HONG KONG / SALARY

SALARY SURVEYS

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UPDATED
September 2024
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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax) 7.8 HKD = 1 USD
584,509 HKD $74,917 USD		483,729 HKD $62,000 USD		Gross income Net (after tax) 7.8 HKD = 1 USD

Average Salary / Hong Kong

Average salary in Hong Kong is 584,509 HKD per year. The most typical earning is 483,729 HKD. All data are based on 1,900 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 674,881 HKD. Women receive a salary of 514,158 HKD.

The most paid careers are Management & Business with average income 840,285 HKD and Law with income 745,880 HKD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 844,966 HKD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 678,782 HKD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 938,592 HKD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 896,460 HKD.

Levels / Hong Kong (Gross HKD)

Salary Levels (HKD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
78,000 HKD - 116,999 HKD	13	100% 0.68%
117,000 HKD - 155,999 HKD	63	99.32% 3.32%
156,000 HKD - 194,999 HKD	88	96% 4.63%
195,100 HKD - 234,099 HKD	131	91.37% 6.89%
234,100 HKD - 273,099 HKD	139	84.47% 7.32%
273,100 HKD - 312,099 HKD	124	77.16% 6.53%
312,100 HKD - 351,099 HKD	85	70.63% 4.47%
351,100 HKD - 390,099 HKD	106	66.16% 5.58%
390,100 HKD - 429,099 HKD	122	60.58% 6.42%
429,100 HKD - 468,099 HKD	70	54.16% 3.68%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
468,100 HKD - 507,099 HKD	154	50.47% 8.11%
507,100 HKD - 546,099 HKD	54	42.37% 2.84%
546,100 HKD - 585,099 HKD	44	39.53% 2.32%
585,200 HKD - 624,199 HKD	102	37.21% 5.37%
624,200 HKD - 663,199 HKD	44	31.84% 2.32%
663,200 HKD - 702,199 HKD	45	29.53% 2.37%
702,200 HKD - 741,199 HKD	43	27.16% 2.26%
741,200 HKD - 780,199 HKD	25	24.89% 1.32%
780,200 HKD - 819,199 HKD	63	23.58% 3.32%
819,200 HKD - 858,199 HKD	26	20.26% 1.37%
858,200 HKD - 897,199 HKD	11	18.89% 0.58%
897,200 HKD - 936,199 HKD	25	18.32% 1.32%
936,300 HKD - 975,299 HKD	18	17% 0.95%
975,300 HKD - 1,014,299 HKD	87	16.05% 4.58%
1,014,300 HKD - 1,053,299 HKD	8	11.47% 0.42%
1,053,300 HKD - 1,092,299 HKD	7	11.05% 0.37%
1,092,300 HKD - 1,131,299 HKD	15	10.68% 0.79%
1,131,300 HKD - 1,170,299 HKD	4	9.89% 0.21%
HIGH SALARIES
1,170,300 HKD - 1,248,299 HKD	47	9.68% 2.47%
1,248,300 HKD - 1,326,299 HKD	12	7.21% 0.63%
1,326,400 HKD - 1,404,399 HKD	4	6.58% 0.21%
1,404,400 HKD - 1,482,399 HKD	15	6.37% 0.79%
1,482,400 HKD - 1,560,399 HKD	29	5.58% 1.53%
1,560,400 HKD - 1,638,399 HKD	12	4.05% 0.63%
1,638,400 HKD - 1,716,499 HKD	4	3.42% 0.21%
1,716,500 HKD - 1,794,499 HKD	3	3.21% 0.16%
1,794,500 HKD - 1,872,499 HKD	7	3.05% 0.37%
1,872,500 HKD - 1,950,499 HKD	6	2.68% 0.32%
1,950,500 HKD - 2,730,699 HKD	45	2.37% 2.37%

Gender / Hong Kong (Gross HKD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	850	674,881 HKD
2	Women	671	514,158 HKD

Education / Hong Kong (Gross HKD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	48	844,966 HKD
2	Masters Degree	619	678,782 HKD
3	Bachelors Degree	1,009	532,883 HKD
4	High School	93	521,960 HKD
5	Some College	119	499,334 HKD
6	Bellow H. School	12	308,182 HKD

Experience / Hong Kong (Gross HKD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	240	938,592 HKD
2	16-20 Years	166	896,460 HKD
3	12-16 Years	220	722,473 HKD
4	8-12 Years	351	627,288 HKD
5	4-8 Years	382	472,026 HKD
6	2-4 Years	224	364,357 HKD
7	1-2 Years	129	349,533 HKD
8	0-1 Year	188	268,392 HKD

Age / Hong Kong (Gross HKD)

#		Surveys
1	66-70	1	2,012,940 HKD
2	61-65	7	1,426,222 HKD
3	56-60	25	1,056,403 HKD
4	51-55	54	986,965 HKD
5	46-50	136	935,471 HKD
6	41-45	138	867,592 HKD
7	36-40	283	709,210 HKD
8	31-35	304	546,926 HKD
9	n/a	379	505,575 HKD
10	26-30	355	415,851 HKD
11	14-20	20	321,446 HKD
12	21-25	198	298,820 HKD

Work Type / Hong Kong (Gross HKD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	51	665,518 HKD
2	Permanent	1,644	596,860 HKD
3	Contract	167	489,971 HKD
4	Part Time	38	357,335 HKD

Cities / Hong Kong (Gross HKD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Hong Kong	1,900	584,376 HKD

Career Groups / Hong Kong (Gross HKD)

#		Surveys
1	Management & Business	243	840,285 HKD
2	Law	28	745,880 HKD
3	Finance & Banking	218	731,836 HKD
4	Properties & Real Estates	17	728,715 HKD
5	Health Care & Medical	24	726,375 HKD
6	Engineers & Technicians IV	8	720,913 HKD
7	Construction & Labor Workers	42	684,243 HKD
8	Insurance	39	674,101 HKD
9	Aviation & Shipping	29	672,540 HKD
10	IT & Programming II	48	599,981 HKD
11	Public Sector	8	581,256 HKD
12	IT & Programming	135	575,014 HKD
13	Engineers & Technicians V	9	557,849 HKD
14	Human Resources	164	553,948 HKD
15	Architect Constructions	56	548,487 HKD
16	Engineers & Technicians II	4	529,762 HKD
17	Education & University	94	513,377 HKD
18	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	160	497,773 HKD
19	Fashion	21	487,630 HKD
20	Accounting & Administration	168	477,488 HKD
21	Engineers & Technicians	62	477,488 HKD
22	Logistics, Road, Railway	38	472,026 HKD
23	Security & Fireguard	8	461,884 HKD
24	Hotels & Tourism	41	454,081 HKD
25	Health Care & Medical II	25	439,257 HKD
26	Customer Services	29	416,631 HKD
27	Salesmen & Saleswomen	26	396,346 HKD
28	Media	26	391,665 HKD
29	Organization & Coordination	24	376,060 HKD
30	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	32	358,896 HKD
31	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	18	353,434 HKD
32	Making Design	40	338,610 HKD
33	Sports & Recreation	6	276,974 HKD
34	Geography & Geodesy	1	250,447 HKD
35	Arts, Culture, Performance	8	227,821 HKD
36	Engineers & Technicians III	1	165,404 HKD

Careers / Hong Kong (Gross HKD)

#		Surveys
1	CEO	10	1,316,993 HKD
2	Director	47	1,164,852 HKD
3	Investment Manager	15	1,036,898 HKD
4	General Manager	39	1,029,876 HKD
5	Risk Manager	21	965,119 HKD
6	Construction Project Manager	13	911,284 HKD
7	Business Development Manager	15	812,198 HKD
8	Other Finance Career	30	791,132 HKD
9	IT Manager	30	770,846 HKD
10	Operations Manager	12	766,165 HKD
11	Risk Analyst	10	731,836 HKD
12	Other Human Resource Career	14	731,056 HKD
13	Bank Manager	13	717,012 HKD
14	IT Project Manager	32	715,452 HKD
15	Marketing	9	706,089 HKD
16	Account Manager	21	703,748 HKD
17	Human Resources Manager	78	699,847 HKD
18	Project Manager	21	693,606 HKD
19	Audit Manager	9	685,023 HKD
20	Insurance Broker	8	684,243 HKD
21	Manager	46	683,463 HKD
22	Purchasing Manager	9	670,199 HKD
23	Financial Adviser	15	665,518 HKD
24	System Analyst	10	665,518 HKD
25	Hotel Manager	15	662,397 HKD
26	Other Architect Career	14	651,474 HKD
27	Engineering Manager	8	647,573 HKD
28	CPA - Certified Public Accountant	19	646,013 HKD
29	Logistics Manager	13	638,991 HKD
30	Finance Manager	15	620,266 HKD
31	Sales Manager	31	605,442 HKD
32	Lecturer	14	587,497 HKD
33	Banks	19	571,113 HKD
34	Other Law Career	11	568,772 HKD
35	Lead Developer	11	558,630 HKD
36	Financial Analyst	39	525,861 HKD
37	Construction Engineer	10	486,070 HKD
38	Marketing Manager	31	481,389 HKD
39	Architect	28	473,587 HKD
40	Other Management Career	17	468,125 HKD
41	Secondary School Teacher	9	455,642 HKD
42	Software Developer	16	443,939 HKD
43	Accountant	22	441,598 HKD
44	Senior Accountant	13	440,818 HKD
45	Human Resource	36	415,071 HKD
46	Project Coordinator	9	412,730 HKD
47	Fashion Designer	9	392,445 HKD
48	Human Resource Hunter	17	388,544 HKD
49	Logistics	9	379,181 HKD
50	Restaurant Manager	12	376,841 HKD
51	Other Tourism Career	13	369,039 HKD
52	Engineer	23	359,676 HKD
53	Other Education Career	14	315,984 HKD
54	IT Coordinator	11	314,424 HKD
55	English Teacher	10	314,424 HKD
56	Graphic Designer	14	282,435 HKD
57	Marketing Executive	20	231,722 HKD
58	Human Resource Administrator	14	223,139 HKD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

50/50 Head Of Insurance (Woman)

Posted 03 July 2024

What I do?

"Oversea head of the insurance department, act as responsible officer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	839,200 HKD

49/50 Manager (Man)

Posted 18 May 2024

What I do?

"Account."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	999,100 HKD

48/50 Executive Assistant (Woman)

Posted 17 May 2024

What I do?

"Accounting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	High School	1-2 Years	Intermediate	199,800 HKD

47/50 Branch Manager (Man)

Posted 14 May 2024

What I do?

"Manage the branch and meet the target."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	999,100 HKD

46/50 General Manager (Man)

Posted 12 May 2024

What I do?

"Venue operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	1,034,000 HKD

45/50 Technical Support Engineer (Woman)

Posted 29 April 2024

What I do?

"Technical support engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	671,400 HKD

44/50 Assistant Executive Officer (Woman)

Posted 29 April 2024

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	239,800 HKD

43/50 Executive Assistant (Woman)

Posted 16 April 2024

What I do?

"Assist overseas service learning projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	239,800 HKD

42/50 Financial Consultant (Woman)

Posted 12 April 2024

What I do?

"Help for retirement planning or medial coverage."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	359,700 HKD

41/50 Adminstrative Assistant (Woman)

Posted 11 April 2024

What I do?

"Adminstrative tasks."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	179,800 HKD

40/50 It Manager (Man)

Posted 11 January 2024

What I do?

"IT Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	239,800 HKD

39/50 Hr Manager (Woman)

Posted 15 November 2023

What I do?

"HR Manager role."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	598,900 HKD

38/50 Project Manager (Man)

Posted 15 November 2023

What I do?

"Project Management Business Development Mergers and Acquisitions Financial Modelling Tax."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	580,900 HKD

37/50 Senior Finance Manager (Woman)

Posted 22 August 2023

What I do?

"FP&A, Consolidation, Coaching team, financial reporting, SOX compliance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	1,197,700 HKD

36/50 Senior Officer (Woman)

Posted 20 July 2023

What I do?

"Employment relationship recruitment policy and report drafting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	241,000 HKD

35/50 Manager (Man)

Posted 20 July 2023

What I do?

"Programmer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	234,100 HKD

34/50 Financial Controller (Man)

Posted 12 July 2023

What I do?

"10+ years exp."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	477,800 HKD

33/50 Managing Director (Man)

Posted 29 September 2022

What I do?

"FUNDING."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Some College	4-8 Years	Advanced	1,192,900 HKD

32/50 Compliance Officer (Woman)

Posted 28 September 2022

What I do?

"Regulatory Liaison."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	1,192,900 HKD

31/50 Analyst (Man)

Posted 10 September 2022

What I do?

"Operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	462,200 HKD

30/50 Sales Team Lead (Man)

Posted 06 September 2022

What I do?

"Sales and strategy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	695,800 HKD

29/50 Senior Editor (Woman)

Posted 06 September 2022

What I do?

"Write industry-focused articles and reports for clients."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	596,400 HKD

28/50 Hr Manager (Woman)

Posted 05 September 2022

What I do?

"Labour law."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	453,300 HKD

27/50 Director (Man)

Posted 05 September 2022

What I do?

"Sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	1,209,000 HKD

26/50 Controller (Woman)

Posted 31 August 2022

What I do?

"Accounts."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	1,789,900 HKD

25/50 Head Of Digital Solution (Man)

Posted 27 July 2022

What I do?

"People management, scoping, customer facing, consultation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	775,300 HKD

24/50 Business Development Manager (Man)

Posted 27 July 2022

What I do?

"Sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bellow H. School	12-16 Years	Advanced	298,200 HKD

23/50 Hr Manager (Woman)

Posted 26 July 2022

What I do?

"All rounded."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	745,500 HKD

22/50 Internal Control Manager (Woman)

Posted 26 July 2022

What I do?

"Internal audit."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	723,600 HKD

21/50 Operation Manager (Man)

Posted 23 July 2022

What I do?

"Handle all sales activities in China."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	397,600 HKD

20/50 Assistant Reward Officer (Woman)

Posted 20 July 2022

What I do?

"Compensation and beneifts."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	238,500 HKD

19/50 Office Manager (Woman)

Posted 18 July 2022

What I do?

"Office admin."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	596,300 HKD

18/50 Human Resources Business Partner (Woman)

Posted 14 July 2022

What I do?

"Recruitment, Talent Acquisition."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	473,100 HKD

17/50 Trade Compliance (Man)

Posted 14 June 2022

What I do?

"Import export regulatory operations and compliance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	1,292,300 HKD

16/50 Educational Consultant (Woman)

Posted 13 June 2022

What I do?

"Education related knowleage, career path for students, courses and schools for students etc. Sales skills are also needed."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	477,200 HKD

15/50 It Manager (Man)

Posted 08 June 2022

What I do?

"Manage team Scrum master DevOps Developer Team leader."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	710,800 HKD

14/50 Regional Sales Director (Man)

Posted 29 May 2022

What I do?

"Business Development and Sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	646,900 HKD

13/50 Risk Manager (Woman)

Posted 29 May 2022

What I do?

"Manage risk."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	995,300 HKD

12/50 Digital Design Consultant (Man)

Posted 26 May 2022

What I do?

"Drive digital transformation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	572,300 HKD

11/50 Cs Superviosr (Woman)

Posted 16 April 2022

What I do?

"Insurance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	497,600 HKD

10/50 Onboarding & Kyc Specialist (Woman)

Posted 16 April 2022

What I do?

"KYC Knowledge."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	238,900 HKD

9/50 Project Manager (Woman)

Posted 14 April 2022

What I do?

"Project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	656,900 HKD

8/50 General Manager (Woman)

Posted 09 April 2022

What I do?

"People management, operation management, customer engagement, sales and marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	815,900 HKD

7/50 Marketing Director (Woman)

Posted 08 April 2022

What I do?

"Sales and marketing, licensing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	1,139,800 HKD

6/50 Full Stack Developer (Man)

Posted 06 April 2022

What I do?

"Coding."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	619,900 HKD

5/50 Humanities Teacher (Man)

Posted 05 April 2022

What I do?

"Teaching."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	419,900 HKD

4/50 Research Assistant (Man)

Posted 05 April 2022

What I do?

"To do some research assistantship."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	210,000 HKD

3/50 Mobile Application Reviewer (Woman)

Posted 22 March 2022

What I do?

"Check content for errors."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	276,000 HKD

2/50 Financial Engineer (Man)

Posted 21 March 2022

What I do?

"Risk pricing, app deployment."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	1,049,800 HKD

1/50 Quant (Man)

Posted 21 March 2022

What I do?

"Quant analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hong Kong	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	2,730,700 HKD