (PHP, ASP, .NET, MySQL)

SEO specialist

Personal assistant

Employee for basic administrative work

Reception

Part-time cook

Part-time maid

Thanks

[DragonQuest]

If your going to hire Thai's you can pay them like 8k. If your going hire filipinos you might need to pay them a bit more like 10k .

Edited May 12, 2009 by DragonQuest

[new2bangkok]

Thanks for your reply. Are you sure about that 8K for an office manager? I read somewhere that the 5 to 8k range people mention is not true, and most fresh graduates earn 25k+. Please correct me if i'm wrong.

[CWMcMurray]

You will find all the info you are looking for in a post by 'Cat5' on this thread.

Which Prefessions are best paid for Thais

[new2bangkok]

Thanks, the adecco 2009 salary guide posted by 'cat5' is really useful.

http://bangkoklibrary.com/sites/default/fi...e-2008-2009.pdf

I've also found a salary report from Kelly services:

http://bangkoklibrary.com/sites/default/fi..._guide_2007.pdf

The salaries mentioned in this report are lower than the ones mentioned in the adecco salary guide.

Which things influence the salaries in Thailand? Geography (Bangkok vs Chiang Mai)? Gender? Experience?

If the salaries are for example 25% lower in Chiang Mai, then i have to seriously consider basing the branch there instead of Bangkok. But, in Bangkok it's probably easier for me to find qualified personel.

Edited May 12, 2009 by new2bangkok

[Prudent_rabbit]

Thanks, the adecco 2009 salary guide posted by 'cat5' is really useful.

http://bangkoklibrary.com/sites/default/fi...e-2008-2009.pdf

I've also found a salary report from Kelly services:

http://bangkoklibrary.com/sites/default/fi..._guide_2007.pdf

The salaries mentioned in this report are lower than the ones mentioned in the adecco salary guide.

Which things influence the salaries in Thailand? Geography (Bangkok vs Chiang Mai)? Gender? Experience?

If the salaries are for example 25% lower in Chiang Mai, then i have to seriously consider basing the branch there instead of Bangkok. But, in Bangkok it's probably easier for me to find qualified personel.

Other things to consider are as follows:

Working Hours

How many days a week work (international 5 is the norm, but many companies will work six or alternative Saturdays)

Benefits (Thailand International Companies are slowly realizing that benefits can reap real rewards, English Lessons, external Training, pension funds to name a few)

Location - how easy and cost effective is the transport, the BTS may have a top fare of 40 baht, but 80 baht a day return, is 1600 baht a month, a fortune to someone earning 8k

Levels of English - higher the level required, higher the salary

Degrees - If you really do need degree qualified people, be prepared to pay extra for graduates from the "better" uni's and not necessarily get better performance.

The Adecco salary guide is just that a guide, you need to be able to sell your opportunities in your company, why should someone work with you rather than XYZ down the road, what are your unique selling points, your company probably has no history here in Thailand so you need to work on that

Hope that helps

[GuestHouse]

It might be worth you getting in touch with SunbeltAisa (Sponsors to this branch of TV) they'll be able to advise you on salary levels and other issues relating to employment law and practice.

An example being annual bonuses and using these to discorage absenteeism/tardy time keeping.

There are a lot of 'perculiarities' with respect to Thai employment law and Thai worker management that go far beyond just how much you pay.

If setting up a local office to an existing business then I think getting some professional advice might be a good investment.

[new2bangkok]

Other things to consider are as follows:

Working Hours

How many days a week work (international 5 is the norm, but many companies will work six or alternative Saturdays)

Benefits (Thailand International Companies are slowly realizing that benefits can reap real rewards, English Lessons, external Training, pension funds to name a few)

Location - how easy and cost effective is the transport, the BTS may have a top fare of 40 baht, but 80 baht a day return, is 1600 baht a month, a fortune to someone earning 8k

Levels of English - higher the level required, higher the salary

Degrees - If you really do need degree qualified people, be prepared to pay extra for graduates from the "better" uni's and not necessarily get better performance.

The Adecco salary guide is just that a guide, you need to be able to sell your opportunities in your company, why should someone work with you rather than XYZ down the road, what are your unique selling points, your company probably has no history here in Thailand so you need to work on that

Hope that helps

Normal working hours in my company is from 8 to 5, monday to friday. If the standard is 6 days in Thailand, then ofcourse i can change it to 6 days.

I always offer enough benefits, to name a few; Inhouse and external training, depending on the type of job. Compensation for public transport, bonuses based on their performance, health care insurance, 13th month.

English is very important. Some jobs require excellent English skills, others intermediate English skills.

A "harvard" degree is not needed. I'm looking for talents, people who are really willing to learn and become a very high skilled professional. I'm sure my offer will sound attractive to many Thais.

Are you a business owner yourself?

[new2bangkok]

It might be worth you getting in touch with SunbeltAisa (Sponsors to this branch of TV) they'll be able to advise you on salary levels and other issues relating to employment law and practice.

An example being annual bonuses and using these to discorage absenteeism/tardy time keeping.

There are a lot of 'perculiarities' with respect to Thai employment law and Thai worker management that go far beyond just how much you pay.

If setting up a local office to an existing business then I think getting some professional advice might be a good investment.

Thanks for the advice, i'll look into sunbeltasia soon.

I'm going to hire a HR consultant to do some research for me about salaries, office space, laws etc.

[johna]

Thanks, the adecco 2009 salary guide posted by 'cat5' is really useful.

http://bangkoklibrary.com/sites/default/fi...e-2008-2009.pdf

I've also found a salary report from Kelly services:

http://bangkoklibrary.com/sites/default/fi..._guide_2007.pdf

The salaries mentioned in this report are lower than the ones mentioned in the adecco salary guide.

Which things influence the salaries in Thailand? Geography (Bangkok vs Chiang Mai)? Gender? Experience?

If the salaries are for example 25% lower in Chiang Mai, then i have to seriously consider basing the branch there instead of Bangkok. But, in Bangkok it's probably easier for me to find qualified personel.

Maybe you should move all the way to Burma its even cheaper there.

[new2bangkok]

Why not north-korea if i'm moving all the way anyway?

[johna]

Defiantly NK would be better for you

[BigSnake]

My business headquarter is based in the Philipines, but i'm going to live in Thailand and setup an extra branch in Bangkok, pref. Sukhumvit area.

I'm looking for a list that shows me the average salary per job(field) in Thailand, but unfortunately i didn't find anything yet.

It would be really helpful if someone can point me in the right direction.

(article)writers

Copywriters

Office manager

CPA manager

Direct marketing designer

Webdesigner

Coders (PHP, ASP, .NET, MySQL)

SEO specialist

Personal assistant

Employee for basic administrative work

Reception

Part-time cook

Part-time maid

Thanks

Rule of thumb> pay to local standard or just a tab bit better.

[MyphuketLife]

My business headquarter is based in the Philipines, but i'm going to live in Thailand and setup an extra branch in Bangkok, pref. Sukhumvit area.

I'm looking for a list that shows me the average salary per job(field) in Thailand, but unfortunately i didn't find anything yet.

It would be really helpful if someone can point me in the right direction.

(article)writers

Copywriters

Office manager

CPA manager

Direct marketing designer

Webdesigner

Coders (PHP, ASP, .NET, MySQL)

SEO specialist

Personal assistant

Employee for basic administrative work

Reception

Part-time cook

Part-time maid

Thanks

Rule of thumb> pay to local standard or just a tab bit better.

Considering his post is asking for the local standard, I don't see how your post helps him determine the local standard...

[Prudent_rabbit]

Other things to consider are as follows:

Working Hours

How many days a week work (international 5 is the norm, but many companies will work six or alternative Saturdays)

Benefits (Thailand International Companies are slowly realizing that benefits can reap real rewards, English Lessons, external Training, pension funds to name a few)

Location - how easy and cost effective is the transport, the BTS may have a top fare of 40 baht, but 80 baht a day return, is 1600 baht a month, a fortune to someone earning 8k

Levels of English - higher the level required, higher the salary

Degrees - If you really do need degree qualified people, be prepared to pay extra for graduates from the "better" uni's and not necessarily get better performance.

The Adecco salary guide is just that a guide, you need to be able to sell your opportunities in your company, why should someone work with you rather than XYZ down the road, what are your unique selling points, your company probably has no history here in Thailand so you need to work on that

Hope that helps

Normal working hours in my company is from 8 to 5, monday to friday. If the standard is 6 days in Thailand, then ofcourse i can change it to 6 days.

I always offer enough benefits, to name a few; Inhouse and external training, depending on the type of job. Compensation for public transport, bonuses based on their performance, health care insurance, 13th month.

English is very important. Some jobs require excellent English skills, others intermediate English skills.

A "harvard" degree is not needed. I'm looking for talents, people who are really willing to learn and become a very high skilled professional. I'm sure my offer will sound attractive to many Thais.

Are you a business owner yourself?

Yes, funnily enough I run a Recruitment Company!

[new2bangkok]

Yes, funnily enough I run a Recruitment Company!

How's that working out for you?

[Sheikhan]

Here is some info also about labor costs.

http://www.boi.go.th/english/how/labor_costs.asp

You can have cheap employees here, like pay 10k for coders/web designer but don't expect to get hard working skilled employees