Download Adecco Thailand Salary Guide 2026
January 14, 2026 - 1:00 AM
Stay informed with the latest salary benchmarks and workforce insights from Adecco Thailand, designed to support smarter hiring, retention, and workforce planning decisions, while helping professionals evaluate their market value in a rapidly evolving labor market.
Highlights:
- Salary data for key positions across core job functions and priority industries in Thailand
- Labor market outlook and hiring insights from Adecco Thailand’s business leaders and recruitment experts
- Survey insights from 1,500+ Thai professionals and hiring managers on job mobility, flexible work models, and multi-generational teamwork
Key Trends:
Salary Guide 2026 reveals a Thai labor market that is stabilizing, yet increasingly competitive for critical skills. While overall hiring remains cautious amid economic uncertainty and cost pressures, demand continues to outpace supply for roles linked to digital transformation, data, AI, cybersecurity, ESG, and finance. Employers are becoming more selective, prioritizing candidates with proven, business-ready experience over theoretical knowledge, while job movers with in-demand capabilities are still able to command salary premiums. At the same time, expectations around flexibility, career progression, and meaningful work are reshaping attraction and retention strategies, signaling a shift from aggressive expansion to a more balanced, skills-focused workforce approach in 2026.
Career and Work Trend Survey 2025-2026
Adecco Thailand has conducted the online survey during September – October 2025, gathering the insights from 1,567 professionals across Thailand. The survey focus on the sentiments of Thai professionals towards the job market and key work trends. reveals a labor market that is cautious yet resilient, with professionals increasingly focused on job security, growth
opportunities, and wellbeing as they navigate an evolving economic landscape.
1. A cautious labor market with selective confidence
The hiring climate remains subdued, with 71% of respondents expressing neutral to negative sentiment, particularly in Manufacturing (79%), Automotive (76%), and IT (74%), where uncertainty and cost pressures persist. Meanwhile, 29% remain optimistic, driven by relatively stronger confidence in Retail (35%), Government (35%), and Healthcare (34%), reflecting selective recovery in consumer and public service–driven sectors.
2. Stable workforce, but turnover pressure persists in critical roles
When looking at workers’ career plans over the next 12 months, 72% say they have no intention of changing jobs, reflecting a strong preference for job security and overall workforce stability. Meanwhile, 23% are considering a career move — particularly those in director and mid-management roles — along with a minor group (5%) planning to exit the workforce entirely.
3. Pay increases continue, but expectations are grounded
Over the past year, most respondents (82%) experienced a salary increase, though growth was largely modest, with 34% seeing an adjustment of 2–5%. Financial services (26%) and IT (24%) showed relatively stronger salary gains, reflecting active hiring and performance-based pay environments. Looking ahead, expectations remain moderate: 87% foresee a salary increase, but only 15% expect a large increase greater than 10%. Optimism for significant gains is slightly higher in the IT sector, where 20% expect increases exceeding 10% in the next 12 months.
4. Flexibility rising — but security still leads decision-making
As workforce expectations shift, flexibility is gaining prominence — most see the benefit of non-full-time jobs as greater flexibility and improved work–life balance. However, stability remains a priority, with 69% still choosing full-time employment as their top preference, reflecting the need for secure income and benefits amid economic uncertainty.
5. Multi-gen teams bring innovation — but need structure to thrive
72% of respondents acknowledge that working with colleagues from different generations brings both advantages and challenges. Notably, 71% identify diverse perspectives and enhanced problem-solving as the greatest strengths of multigenerational teams.
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