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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 14,244 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 48,264 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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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% 18K
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% 14K
25% 18K
75% 35K
90% 46K

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

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Men
34,116 USD
27,468 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
1,141,776 USD
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
1,087,056 USD
3. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,015,488 USD
4. IT Director Top Management
973,584 USD
5. IT Architect Information Technology
824,400 USD
6. Plant manager Top Management
821,232 USD
7. Sales Director Top Management
802,224 USD
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
794,160 USD
9. Marketing Director Top Management
769,824 USD
10. Lead developer Information Technology
764,352 USD
11. Managing Director Top Management
763,632 USD
12. Head of product development Management
744,048 USD
13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
743,184 USD
14. IT Product Manager Information Technology
737,424 USD
15. IT Manager Management
724,320 USD
16. Technical Director Top Management
706,608 USD
17. Senior Project Manager Management
704,016 USD
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
682,128 USD
19. Publishing House Director Top Management
675,072 USD
20. Software Engineer Information Technology
672,768 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
148,032 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
164,304 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
167,904 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
169,632 USD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
175,680 USD
6. Cleaner General labour
177,840 USD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
178,992 USD
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
182,880 USD
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
184,896 USD
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
185,040 USD
11. Packer Production
186,048 USD
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
186,048 USD
13. General Labourer General labour
186,768 USD
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
186,912 USD
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
188,640 USD
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
189,072 USD
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
189,792 USD
18. Cashier Banking
190,656 USD
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
191,088 USD
20. Florist Service Industries
191,376 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
13,456 USD (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
28,757 USD (net)
CroatiaCroatia
23,136 USD (net)
HungaryHungary
30,435 USD (gross)

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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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
2,244 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
17,500 HKD
Anually salary
26,928 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
3,206 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
25,000 HKD
Anually salary
38,472 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
14,963 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
116,667 HKD
Anually salary
179,556 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
10,517 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
82,000 HKD
Anually salary
126,204 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
3,232 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
25,200 HKD
Anually salary
38,784 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
4,446 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
34,667 HKD
Anually salary
53,352 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
16,031 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
125,000 HKD
Anually salary
192,372 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
1,283 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,000 HKD
Anually salary
15,396 USD
Anually salary
120,000 HKD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-03 20:24:20
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Education Specialist
Human Resources
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Hong Kong
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,335 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
26,000 HKD
Anually salary
40,020 USD
Anually salary
312,000 HKD
ClockPosted: 2025-10-31 07:08:06
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Lawyer
Law & Legislation
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Hong Kong
Education:
Postgraduate (Doctorate)
Basic gross monthly salary
7,212 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
56,233 HKD
Anually salary
86,544 USD
Anually salary
674,796 HKD
ClockPosted: 2025-10-31 06:56:44
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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 2,461 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 19.49% less than men.

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