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Salaries in Hong Kong - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Hong Kong is, by default, in the range of 14,220 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 48,180 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.
Gross salary in Hong Kong is
80% of people earn:
14K - 48K USD
10% earn less lthan 14K USD
10% earns more than 48K USD
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Distribution of employees in Hong Kong into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Hong Kong by age in USD.

<24
 
 
Average 22K
Median 21K
10% 14K
25% 17K
75% 26K
90% 31K
25-34
 
 
Average 30K
Median 27K
10% 15K
25% 20K
75% 37K
90% 48K
35-44
 
 
Average 33K
Median 30K
10% 17K
25% 23K
75% 40K
90% 51K
45-54
 
 
Average 31K
Median 28K
10% 14K
25% 20K
75% 38K
90% 51K
55+
 
 
Average 28K
Median 26K
10% 13K
25% 18K
75% 35K
90% 46K

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Hong Kong (USD).

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Men
34,044 USD
27,420 USD
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Women
In general, in Hong Kong, men earn 24.2% more than women.

The best paid positions in Hong Kong

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Hong Kong (USD).

1. Leasing Director Leasing
1,139,616 USD
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
1,085,040 USD
3. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,013,472 USD
4. IT Director Top Management
971,712 USD
5. IT Architect Information Technology
822,816 USD
6. Plant manager Top Management
819,648 USD
7. Sales Director Top Management
800,640 USD
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
792,576 USD
9. Marketing Director Top Management
768,384 USD
10. Lead developer Information Technology
762,912 USD
11. Managing Director Top Management
762,192 USD
12. Head of product development Management
742,608 USD
13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
741,744 USD
14. IT Product Manager Information Technology
736,128 USD
15. IT Manager Management
723,024 USD
16. Technical Director Top Management
705,312 USD
17. Senior Project Manager Management
702,720 USD
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
680,832 USD
19. Publishing House Director Top Management
673,776 USD
20. Software Engineer Information Technology
671,472 USD

The worst paid positions in Hong Kong

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Hong Kong (USD)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
147,744 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
164,016 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
167,616 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
169,344 USD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
175,248 USD
6. Cleaner General labour
177,552 USD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
178,704 USD
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
182,448 USD
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
184,608 USD
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
184,752 USD
11. Packer Production
185,616 USD
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
185,616 USD
13. General Labourer General labour
186,336 USD
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
186,624 USD
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
188,352 USD
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
188,640 USD
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
189,360 USD
18. Cashier Banking
190,224 USD
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
190,656 USD
20. Florist Service Industries
190,944 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

EstoniaEstonia
28,152 USD (net)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
33,491 USD (gross)
SerbiaSerbia
17,330 USD (net)
RomaniaRomania
20,609 USD (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

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Process Engineer
Car Industry
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Hong Kong
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,584 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
28,000 HKD
Anually salary
43,008 USD
Anually salary
336,000 HKD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-03 16:54:16
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Marketing Officer
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Hong Kong
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,467 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
27,083 HKD
Anually salary
41,604 USD
Anually salary
324,996 HKD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-28 03:35:35
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Quantity Surveyor
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Hong Kong
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,240 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
17,500 HKD
Anually salary
26,880 USD
Anually salary
210,000 HKD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-16 10:00:39
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Sommelier
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Hong Kong
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,200 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
25,000 HKD
Anually salary
38,400 USD
Anually salary
300,000 HKD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-15 11:54:19
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Chief Executive Officer
Top Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Hong Kong
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
14,935 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
116,667 HKD
Anually salary
179,220 USD
Anually salary
1,400,004 HKD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-13 13:10:17
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Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Hong Kong
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
10,497 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
82,000 HKD
Anually salary
125,964 USD
Anually salary
984,000 HKD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-24 19:20:33
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Marketing Officer
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Hong Kong
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,226 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
25,200 HKD
Anually salary
38,712 USD
Anually salary
302,400 HKD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-21 06:06:09
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Data scientist
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Hong Kong
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,438 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
34,667 HKD
Anually salary
53,256 USD
Anually salary
416,004 HKD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-11 06:14:21
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Logistics Director
Top Management
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Hong Kong
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
16,002 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
125,000 HKD
Anually salary
192,024 USD
Anually salary
1,500,000 HKD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-10 04:06:00
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Water Management Technician
Water Management, Forestry, Environment
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Hong Kong
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,280 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,000 HKD
Anually salary
15,360 USD
Anually salary
120,000 HKD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-03 20:24:20
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Hong Kong is 2,456 USD.

The best-paid positions in the country Hong Kong are Leasing Director, Chief Executive Officer, Country Manager/Director, IT Director, IT Architect.

The worst-paid positions in the country Hong Kong are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Hong Kong, regardless of the work they do, women earn 19.46% less than men.

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