HONG KONG / SALARY
HONG KONG

SALARY SURVEYS

1,900

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax) 7.81 HKD = 1 USD
585,030 HKD $74,917 USD		484,161 HKD $62,000 USD		Gross income Net (after tax) 7.81 HKD = 1 USD

Average Salary / Hong Kong

Average salary in Hong Kong is 585,030 HKD per year. The most typical earning is 484,161 HKD. All data are based on 1,900 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 675,482 HKD. Women receive a salary of 514,616 HKD.

The most paid careers are Management & Business with average income 841,034 HKD and Law with income 746,545 HKD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 845,720 HKD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 679,387 HKD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 939,428 HKD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 897,259 HKD.

Levels / Hong Kong (Gross HKD)

Salary Levels (HKD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
78,100 HKD - 117,099 HKD	13	100% 0.68%
117,100 HKD - 156,199 HKD	63	99.32% 3.32%
156,200 HKD - 195,199 HKD	88	96% 4.63%
195,200 HKD - 234,299 HKD	131	91.37% 6.89%
234,300 HKD - 273,299 HKD	139	84.47% 7.32%
273,300 HKD - 312,399 HKD	124	77.16% 6.53%
312,400 HKD - 351,399 HKD	85	70.63% 4.47%
351,400 HKD - 390,399 HKD	106	66.16% 5.58%
390,500 HKD - 429,499 HKD	122	60.58% 6.42%
429,500 HKD - 468,499 HKD	70	54.16% 3.68%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
468,500 HKD - 507,599 HKD	154	50.47% 8.11%
507,600 HKD - 546,599 HKD	54	42.37% 2.84%
546,600 HKD - 585,699 HKD	44	39.53% 2.32%
585,700 HKD - 624,699 HKD	102	37.21% 5.37%
624,700 HKD - 663,799 HKD	44	31.84% 2.32%
663,800 HKD - 702,799 HKD	45	29.53% 2.37%
702,800 HKD - 741,899 HKD	43	27.16% 2.26%
741,900 HKD - 780,899 HKD	25	24.89% 1.32%
780,900 HKD - 819,899 HKD	63	23.58% 3.32%
820,000 HKD - 858,999 HKD	26	20.26% 1.37%
859,000 HKD - 897,999 HKD	11	18.89% 0.58%
898,000 HKD - 937,099 HKD	25	18.32% 1.32%
937,100 HKD - 976,099 HKD	18	17% 0.95%
976,100 HKD - 1,015,199 HKD	87	16.05% 4.58%
1,015,200 HKD - 1,054,199 HKD	8	11.47% 0.42%
1,054,200 HKD - 1,093,299 HKD	7	11.05% 0.37%
1,093,300 HKD - 1,132,299 HKD	15	10.68% 0.79%
1,132,300 HKD - 1,171,299 HKD	4	9.89% 0.21%
HIGH SALARIES
1,171,400 HKD - 1,249,399 HKD	47	9.68% 2.47%
1,249,400 HKD - 1,327,499 HKD	12	7.21% 0.63%
1,327,500 HKD - 1,405,599 HKD	4	6.58% 0.21%
1,405,600 HKD - 1,483,699 HKD	15	6.37% 0.79%
1,483,700 HKD - 1,561,799 HKD	29	5.58% 1.53%
1,561,800 HKD - 1,639,899 HKD	12	4.05% 0.63%
1,639,900 HKD - 1,717,999 HKD	4	3.42% 0.21%
1,718,000 HKD - 1,796,099 HKD	3	3.21% 0.16%
1,796,100 HKD - 1,874,199 HKD	7	3.05% 0.37%
1,874,200 HKD - 1,952,299 HKD	6	2.68% 0.32%
1,952,300 HKD - 2,733,199 HKD	45	2.37% 2.37%

Gender / Hong Kong (Gross HKD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	850	675,482 HKD
2	Women	671	514,616 HKD

Education / Hong Kong (Gross HKD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	48	845,720 HKD
2	Masters Degree	619	679,387 HKD
3	Bachelors Degree	1,009	533,358 HKD
4	High School	93	522,425 HKD
5	Some College	119	499,779 HKD
6	Bellow H. School	12	308,457 HKD

Experience / Hong Kong (Gross HKD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	240	939,428 HKD
2	16-20 Years	166	897,259 HKD
3	12-16 Years	220	723,118 HKD
4	8-12 Years	351	627,847 HKD
5	4-8 Years	382	472,447 HKD
6	2-4 Years	224	364,682 HKD
7	1-2 Years	129	349,845 HKD
8	0-1 Year	188	268,631 HKD

Age / Hong Kong (Gross HKD)

#		Surveys
1	66-70	1	2,014,734 HKD
2	61-65	7	1,427,494 HKD
3	56-60	25	1,057,345 HKD
4	51-55	54	987,844 HKD
5	46-50	136	936,305 HKD
6	41-45	138	868,366 HKD
7	36-40	283	709,842 HKD
8	31-35	304	547,414 HKD
9	n/a	379	506,026 HKD
10	26-30	355	416,222 HKD
11	14-20	20	321,732 HKD
12	21-25	198	299,086 HKD

Work Type / Hong Kong (Gross HKD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	51	666,111 HKD
2	Permanent	1,644	597,392 HKD
3	Contract	167	490,408 HKD
4	Part Time	38	357,654 HKD

Career Groups / Hong Kong (Gross HKD)

#		Surveys
1	Management & Business	243	841,034 HKD
2	Law	28	746,545 HKD
3	Finance & Banking	218	732,488 HKD
4	Properties & Real Estates	17	729,365 HKD
5	Health Care & Medical	24	727,022 HKD
6	Engineers & Technicians IV	8	721,556 HKD
7	Construction & Labor Workers	42	684,853 HKD
8	Insurance	39	674,701 HKD
9	Aviation & Shipping	29	673,140 HKD
10	IT & Programming II	48	600,515 HKD
11	Public Sector	8	581,774 HKD
12	IT & Programming	135	575,526 HKD
13	Engineers & Technicians V	9	558,347 HKD
14	Human Resources	164	554,442 HKD
15	Architect Constructions	56	548,976 HKD
16	Engineers & Technicians II	4	530,234 HKD
17	Education & University	94	513,835 HKD
18	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	160	498,217 HKD
19	Fashion	21	488,065 HKD
20	Accounting & Administration	168	477,913 HKD
21	Engineers & Technicians	62	477,913 HKD
22	Logistics, Road, Railway	38	472,447 HKD
23	Security & Fireguard	8	462,295 HKD
24	Hotels & Tourism	41	454,486 HKD
25	Health Care & Medical II	25	439,649 HKD
26	Customer Services	29	417,003 HKD
27	Salesmen & Saleswomen	26	396,699 HKD
28	Media	26	392,014 HKD
29	Organization & Coordination	24	376,396 HKD
30	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	32	359,216 HKD
31	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	18	353,749 HKD
32	Making Design	40	338,912 HKD
33	Sports & Recreation	6	277,221 HKD
34	Geography & Geodesy	1	250,670 HKD
35	Arts, Culture, Performance	8	228,024 HKD
36	Engineers & Technicians III	1	165,551 HKD

Careers / Hong Kong (Gross HKD)

#		Surveys
1	CEO	10	1,318,167 HKD
2	Director	47	1,165,891 HKD
3	Investment Manager	15	1,037,822 HKD
4	General Manager	39	1,030,794 HKD
5	Risk Manager	21	965,979 HKD
6	Construction Project Manager	13	912,097 HKD
7	Business Development Manager	15	812,922 HKD
8	Other Finance Career	30	791,837 HKD
9	IT Manager	30	771,534 HKD
10	Operations Manager	12	766,848 HKD
11	Risk Analyst	10	732,488 HKD
12	Other Human Resource Career	14	731,707 HKD
13	Bank Manager	13	717,651 HKD
14	IT Project Manager	32	716,089 HKD
15	Marketing	9	706,719 HKD
16	Account Manager	21	704,376 HKD
17	Human Resources Manager	78	700,471 HKD
18	Project Manager	21	694,224 HKD
19	Audit Manager	9	685,634 HKD
20	Insurance Broker	8	684,853 HKD
21	Manager	46	684,072 HKD
22	Purchasing Manager	9	670,797 HKD
23	Financial Adviser	15	666,111 HKD
24	System Analyst	10	666,111 HKD
25	Hotel Manager	15	662,988 HKD
26	Other Architect Career	14	652,055 HKD
27	Engineering Manager	8	648,151 HKD
28	CPA - Certified Public Accountant	19	646,589 HKD
29	Logistics Manager	13	639,561 HKD
30	Finance Manager	15	620,819 HKD
31	Sales Manager	31	605,982 HKD
32	Lecturer	14	588,021 HKD
33	Banks	19	571,622 HKD
34	Other Law Career	11	569,279 HKD
35	Lead Developer	11	559,127 HKD
36	Financial Analyst	39	526,329 HKD
37	Construction Engineer	10	486,503 HKD
38	Marketing Manager	31	481,818 HKD
39	Architect	28	474,009 HKD
40	Other Management Career	17	468,543 HKD
41	Secondary School Teacher	9	456,048 HKD
42	Software Developer	16	444,334 HKD
43	Accountant	22	441,992 HKD
44	Senior Accountant	13	441,211 HKD
45	Human Resource	36	415,441 HKD
46	Project Coordinator	9	413,098 HKD
47	Fashion Designer	9	392,795 HKD
48	Human Resource Hunter	17	388,890 HKD
49	Logistics	9	379,519 HKD
50	Restaurant Manager	12	377,177 HKD
51	Other Tourism Career	13	369,368 HKD
52	Engineer	23	359,997 HKD
53	Other Education Career	14	316,266 HKD
54	IT Coordinator	11	314,704 HKD
55	English Teacher	10	314,704 HKD
56	Graphic Designer	14	282,687 HKD
57	Marketing Executive	20	231,928 HKD
58	Human Resource Administrator	14	223,338 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	840,000 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	1,000,000 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	200,000 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	1,000,000 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	1,034,900 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	672,000 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	240,000 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	240,000 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	360,000 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	180,000 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	240,000 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	599,400 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	581,400 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	1,198,800 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	241,200 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	234,300 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	478,200 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	1,193,900 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	1,193,900 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	462,600 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	696,500 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	597,000 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	453,700 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	1,210,100 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	1,791,500 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	776,000 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	298,500 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	746,100 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	724,200 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	397,900 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	238,700 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	596,900 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	473,500 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	1,293,500 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	477,600 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	711,400 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	647,500 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	996,100 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	572,800 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	498,100 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	239,100 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	657,500 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	816,600 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	1,140,800 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	620,500 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	420,300 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	210,100 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	276,200 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	1,050,800 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	2,733,200 HKD

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