On the 10th of January 2023, the Chairman of the Wage Committee issued a notice relating to wage rates according to skill standards. These amendments came into force on the 29th of January 2023.
Employers are required to pay their employees according to the skill standard which the job description and position require, the rates of which are outlined below:
Industrial Branch
| Description | Skill level | Daily (normal working hours) wage rate minimum (THB) |
| Transmission system technician | 1 | 495 |
| Pump and valve system technician | 1 | 515 |
| Steel structure assembler/ Calibration technician | 1 | 500 |
| Robotic welding work system controller | 1 | 520 |
| Industrial mechatronic and robotic technician | 1 | 525 |
| Industrial mechatronic and robotic technician | 2 | 635 |
| Industrial mechatronic and robotic technician | 3 | 750 |
Mechanical technician branch
| Description | Skill level | Daily (normal working hours) wage rate minimum (THB) |
| Agricultural tractor repairer | 1 | 465 |
| Agricultural tractor repairer | 2 | 535 |
| Agricultural tractor repairer | 3 | 620 |
| Backhoe controller/ excavator controller | 1 | 570 |
| Low truck controller | 1 | 555 |
| Loading vehicle controller | 1 | 520 |
Service Sector
| Description | Skill level | Daily (normal working hours) wage rate minimum (THB) |
| Integrated health promotion technical officer (nutrition and aromatherapy) | 1 | 500 |
| Integrated health promotion technical officer (nutrition and aromatherapy) | 2 | 600 |
| Integrated health promotion technical officer (hydrotherapy) | 1 | 500 |
| Integrated health promotion technical officer (hydrotherapy) | 2 | 605 |
| Bartender | 1 | 475 |
| Bartender | 2 | 525 |
| Bartender | 3 | 600 |
| Early years child caregiver | 1 | 530 |
| Disabled equipment technician | 1 | 520 |
| Disabled equipment technician | 2 | 600 |
Employees who pass the skill standards test of any branch and level, prior to or after this Notice is effective, if wanting to exercise their right to that wage rate, must submit a certificate to their employer as evidence that they have passed the skill standards test without delay. Once the employer receives the letter, they shall pay the wage rate according to the rates fixed above from the date of receiving the certificate.