BANGKOK — The Cabinet has approved a minimum wage increase to 400 baht ($12.35) per day for all businesses in Bangkok and tourism sectors across Thailand, effective July 1, 2025, benefiting an estimated 700,000 workers.
The new rate represents a 28-baht increase from the previous 372-baht minimum wage. The Cabinet meeting on July 1 formally acknowledged the wage adjustment that took immediate effect.
Minimum wage rates in other districts and provinces remain at previous levels according to Wage Committee Board Announcement No. 13, issued December 23, 2024.
Labor Ministry Permanent Secretary Bunsong Thapchaiyuth outlined that the 400-baht daily minimum wage covers three specific categories:
- Bangkok Metropolitan Area: All business types throughout the capital
- Hotels Nationwide: Category 2, 3, and 4 hotels under hotel law across the country, excluding Category 1 hotels which provide only accommodation services with no more than 50 rooms
- Entertainment Venues Nationwide: Service establishments under entertainment venue law that sell food, alcohol, or beverages, including nightclubs, pubs, bars, massage parlors, and karaoke venues.
Bunsong emphasized that the wage increase resulted from collaborative efforts between government, employers, and employees based on equality principles and input from all parties. The adjustment aims to ensure business continuity while providing workers with adequate and appropriate income.
“This wage increase will improve workers’ quality of life in line with current living costs while maintaining business balance for employers and driving sustainable economic growth,” he said.
The new minimum wage rates effective July 1, 2025:
400 Baht: Bangkok, Phuket, Chachoengsao, Chonburi, Rayong, Surat Thani (Koh Samui district), Category 2-4 hotels nationwide, entertainment venues nationwide
380 Baht: Mueang Chiang Mai district, Mueang Songkhla district
372 Baht: Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon
359 Baht: Nakhon Ratchasima
358 Baht: Samut Songkhram
357 Baht: Khon Kaen, Chiang Mai (except Mueang district), Prachin Buri, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Saraburi
356 Baht: Lopburi
355 Baht: Nakhon Nayok, Suphan Buri, Nong Khai
354 Baht: Krabi, Trat
352 Baht: Kanchanaburi, Chanthaburi, Chiang Rai, Tak, Nakhon Phanom, Buriram, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Phang Nga, Phitsanulok, Mukdahan, Sakon Nakhon, Songkhla (except Mueang Hat Yai), Sa Kaeo, Surat Thani (except Koh Samui), Ubon Ratchathani
351 Baht: Chumphon, Phetchaburi, Surin
350 Baht: Nakhon Sawan, Yasothon, Lamphun
349 Baht: Kalasin, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Bueng Kan, Phetchabun, Roi Et
348 Baht: Chai Nat, Chaiyaphum, Phatthalung, Sing Buri, Ang Thong
347 Baht: Kamphaeng Phet, Phichit, Maha Sarakham, Mae Hong Son, Ranong, Ratchaburi, Lampang, Loei, Si Sa Ket, Satun, Sukhothai, Nong Bua Lamphu, Amnat Charoen, Udon Thani, Uttaradit, Uthai Thani
345 Baht: Trang, Nan, Phayao, Phrae
337 Baht: Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala
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