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Thailand Introduces New BOI Employment Rules
Key Point
- Thailand updates BOI rules with new staff ratios and salary minimums starting late 2025
BOI Policy Update
Thailand has announced revised qualifications and employment requirements for BOI-promoted companies, including new Thai-to-foreign national staff ratios and minimum salary thresholds for foreign employees, effective from 1 October 2025 for new promotions and 1 January 2026 for existing ones.
Timeline
| BOI Promotion Date | New Rules Effective From |
| On or after 5 June 2025 | 1 October 2025 |
| Before 5 June 2025 | 1 January 2026 |
Employment Ratio
| Company Type / Size | Ratio Requirement |
| Fewer than 100 employees OR service sector | No ratio required |
| More than 100 employees | 70:30 Thai-to-foreigner |
Note: Ratio rules do not apply to foreign employees with short-term work permits (3–6 months).
Minimum Salary and Qualification Requirements
| Job Title | Age Requirement | Education & Experience | Minimum Salary (THB) |
| Executive | ≥ 27 years | Bachelor’s degree + ≥ 5 years experience | 150,000 |
| Management | ≥ 27 years | Bachelor’s degree + ≥ 5 years experience | 50,000 |
| No degree + ≥ 5 years experience | 75,000 | ||
| Operation | ≥ 22 years | Degree matches job + ≥ 2 years experience | 50,000 |
| Degree does not match + ≥ 5 years experience | 50,000 | ||
| Engineer | ≥ 22 years | Engineering degree + ≥ 2 years experience | 50,000 |
| No engineering degree + ≥ 10 years experience | 75,000 | ||
| Researcher | ≥ 22 years | Degree matches job + ≥ 2 years experience | 50,000 |
| Degree does not match + ≥ 5 years experience | 75,000 |
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