A person working in Developers and Programmers in Thailand typically earns around 88,800 THB per month. Salaries range from 72,100 THB (lowest average) to 123,000 THB (highest average, actual maximum salary is higher).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Salaries vary drastically between different Developers and Programmers careers. If you are interested in the salary of a particular job, see below for salaries for specific job titles.
Job Title | Average Salary |
ABAP Developer | 86,700 THB |
Android Developer | 92,500 THB |
Angular Developer | 85,800 THB |
AS400 Programmer | 105,000 THB |
Avaloq Developer | 92,100 THB |
BizTalk Developer | 101,000 THB |
Build and Release Engineer | 89,700 THB |
Business Intelligence Developer | 106,000 THB |
Business Objects Developer | 93,200 THB |
C# Developer | 100,000 THB |
C++ Developer | 103,000 THB |
CMS Developer | 80,100 THB |
Curam Developer | 80,900 THB |
Developer / Programmer | 96,600 THB |
Flash Developer | 84,300 THB |
Front End Developer | 82,200 THB |
Full Stack Developer | 102,000 THB |
Game Developer | 90,200 THB |
GIS Developer | 97,000 THB |
Graphical User Interface ( GUI ) Programmer | 86,800 THB |
Graphics Programmer | 87,600 THB |
Imaging Programmer | 88,100 THB |
IOS Developer | 109,000 THB |
Java Developer | 99,900 THB |
Javascript Developer | 94,200 THB |
Lead Developer | 112,000 THB |
Mobile Developer | 95,200 THB |
Multimedia Developer | 82,100 THB |
Nodejs Developer | 105,000 THB |
Oracle Developer | 100,000 THB |
Perl Developer | 81,000 THB |
PHP Developer | 85,900 THB |
Python Developer | 106,000 THB |
Remedy Developer | 74,500 THB |
Ruby Developer | 91,700 THB |
Salesforce Developer | 76,000 THB |
SAS Programmer | 91,100 THB |
Sharepoint Developer | 104,000 THB |
Software Development Manager | 126,000 THB |
Software QA Engineer | 89,300 THB |
Software Test Engineer | 85,500 THB |
Teradata Developer | 75,700 THB |
TIBCO Developer | 81,400 THB |
User Experience Designer | 88,500 THB |
VB Developer | 75,800 THB |
VB.NET Developer | 102,000 THB |
Developers and Programmers salaries in Thailand range from 72,100 THB per month (minimum average salary) to 123,000 THB per month (maximum average salary, actual maximum is higher).
The median salary is 90,600 THB per month, which means that half (50%) of people working in Developers and Programmers are earning less than 90,600 THB while the other half are earning more than 90,600 THB. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of people working in Developers and Programmers are earning less than 73,200 THB while 75% of them are earning more than 73,200 THB. Also from the diagram, 75% of people working in Developers and Programmers are earning less than 109,000 THB while 25% are earning more than 109,000 THB.
Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both of the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people are earning more than you and there is plenty of room for improvement. If your wage is between the average and the median, then things can be a bit complicated. We wrote a guide to explain all about the different scenarios. How to compare your salary
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher the wage.
Generally speaking, employees having experience from two to five years earn on average 32% more than freshers and juniors across all industries and disciplines.
Professionals with experience of more than five years tend to earn on average 36% more than those with five years or less of work experience.
As you hit the ten years mark, the salary increases by 21% and an additional 14% for those who have crossed the 15 years mark.
Those figures are presented as guidelines only. The numbers become more significant if you consider one job title at a time.
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male employees in Thailand who work in Developers and Programmers earn 9% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 92,100 THB | |
Female | -9% | 84,100 THB |
Developers and Programmers professionals in Thailand are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 9% every 18 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 8% granted to employees every 17 months.
The term 'Annual Salary Increase' usually refers to the increase in 12 calendar month period, but because it is rarely that people get their salaries reviewed exactly on the one year mark, it is more meaningful to know the frequency and the rate at the time of the increase.
The annual salary Increase in a calendar year (12 months) can be easily calculated as follows: Annual Salary Increase = Increase Rate x 12 ÷ Increase Frequency
Banking | 8% | |
Energy | 7% | |
Information Technology | 6% | |
Healthcare | 5% | |
Travel | 4% | |
Construction | 3% | |
Education | 2% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Thailand for the year 2021. Companies within thriving industries tend to provide higher and more frequent raises. Exceptions do exist, but generally speaking, the situation of any company is closely related to the economic situation in the country or region. These figures tend to change frequently.
Developers and Programmers is considered to be a moderate bonus-based field due to the generally limited involvement in direct revenue generation, with exceptions of course. The people who get the highest bonuses are usually somehow involved in the revenue generation cycle.
46% of surveyed staff in Developers and Programmers reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 54% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 3% to 6% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 54% | |
No Bonus | 46% |
The most standard form of bonus where the employee is awarded based on their exceptional performance.
Company Performance BonusesOccasionally, some companies like to celebrate excess earnings and profits with their staff collectively in the form of bonuses that are granted to everyone. The amount of the bonus will probably be different from person to person depending on their role within the organization.
Goal-Based BonusesGranted upon achieving an important goal or milestone.
Holiday / End of Year BonusesThese types of bonuses are given without a reason and usually resemble an appreciation token.
People tend to confuse bonuses with commissions. A commission is a prefixed rate at which someone gets paid for items sold or deals completed while a bonus is in most cases arbitrary and unplanned.
The main two types of jobs | |
Revenue Generators | Supporting Cast |
Employees that are directly involved in generating revenue or profit for the organization. Their field of expertise usually matches the type of business. | Employees that support and facilitate the work of revenue generators. Their expertise is usually different from that of the core business operations. |
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Revenue generators usually get more and higher bonuses, higher salaries, and more frequent salary increments. The reason is quite simple: it is easier to quantify your value to the company in monetary terms when you participate in revenue generation.
Top management personnel and senior employees naturally exhibit higher bonus rates and frequencies than juniors. This is very predictable due to the inherent responsibilities of being higher in the hierarchy. People in top positions can easily get double or triple bonus rates than employees down the pyramid.
The hourly wage is the salary paid in one worked hour. Usually jobs are classified into two categories: salaried jobs and hourly jobs. Salaried jobs pay a fix amount regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs pay per worked hour. To convert salary into hourly wage the above formula is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may differ slightly depending on the worked hours per week and the annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximations and are considered to be the standard. One major difference between salaried employees and hourly paid employees is overtime eligibility. Salaried employees are usually exempt from overtime as opposed to hourly paid staff.
The average salary for Developers and Programmers is 9% less than that of Information Technology. Also, Information Technology salaries are 0% more than those of All Jobs.
City | Average Salary |
Bangkok (Krung Thep) | 102,000 THB |
Chiang Mai | 98,500 THB |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Thailand earn 7% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 94,000 THB | |
Public Sector | +7% | 100,000 THB |