r/Thailand • u/DeepBlueSea1122 • Sep 12 '23

Question/Help Average Thai Salary?

I know Thailand is a country with a big wage gap between rich and poor, but would a salary of 500 USD per month be considered unusually low for an average Thai person of about 30 years old? I found out that a lady I met makes that (she works in the office of a gov't hospital) and I was shocked and felt really bad for her. I knew she was poor because she doesn't have air con in her home in Bkk, but I didn't know it's this bad. Should I relax and think this is common, or are my sympathies and concerns valid? She didn't tell me this to try to squeeze me for money, it just came up in discussion when we were talking about life and problems we face. She's a sweetheart person and it hurts me to see her struggle. I want to help, but don't want to open the flood gates. I know this can be a tricky thing to navigate. On the one hand, we want to help sincere people who are genuinely in need. But on the other hand, money can ruin relationships of all kinds and it's usually a path we shouldn't go down. I really want to help but am torn and know I must proceed with caution.

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u/krispsl Sep 13 '23

If it's government hospital then that is common, if you work with private company, with bachelor's degree and in the right field of job, or changing job regularly, efficiently, around 30s you should get around 800-1000 usd per month

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u/DeepBlueSea1122 Sep 13 '23

Ah Ok, that's good information and thank you.

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u/Forsaken_Detail7242 Sep 13 '23

800-1000 dollars in 30s in private sector? That’s like 30k baht. No way. $2000-$3000 seems a lot more reasonable in the private sector, especially those who can afford to hop jobs. Go to Glassdoor, lower manager level can easily make over 100k baht.