- The AI market in Vietnam is fiercely competitive as small businesses must compete with large corporations to secure human resources.
- AI engineer salaries are 20–30% higher than those of regular developers due to talent scarcity, especially at the senior and expert levels.
- Salary ranges:
- Fresher: 15–20 million VND (~$570–760)
- Junior: 20–26 million VND (~$760–990)
- Mid-level: 26–45 million VND (~$990–1,700)
- Senior: even higher.
- Small companies like LTS Group attract talent through autonomy, allowing them to participate in multiple projects and own large-scale work.
- Some talents choose creative environments over high salaries, especially when given the chance to build an AI team from scratch.
- 73% of Vietnamese enterprises have adopted AI, 65.1% expect to increase budgets, and 62% will expand their teams in the next 12 months.
- The AI market is projected to grow from $750 million in 2024 to $2.8 billion by 2033.
- Techcombank offers a reward of 100 million VND (~$3,800) for each successful AI talent referral.
- This bank processes about 8 billion data points daily from 15 million customers, showing a massive data demand for AI.
- Vietnam aims to train 100,000 AI and semiconductor engineers in the coming years to meet long-term demand.
📌 The AI race in Vietnam is not just a salary war but also a war over work environment and vision. With salaries increasing by 30%, recruitment bonuses up to 100 million VND, and a market expected to reach $2.8 billion by 2033, the demand for human resources is exploding. However, businesses realize that to retain talent, the deciding factors are growth opportunities, autonomy, and long-term strategy, not just money.
