Typical Wage For Young Thai Adult

[Thongkorn]

A lot of people would prefer to work full time for 6-8000K rather than being a luxury-escort-pretending-to-be-a-loving-wife for 50K, it's just a matter of preference, why judging?

Now who's judging?

If I had to make a choice, hard labour, 2 days off a month for 8k or luxury life-style for 50k, I would go for luxury every time.

Now you are learning why some girls do it , maybe people will understand now that they are not nymphs or sex maniacs just trying to live. But some people don't want to know as long as they get there gratification. and there are the Thais with morals who would sooner die than sell there body. they usually are working in factory's and shops scraping a living together,

[philw]

No offense, but I seriously doubt there is anyone here who is so financially kaput that they would let their wife do a menial job for 6-8 hours a day with only a couple of days off a month for 6-8000 baht a month. If so I fail to see the logic in losing what time you have left together just for a few extra baht in the pot when we should all see a sub 10k a month salary as a mere blip on the total family income. I for one certainly wouldn't subject my wife to such hardship for practically zero reward.

I give my wife 50,000 a month, out of which she has some obligations such as weekday food etc for the family, but the rest she can keep. As long as my dinner is on the table and I have a steady supply of toothpaste, deodorant and toilet paper she can do what she wants with the rest. I love her and she's worth it. I personally can't fathom why anyone who can afford to live in Thailand on retirement, or working etc cant afford to keep their spouse out of a backbreaking menial low paid job unless they had either seriously mismanaged their own finances or were just incredibly selfish.

Where did you purchase find such a stalwart.

Love the " so long as my dinner is on the table " bit

For the great majority of this country, 10,000 baht is a bit more than a blip on the total monthly income, myself included.

It is after all 15 bottles of Grouse.

[Travel2003]

Many of the members use the word Poor (poor girls selling food, poor rice farmers, etc).

May I know when one is poor in Thailand?

Is it because one has less money than other? Or can not afford a new phone each year?

What is a poor rice farmer? Still not seen one, after all the years.

The word poor is always used as an excuse to do something else.

Yes the minimum wage.

One of the leading members of the new government stated just after the election, when the experts warned about the plan, that people must understand that this is a campaign promise and not always easy to keep.

We now talk about someone whom actually promised it, and then mock someone who questioning it after the election.

[paulian]

I DON'T GET IT ! What then is all the talk about a minimum wage of 300 Bht per day ????

Cheers.

That was just campaign talk, it doesn't really count !

[THAIPHUKET]

I don't understand, the official numbers of unemployed is extremely low, see chart.

This includes the un- educated. Why is there not more market pressure on salaries?

[SICHONSTEVE]

There has been talk of a future increase in minimum wage - likely from 1 April 2012. This is the reason why the suggestion that it should be 300 per day nationwide has been resisted by business leaders. In many cases it would represent a very large increase in total costs.

This is yet another reason why it was "stupid" to have put Pheu Thai into power with their unworkable populist policies!!! Their "wiggle-room" has well and truly been washed away now and after the flood waters have receded I'm going to watch with fascination and extreme interest, what this government does :jap:.

Another thing "Jim CAN'T fix this one now" as he is up there charming the angels!!!.

[cbc]

My wife made computers, for a Japanese company, selling them for mega bucks, she worked 60 to 70 hours a week for 6300 baht. a month , sat along side her where Burmese on half her wage.doing the same job.

That's why the japanese and all the other companies that were flooded will stay in thailand.Paying wages like that and they can easily recoup their losses in two to three year's.Maybe even less.

[TPI]

No offense, but I seriously doubt there is anyone here who is so financially kaput that they would let their wife do a menial job for 6-8 hours a day with only a couple of days off a month for 6-8000 baht a month. If so I fail to see the logic in losing what time you have left together just for a few extra baht in the pot when we should all see a sub 10k a month salary as a mere blip on the total family income. I for one certainly wouldn't subject my wife to such hardship for practically zero reward.

I give my wife 50,000 a month, out of which she has some obligations such as weekday food etc for the family, but the rest she can keep. As long as my dinner is on the table and I have a steady supply of toothpaste, deodorant and toilet paper she can do what she wants with the rest. I love her and she's worth it. I personally can't fathom why anyone who can afford to live in Thailand on retirement, or working etc cant afford to keep their spouse out of a backbreaking menial low paid job unless they had either seriously mismanaged their own finances or were just incredibly selfish.

A lot of people would prefer to work full time for 6-8000K rather than being a luxury-escort-pretending-to-be-a-loving-wife for 50K, it's just a matter of preference, why judging?

While not being a saint I put all of OUR money into the pot and we both take out what is needed, when it is needed!

I remember my grandfather giving my grandmother "housekeeping money"....making her a low paid "slushy"...if you're happy with your set up then go for it, don't complain if she turns around and bites you, big time!

[jayceenik]

My wife made computers, for a Japanese company, selling them for mega bucks, she worked 60 to 70 hours a week for 6300 baht. a month , sat along side her where Burmese on half her wage.doing the same job.

My ex-LT TGF went from job to menial job in BKK in the hope of bettering her standard 4k/mo with OT.

Once she worked for a Japanese company making computer parts. The pay could have been very good with OT, she thought.

But the work rhythm was so intense that she quit after less than 2 weeks.

She told me some girls wouldn't even last a day there!

[farang000999]

Considering how bad these people have it, you would think that farang would have much prettier partners than they do. Somehow, despite the desperation of rural Thai women, the farang still seem to end up with undesirables.

[farang000999]

Many of the members use the word Poor (poor girls selling food, poor rice farmers, etc).

May I know when one is poor in Thailand?

Is it because one has less money than other? Or can not afford a new phone each year?

What is a poor rice farmer? Still not seen one, after all the years.

The word poor is always used as an excuse to do something else.

Yes the minimum wage.

One of the leading members of the new government stated just after the election, when the experts warned about the plan, that people must understand that this is a campaign promise and not always easy to keep.

We now talk about someone whom actually promised it, and then mock someone who questioning it after the election.

if you live in Thailand and have never seen a poor person you must be fuc_king blind.

[sprq]

No offense, but I seriously doubt there is anyone here who is so financially kaput that they would let their wife do a menial job for 6-8 hours a day with only a couple of days off a month for 6-8000 baht a month. If so I fail to see the logic in losing what time you have left together just for a few extra baht in the pot when we should all see a sub 10k a month salary as a mere blip on the total family income. I for one certainly wouldn't subject my wife to such hardship for practically zero reward.

I give my wife 50,000 a month, out of which she has some obligations such as weekday food etc for the family, but the rest she can keep. As long as my dinner is on the table and I have a steady supply of toothpaste, deodorant and toilet paper she can do what she wants with the rest. I love her and she's worth it. I personally can't fathom why anyone who can afford to live in Thailand on retirement, or working etc cant afford to keep their spouse out of a backbreaking menial low paid job unless they had either seriously mismanaged their own finances or were just incredibly selfish.

Well, lucky you. I would wager that most farangs working here outside of expat corporate jobs do not have 50,000 baht a month to give anybody as pocket money. Indeed, many of them don't even earn that much.

[dighambara]

There has been talk of a future increase in minimum wage - likely from 1 April 2012. This is the reason why the suggestion that it should be 300 per day nationwide has been resisted by business leaders. In many cases it would represent a very large increase in total costs.

Historically, any raise in minimum wage means a decrease in available jobs.

Simple arithmetic - a business has enough flow thru income to hire 3 people at 200 Baht per day. A raise to 300 Baht means the business can only hire 2 people.

[mr78]

My mrs started work at a factory in Bkk 1995 as a seemstress at the age of 14 and a wage of 3000b/m, 8 hours a day, 6 days a week, accomodation at the factory. When she quit in 2001 she had a wage of 6500b/m. She had around 14 days leave per year (song kran, new year etc.)

Edited November 13, 2011 by mr78

[Chopperboy]

Its hard to get a Burmese to work for less than 300B per day these days. Though generally they do harder work than the Thais i.e. construction/ farming/ factory.

[khaowong1]

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Some may be driven by poverty, but I think most of them were driven by the easy lifestyle and fast money because they're too lazy to do a honest hardwork. There are more poor girls selling foods ..etcs at the markets all over Thailand than those in the sex industry, because they have higher moral std and self respect of themselves and nothing to be ashamed of flipping noodles. I have more respect to the later kind.

Once you can speak a bit of Thai, the food stall girls moral standards quickly drop.

If I got paid the equivalent of my monthly income for 3 or 4 nights 'rumpy pumpy' my moral standards wouldn't just drop quickly, they'd drop instantly !

Ha ha ha. Are you saying your not easy, but you can be had?

[mijan24]

Off the top of my head I'd say.

200-300- baht per day Bangkok

150-250 - elsewhere.

Public holidays,over-time, sick leave and medical insurance (depending on the hiring company) should be standard.

Timely topic in that one of the women that works as a room cleaner in the apartment complex we reside at has just called in to say farewell.

She is going back to work in the "rice fields" for 350 bahts a day per day and will work a 7 day working week.

(of course no - Public holidays,over-time, sick leave and medical insurance).

Her wage for cleaning rooms 8am - 5pm 6 days a week has been 180 bahts per day.

(of course no - Public holidays,over-time, sick leave and medical insurance).

We are in North East Thailand the apartment complex has 40 rooms occupancy rate would have to be a least 85% rooms cost 430 bahts per night very modern TV,fridge,hot water,air con each room has its own little verandah.

So if you estrapalate the two figures:

Room Maid = 4680 bahts per 26 working day month

Rice Worker = 10500 per 30 working day month

[THAIPHUKET]

the 350b seems to apply to rice cutting by hand.

[rotary]

No offense, but I seriously doubt there is anyone here who is so financially kaput that they would let their wife do a menial job for 6-8 hours a day with only a couple of days off a month for 6-8000 baht a month. If so I fail to see the logic in losing what time you have left together just for a few extra baht in the pot when we should all see a sub 10k a month salary as a mere blip on the total family income. I for one certainly wouldn't subject my wife to such hardship for practically zero reward.

I give my wife 50,000 a month, out of which she has some obligations such as weekday food etc for the family, but the rest she can keep. As long as my dinner is on the table and I have a steady supply of toothpaste, deodorant and toilet paper she can do what she wants with the rest. I love her and she's worth it. I personally can't fathom why anyone who can afford to live in Thailand on retirement, or working etc cant afford to keep their spouse out of a backbreaking menial low paid job unless they had either seriously mismanaged their own finances or were just incredibly selfish.

WOW

[rotary]

No offense, but I seriously doubt there is anyone here who is so financially kaput that they would let their wife do a menial job for 6-8 hours a day with only a couple of days off a month for 6-8000 baht a month. If so I fail to see the logic in losing what time you have left together just for a few extra baht in the pot when we should all see a sub 10k a month salary as a mere blip on the total family income. I for one certainly wouldn't subject my wife to such hardship for practically zero reward.

I give my wife 50,000 a month, out of which she has some obligations such as weekday food etc for the family, but the rest she can keep. As long as my dinner is on the table and I have a steady supply of toothpaste, deodorant and toilet paper she can do what she wants with the rest. I love her and she's worth it. I personally can't fathom why anyone who can afford to live in Thailand on retirement, or working etc cant afford to keep their spouse out of a backbreaking menial low paid job unless they had either seriously mismanaged their own finances or were just incredibly selfish.

Well, lucky you. I would wager that most farangs working here outside of expat corporate jobs do not have 50,000 baht a month to give anybody as pocket money. Indeed, many of them don't even earn that much.

Agree with you 100%, Also many retired guys could never do that. I am still in the ShOcKeD stage over B50K per month pocket money

[chops]

Someone I know works in a fruit processing factory up in Chiangmai. 6 full day week from 7am-6pm. Gets paid 5500baht per month.

and this is why the Sex Trade in Thailand is so Rampant, as young girls 18-25 can earn this in 3 days working alot less hours !, sad but true

Sad to you is opportunity for others.

[ronniec]

During rice planting and harvesting I pay local lads 250baht/day plus 70 baht for food if my wife doesn't provide it plus i'll buy a box of beer every couple of days,and they seem happy with that

[mijan24]

No offense, but I seriously doubt there is anyone here who is so financially kaput that they would let their wife do a menial job for 6-8 hours a day with only a couple of days off a month for 6-8000 baht a month. If so I fail to see the logic in losing what time you have left together just for a few extra baht in the pot when we should all see a sub 10k a month salary as a mere blip on the total family income. I for one certainly wouldn't subject my wife to such hardship for practically zero reward.

I give my wife 50,000 a month, out of which she has some obligations such as weekday food etc for the family, but the rest she can keep. As long as my dinner is on the table and I have a steady supply of toothpaste, deodorant and toilet paper she can do what she wants with the rest. I love her and she's worth it. I personally can't fathom why anyone who can afford to live in Thailand on retirement, or working etc cant afford to keep their spouse out of a backbreaking menial low paid job unless they had either seriously mismanaged their own finances or were just incredibly selfish.

A lot of people would prefer to work full time for 6-8000K rather than being a luxury-escort-pretending-to-be-a-loving-wife for 50K, it's just a matter of preference, why judging?

The lady I am with wants to work. She sees no point in sitting at home all day long. At work she meets plenty of people, has friends there and does something useful. It is also very good for her self esteem and nothing to do with keeping her out of a menial backbreaking job. Nothing to do with my personal finances either. In fact she is happy.

There are some fools [in my opinion and the opinion of friends of mine] around who happily pay a woman large sums of money but that is up to them. Some of those men love to brag about how much they give a woman each month.

Quite a few people I know give their women nothing at all financially. These women have a roof over their heads, food on the table, nights out, t.v and other basics and it costs them nothing. If they were not happy they would leave the man they are with yet they choose to stay. In at least one case they have been together 10 years now.

On the other hand I know one friend who gives his woman over 20,000 a month and she still goes to work 6 days a week. Many people find work a way of life that gives them some purpose. They are not kept women. Not paid girlfriends. These women have some self esteem and would not sell themselves.

That is not what the topic is about though. The topic is about wages and hours for which people including myself have given answers to the best of our knowledge..

Well said. Some women don't want to be kept by a man, but prefer to earn their own money, just as most do in the west.

Very well said and I have been married 13 years - someone once asked why did you marry a Thai All I could say was I married my wife for who she is That she is Thai by the by and a bonus once you experience the Thai way of life.:jap: Some will say I am just an old softie and they may well be correct but resy assured I am happy with my lot in life. :jap:

[Travel2003]

Many of the members use the word Poor (poor girls selling food, poor rice farmers, etc).

May I know when one is poor in Thailand?

Is it because one has less money than other? Or can not afford a new phone each year?

What is a poor rice farmer? Still not seen one, after all the years.

The word poor is always used as an excuse to do something else.

Yes the minimum wage.

One of the leading members of the new government stated just after the election, when the experts warned about the plan, that people must understand that this is a campaign promise and not always easy to keep.

We now talk about someone whom actually promised it, and then mock someone who questioning it after the election.

if you live in Thailand and have never seen a poor person you must be fuc_king blind.

There are almost 70 million people in Thailand you moron!!

Of course there are poor people here.

I never denied that.

My point is, it is far too easy to categorize someone as poor, just to make an argument, like working in a bar, etc.

Most of the actions we take is not due to being poor, but to elevate our living standard, regardless of the level we already belong to.

[fezzy]

Going rate for people to come work on our farm doing weeding and various other farming chores is 200 baht per day starting at 7am till 5pm and we supply smoko and lunch meals /drinks so around 6000 baht in the rural areas is the going rate or atleast it is around here in Sukhothai

[mijan24]

Going rate for people to come work on our farm doing weeding and various other farming chores is 200 baht per day starting at 7am till 5pm and we supply smoko and lunch meals /drinks so around 6000 baht in the rural areas is the going rate or atleast it is around here in Sukhothai

fezzy that sounds fair and reasonable especially with smoko and lunch we often forget that even high school education in Thailand does not carry much weight in the employment stakes. Thats why University graduates are employed as check out cashiers at places such as Big C etc and that beautiful young lass opening the door at the 5 star hotel has just finished 4 years at a Thai University.

Of course you then have the older generation "limited" education several children Hubby has hit the road classed as over the hill at age 35 working long hours for 150 baht a day (no tax of course if she is lucky) and she is happy to get it even though a major part goes towards putting her children through the "free" education system.

If you have to ask who would work for 150 baht a day you have not been in Thailand for very long - especially when you have willing workers from bordering countries willing to work for peanuts - back over the border they have no income so a pittance is better than zero.

We can call it exploitation say it's criminal the catch cry is welcome to reality.

Then of course as mentioned by some wordly "farang" in an ealier post who pays his wife 50000 a month which = 1644 baht a day and as long as he has his cup of tea and paper to cleanse his posterior he is happy and she is happy - No wonder she is happy I bet she is laughing at "that stupid Farang" all the way to the bank. (wonder if he would like to adopt me as an ideas person - first move save on bum fodder install a washer 2nd move tea bags drying on the line there are never ending possibilities to ensure more bahts head to the bank, Daddy) :jap:

Edited November 18, 2011 by mijan24

[THAIPHUKET]

Points well taken but I still fail to understand why there is not more pressure on wages given that unemployment is so enviably low. Is employer loyalty so strong?

Why bother to get a degree if it doesn't pay?

[mijan24]

Points well taken but I still fail to understand why there is not more pressure on wages given that unemployment is so enviably low. Is employer loyalty so strong?

Why bother to get a degree if it doesn't pay?

Simple answers = face = family stature - family seen to be doing the right thing. Definately not student motivation!! All this adds up to peer group pressure - family to family - student to student.

[TingTawng]

Reading these comments, it seems there's a lot worse corporate exploitation going on to millions of Thai workers that doesn't get the attention the sex industry gets.

Your western mindset is showing.

The average monthly wage in 2nd / 3rd world countries is between 4,000 - 8,000 baht.

Just why do you think manufacturing jobs have flocked to these countries over the last 4 decades? Here's a hint, it's not because they do a better job, it's because the labor is cheaper. :jap:

You want to start adjusting labor costs for all workers worldwide, then be prepared to start paying a lot more for just about everything you buy, and I mean everything from thongs to automobiles.

Oh I understand globalisation fine, don't worry about that. It's just people who complain about the sex industry, but somehow are OK with their cheap gadgets that seem a little hypocritical to me.

[dagling]

I give my wife 50,000 a month, out of which she has some obligations such as weekday food etc for the family, but the rest she can keep. As long as my dinner is on the table and I have a steady supply of toothpaste, deodorant and toilet paper she can do what she wants with the rest. I love her and she's worth it. I personally can't fathom why anyone who can afford to live in Thailand on retirement, or working etc cant afford to keep their spouse out of a backbreaking menial low paid job unless they had either seriously mismanaged their own finances or were just incredibly selfish.

50.000 bath a month? What kind of work are you into mate???