Updated Rates Regarding New Minimum Wages By Province

[livinthailandos]

Just so you know I had a friend of mine go through and help me find the information not only in thai but in english as well. This is the closet thing I've found to the new minimum wage rates for most provinces in thailand that starts next month. if the information is wrong please correct me. Here's the details

The minimum wages per day are fixed at rates depending on the location of the work place. From 1 April 2012, the Thai minimum wages are as follows:

• Baht 300 for Bangkok, Phuket, Nakorn Pathom, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakarn and Samut Sakorn
  
• Baht 273 for Chonburi
  
• Baht 269 for Chachoengsao and Saraburi
  
• Baht 265 for Ayudhya
  
• Baht 264 for Rayong
  
• Baht 259 for Ranong
  
• Baht 258 for Phang-nga
  
• Baht 257 for Krabi
  
• Baht 255 for Nakorn Ratchasima and Prachinburi
  
• Baht 254 for Lopburi
  
• Baht 252 for Kanchanaburi
  
• Baht 251 for Chiangmai and Ratchburi
  
• Baht 250 for Chantaburi and Petchburi
  
• Baht 246 for Songkhla and Singhburi
  
• Baht 244 for Trang
  
• Baht 243 for Nakorn Srithammarat and Angthong
  
• Baht 241 for Chumporn, Pattalung, Satun, Loei and Sakaew
  
• Baht 240 for Prachuab Kirikhan, Yala, Surat Thani and Samut Songkram
  
• Baht 239 for Narathiwat, Udonthani and Ubolratchathani
  
• Baht 237 for Nakorn Nayok and Pattani
  
• Baht 236 for Trad, Lampoon, Buengkan and Nongkai
  
• Baht 234 for Kampaengpetch and Uthaithani
  
• Baht 233 for Chainat, Supanburi, Kalasin and Khonkaen
  
• Baht 232 for Chiangrai, Buriram, Nakorn Sawan, Petchaboon, Yasothorn, Roiet and Sakolnakorn
  
• Baht 230 for Chaiyapoom, Mukdahan, Lampang, Sukhothai and Nongbualampu
  
• Baht 229 for Nakornpanom
  
• Baht 227 for Pichit, Pitsanuloke, Prae, Mahasarakam, Maehongson, Utaradit and Amnatcharoen
  
• Baht 226 for Tak and Surin
  
• Baht 225 for Nan
  
• Baht 223 for Srisaket
  
• Baht 222 for Payao
  

The link for the site is listed below

http://msna.biz/thailand-business-and-company-information/thai-labour-law

hope this helps most of you. look forward to any comments or further information on the matter

[soi41]

Find it surprising that Prachuap Kirikhan is so low on the list. Guess that most migrantworkers in PK are working in the Hua Hin, where cost of living is among the highest in Thailand ! Next time you complain about petty stuff like dualpricing or being overcharged 10 baht by the motosaitaxi, imagine how to survive on 220-300 baht a day.

[4evermaat]

will companies actually honor these rates?

[thrilled]

On the news it had vietnam the average wage is $.33 an hour.Whats that around 11 baht an hour,

or 8 hours 88 baht.

they were talking about companies in china outsorcing.

[Pib]

And these rates don't apply to millions of employees in the informal economy, day laborers where payroll is pretty much a hand-to-hand baht payment with no withdrawals for any taxes, social security, few if any payment records, etc.

[Mosha]

And these rates don't apply to millions of employees in the informal economy, day laborers where payroll is pretty much a hand-to-hand baht payment with no withdrawals for any taxes, social security, few if any payment records, etc.

And these rates don't apply to millions of employees in the informal economy, day laborers where payroll is pretty much a hand-to-hand baht payment with no withdrawals for any taxes, social security, few if any payment records, etc.

And in Ranong those people are demanding 300 Baht.

[nong38]

And these rates don't apply to millions of employees in the informal economy, day laborers where payroll is pretty much a hand-to-hand baht payment with no withdrawals for any taxes, social security, few if any payment records, etc.

Yes it is very discriminatory and look at inflation going up, every time go for fuel it gone up, yesterday another 60 satang, how locals cope is another thing altogether. Smaller portions will apply to food until they stick in a price rise. It was a poor policy that has helped nobody and as usaul the poor will be hit hardist.

[floridaguy]

will companies actually honor these rates?

Actually, I am already feeling this. My workers are demanding this amount or they won't come to work. Not all, but some. The problem is some companies in Rayong and Chonburi are already paying this new rate to attract workers, and I am having to match it or lose workers to these other companies. So the "enforcement" is partially already happening by the workers themselves. It is an employees market down there. Very easy for them to walk off one of my sites and have a job the same day somewhere else.

[4evermaat]

will companies actually honor these rates?

Actually, I am already feeling this. My workers are demanding this amount or they won't come to work. Not all, but some. The problem is some companies in Rayong and Chonburi are already paying this new rate to attract workers, and I am having to match it or lose workers to these other companies. So the "enforcement" is partially already happening by the workers themselves. It is an employees market down there. Very easy for them to walk off one of my sites and have a job the same day somewhere else.

Yep. it seems like thailand is good place to do freelancing or business where you live where you work (so you pay the rent anyway). I'm amazed at how some companies get to where they are today here (that require multiple employees). Perserverence is a great trait for entrepreneurs. It's really a myth that thai people are begging for jobs persay. It's similar in the west in that everyone was the best working conditions and, given similar proximity to job location, would much rather prefer the company offering the most benefits/payouts. Who really wants to work at burger king? But in the west, people are willing to work entry level to gain experience necessary to then find a higher paying job. And plus the "wanting" and individualism is much higher, so most people want some kind of paycheck, whether from gov't or otherwise