Back End Developer Salary In Vietnam
Find Out How Much Companies Are Paying For Them
Demand for back-end developers in Vietnam has surged as companies scale services across e-commerce, fintech, and SaaS — driving steady hiring for engineers who build reliable, high-throughput systems.
Salaries have risen fastest for specialists in Golang, Java, Python, and Node.js who can design microservices, optimise databases, and run production on Kubernetes or cloud platforms.
Many organisations achieve efficient scaling by pairing local product leads with Vietnamese execution squads, while firms offering global remote rates attract top back end developers in Vietnam.
Vietnam Back End Developer Salary Range by Experience Level
Junior Level
Average Pay Rate
$650/Mth
$7,800/Yr
Total Salary Range
$480 - $907/Mth
$5,760 - $10,884/Yr
Middle Level
Average Pay Rate
$1,200/Mth
$14,400/Yr
Total Salary Range
$1,200 - $1,500/Mth
$14,400 - $18,000/Yr
Senior Level
Average Pay Rate
$1,800/Mth
$21,600/Yr
Total Salary Range
$1,500 - $2,500/Mth
$18,000 - $30,000/Yr
Compare To the Back End Developer Salary In Singapore
Companies Are Paying 50% Less For Vietnamese Back End Developers*.
In other words, your budget can stretch 2x further when hiring in Vietnam**, enabling faster growth of tech teams and the capacity to handle larger or multiple back-end projects simultaneously.
Competitive salaries make it possible to hire top-level back-end developers—engineers proficient in server-side programming, database management, cloud integration, and system architecture—who can build secure, scalable, and high-performance applications.
For companies aiming to grow their development teams, reach talent beyond their local market, or face challenges filling back-end roles in Singapore, Vietnam provides a practical and dependable source of skilled, experienced engineers.
Source: Vietnam Developer Salary Report
* We calculate based on the average across all salary ranges for each position. Depending on the role and experience level, the gap may rise or drop further.
** Salary levels change over time, and stronger skill sets or tougher role demands can push rates beyond earlier benchmarks. Even as numbers move, companies still gain a clear cost edge when sourcing Vietnamese developers.
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