Salaries in Hong Kong SAR China
HK$12,750a month
Median monthly salary, 2016.
- Yearly
- HK$153,000
- Equals
- $1,643
Top 10 highest paying
- Specialist doctorHK$661,600
- DoctorHK$549,100
- JudgeHK$514,100
- CEOHK$486,600
- LawyerHK$480,900
- Traditional chiefs and heads of villageHK$476,900
- Senior government officialsHK$472,800
- IT project managerHK$468,800
- Mine engineerHK$466,500
- AstrophysicistHK$465,700
Top 10 lowest paying
- Fast food workerHK$48,250
- Shelf stackerHK$62,200
- Kitchen assistantHK$62,260
- CleanerHK$62,390
- HousekeeperHK$63,200
- Garment presserHK$64,440
- Fiacre driverHK$65,060
- Picker and packerHK$65,640
- Car cleanerHK$66,920
- Farm handsHK$68,020
By major occupation group
| Managers | HK$34,000 a month |
| Professionals | HK$34,000 a month |
| Technicians and associate professionals | HK$17,000 a month |
| Craft and related trades workers | HK$12,750 a month |
| Plant and machine operators | HK$12,750 a month |
| Agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | HK$12,330 a month |
| Clerical support workers | HK$11,730 a month |
| Service and sales workers | HK$10,200 a month |
| Elementary occupations | HK$5,950 a month |
All jobs
- AccountantHK$388,200
- Accounts assistantHK$143,500
- Accounts clerkHK$181,700
- ActorHK$271,800
- ActuaryHK$422,200
- Agricultural technicianHK$185,000
- Aid workerHK$148,200
- Air traffic controllerHK$304,200
- Air traffic safety technicianHK$216,700
- Aircraft technicianHK$184,800
- Airline pilotHK$310,600
- Animal carerHK$111,900
- AnnouncerHK$357,100
- AnthropologistHK$354,900
- Apiarists and sericulturistsHK$162,000
- Aquaculture support workerHK$162,000
- ArchitectHK$376,900
- Art directorHK$383,700
- ArtistHK$356,500
- AstrologerHK$124,400
- AstrophysicistHK$465,700
- AthleteHK$200,000
- Audio-visual technicianHK$189,000
- Audiology technicianHK$172,300
- Audit clerkHK$154,500
- Auto mechanicHK$145,000
- Avionics mechanicHK$173,100
- Ballet dancerHK$318,500
- BartenderHK$106,900
- BasketmakerHK$124,000
- BeauticianHK$105,400
- Benefits officerHK$198,500
- Bicycle mechanicHK$140,600
- Bike assemblerHK$132,200
- Bindery workerHK$121,800
- BlacksmithHK$147,000
- BlasterHK$174,400
- Boiler operatorHK$198,100
- BricklayerHK$156,800
- Broadcast engineerHK$449,900
- BuilderHK$158,600
- Bus driverHK$154,700
- ButcherHK$127,000
- BuyerHK$196,600
- CabinetmakerHK$137,100
- Call centre agentHK$125,700
- Candle factory workerHK$139,200
- Car assemblerHK$151,000
- Car cleanerHK$66,920
- Car electricianHK$175,000
- Car painterHK$145,300
- Career coachHK$363,500
- CaretakerHK$126,800
- CarpenterHK$150,600
- Carpet workerHK$126,100
- CashierHK$100,100
- CEOHK$486,600
- Cheese makerHK$162,100
- ChefHK$167,400
- Chemical engineerHK$433,800
- Chemical engineering technicianHK$225,900
- Chemical operatorHK$231,200
- Chemical products plant and machine operatorsHK$171,200
- ChemistHK$391,700
- Chief engineerHK$242,900
- Childcare centre managerHK$297,500
- Civil engineerHK$421,200
- Civils workerHK$90,340
- CleanerHK$62,390
- CleanersHK$72,820
- Clerical support workers not elsewhere classifiedHK$135,000
- Client information workers not elsewhere classifiedHK$129,900
- Clinical research assistantHK$161,500
- Cnc operatorHK$155,200
- Coffee tasterHK$138,400
- Commodity traderHK$228,700
- Community health workerHK$193,100
- CompanionHK$118,800
- Concrete finisherHK$160,200
- Construction foremanHK$237,900
- Construction managerHK$358,500
- Construction workerHK$78,630
- CookHK$112,500
- Corporate trainerHK$367,400
- Correctional officerHK$156,900
- Corrugator operatorHK$150,700
- CourierHK$70,840
- Craft and related workers not elsewhere classifiedHK$123,000
- Crane operatorsHK$180,700
- Crop producerHK$148,600
- Crop team leaderHK$149,000
- CroupierHK$122,300
- Cure operatorHK$145,500
- Customer service clerkHK$130,500
- Customs agentHK$183,500
- Customs officerHK$204,100
- Dance teacherHK$202,800
- Data administratorHK$415,400
- Data centre operatorHK$231,000
- Data entry clerkHK$127,500
- Database and network professionals not elsewhere classifiedHK$431,000
- Day care workerHK$114,700
- Debt collectorHK$151,100
- Deep-sea fishermanHK$153,600
- Dental hygienistHK$171,300
- DentistHK$459,100
- DietitianHK$340,100
- DoctorHK$549,100
- Door to door sellerHK$123,000
- DraughtspersonHK$205,000
- Driving instructorHK$144,600
- Earthmoving and related plant operatorsHK$168,800
- EconomistHK$440,300
- Education officerHK$364,700
- Electric powerline workerHK$193,900
- Electrical assemblerHK$133,900
- Electrical engineerHK$459,900
- Electrical technicianHK$222,800
- ElectricianHK$164,700
- Electronic engineerHK$445,900
- Electronics engineering technicianHK$207,800
- Elementary school teacherHK$366,400
- EmbalmerHK$131,500
- EmbroidererHK$126,600
- Employment agentHK$199,600
- Energy managerHK$420,200
- Environment engineerHK$402,600
- Environmental protection professionalsHK$368,300
- Esol teacherHK$313,700
- Event coordinatorHK$183,200
- Executive assistantHK$193,800
- Fabric cutterHK$118,600
- Fabric dyerHK$135,200
- Façade cleanerHK$117,800
- Facility managerHK$419,700
- Factory labourerHK$74,600
- Farm equipment operatorHK$148,500
- Farm handHK$71,940
- Farm handsHK$68,020
- Fast food workerHK$48,250
- Fiacre driverHK$65,060
- File clerkHK$142,800
- Fill operatorHK$123,100
- Finance adviserHK$250,300
- Finance managerHK$459,100
- Financial analystHK$425,300
- FinancierHK$426,100
- Fire alarm technicianHK$168,000
- FirefighterHK$173,500
- Fisheries boatmanHK$153,600
- Fishery production managerHK$310,400
- Fitness club managerHK$314,200
- Flight attendantHK$135,000
- Food and related products machine operatorsHK$137,100
- Food service workerHK$98,890
- Food stall holderHK$110,500
- Forest rangerHK$155,200
- Forest workerHK$77,060
- ForesterHK$337,600
- Forestry advisorHK$388,200
- Forestry technicianHK$189,000
- Forklift operatorHK$141,900
- Fruit, vegetable and related preserversHK$131,900
- Fur animal rearerHK$164,700
- Garage managerHK$360,800
- GardenerHK$71,830
- Garment presserHK$64,440
- Gas station salespersonHK$99,760
- General managerHK$394,600
- GeologistHK$434,300
- GlassblowerHK$131,500
- GlassmakerHK$150,400
- GlazierHK$146,100
- Gluing operatorHK$125,000
- GraderHK$143,000
- GrinderHK$142,800
- GuideHK$118,800
- Gym workerHK$68,660
- HairdresserHK$105,200
- Hand and pedal vehicle driversHK$69,860
- Head of marketingHK$448,900
- Health professionals not elsewhere classifiedHK$337,600
- Health records clerkHK$188,800
- Health screenerHK$176,800
- Heat treat operatorHK$153,000
- Hide machine operatorHK$136,100
- High school teacherHK$389,100
- HistorianHK$371,200
- HorticulturistHK$144,900
- Hotel managerHK$311,700
- Hotel receptionistHK$117,100
- House managerHK$125,500
- Household managerHK$121,700
- HousekeeperHK$63,200
- HR managerHK$418,700
- HunterHK$155,000
- Hvac mechanicHK$165,600
- Industrial engineerHK$434,400
- Industrial painterHK$139,300
- Information clerkHK$134,900
- InsulatorHK$152,300
- Insurance agentHK$455,300
- Insurance sellerHK$210,000
- IT presales technicianHK$425,700
- IT project managerHK$468,800
- IT technicianHK$201,200
- IT trainerHK$356,600
- JewellerHK$131,800
- JournalistHK$361,100
- JudgeHK$514,100
- Kitchen assistantHK$62,260
- Laboratory technologistHK$188,900
- Landscape architectHK$379,600
- Laser technicianHK$225,000
- Laundry workerHK$117,000
- LawyerHK$480,900
- Legal aideHK$195,700
- Legal professionals not elsewhere classifiedHK$414,200
- Legal secretaryHK$170,400
- LegislatorsHK$192,000
- LibrarianHK$359,000
- Library assistantHK$131,800
- Livestock and dairy producersHK$154,800
- Livestock farm labourersHK$69,520
- Loan officerHK$207,300
- Logistics managerHK$379,900
- Loss adjusterHK$216,000
- Machine oilerHK$173,400
- Mail carrierHK$141,100
- Management consultantHK$427,500
- Manufacturing directorHK$405,700
- Market traderHK$123,500
- Marketing specialistHK$384,600
- Mechanical engineerHK$442,200
- Mechanical engineering technicianHK$229,500
- Medical assistantHK$156,000
- Medical herbalistHK$180,200
- Medical laboratory technicianHK$188,200
- Medical transcriberHK$171,300
- Medical writerHK$345,300
- Metal casterHK$163,000
- Metal filerHK$149,600
- Metal furnace operatorHK$213,000
- Metal molderHK$144,400
- Metal workerHK$149,700
- MetallurgistHK$215,500
- MetalworkerHK$156,700
- MeteorologistHK$429,100
- Meter readerHK$72,970
- MidwifeHK$395,900
- Midwife assistantHK$199,800
- Mine engineerHK$466,500
- Mine supervisorHK$241,300
- MinersHK$185,200
- Mining assistantHK$91,090
- Mixed farmerHK$152,000
- Motorcyle courierHK$135,500
- Museum curatorHK$347,800
- Museum technicianHK$173,300
- Music teacherHK$324,100
- MusicianHK$322,100
- Network engineerHK$212,600
- Networks engineerHK$429,900
- Nursing assistantHK$123,900
- Nursing associate professionalsHK$187,200
- Nursing home managerHK$373,900
- Odd job personsHK$75,670
- Office clerkHK$140,700
- Office managerHK$206,400
- Operations managerHK$453,700
- OpticianHK$165,600
- OptometristHK$377,700
- Other artistic and cultural associate professionalsHK$193,700
- Paper makerHK$155,500
- ParamedicHK$217,900
- Paramedical practitionersHK$430,000
- Passport officerHK$201,900
- Pastry cookHK$121,300
- Patent agentHK$232,300
- PawnbrokerHK$114,900
- Payroll clerkHK$155,700
- PerformerHK$255,000
- Personal care attendantHK$120,700
- Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classifiedHK$123,700
- Personnel clerksHK$149,100
- Pest control technicianHK$135,900
- PharmacistHK$418,300
- Photo retoucherHK$129,800
- PhotographerHK$171,200
- Physical therapistHK$343,800
- Piano tunerHK$152,800
- Picker and packerHK$65,640
- PlastererHK$144,300
- PlumberHK$161,500
- Police detectiveHK$268,300
- Police officerHK$176,200
- Policy analystHK$383,000
- PotterHK$134,700
- Poultry sexerHK$142,600
- Power plant operatorHK$238,000
- Prepress technicianHK$139,200
- Preschool teacherHK$308,900
- Preschool teaching assistantHK$115,200
- Primary school managerHK$410,400
- Print operatorHK$135,400
- Prison teacherHK$331,900
- Process operatorHK$262,000
- Product designerHK$355,800
- Product managerHK$446,100
- Production line coordinatorHK$158,700
- Production supervisorHK$225,700
- ProfessorHK$397,600
- Project managerHK$409,000
- Promotions demonstratorHK$105,800
- ProofreaderHK$149,400
- PsychologistHK$394,600
- Public health inspectorHK$389,200
- Public relations professionalsHK$360,000
- Pulp control workerHK$183,400
- Quality inspectorHK$213,100
- Radiologic technologistHK$221,300
- Rail conductorHK$126,700
- Real estate agentHK$203,800
- ReceptionistHK$117,200
- Registered nurseHK$399,600
- Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classifiedHK$192,000
- Religious professionalsHK$313,300
- Religious workerHK$172,000
- Rental sales workerHK$121,800
- Restaurant managerHK$272,700
- Retail sales associateHK$119,800
- Retail store supervisorHK$136,100
- Riding instructorHK$148,700
- Rig drillerHK$185,700
- RiggerHK$171,800
- RooferHK$121,600
- Runway modelHK$108,100
- Sales engineerHK$414,100
- Sales representativeHK$214,000
- Sawmill operatorHK$145,300
- Scribes and related workersHK$144,100
- SecretaryHK$144,600
- Security guardHK$131,100
- Senior government officialsHK$472,800
- Set designerHK$174,200
- Sewing machine operatorHK$117,700
- Sex workerHK$108,300
- Shelf stackerHK$62,200
- Ship pilotHK$227,900
- Ships’ deck crews and related workersHK$159,900
- ShoemakerHK$123,700
- Shop keeperHK$163,300
- Sign installerHK$138,000
- SignalmanHK$186,700
- Slitter operatorHK$144,300
- Social care workerHK$180,800
- Social media managerHK$451,900
- Social services managerHK$362,900
- Social workerHK$351,300
- Software developerHK$443,800
- Software programmerHK$409,800
- Software testerHK$423,600
- SorterHK$76,890
- Special needs teacherHK$370,200
- Specialist doctorHK$661,600
- Speech therapistHK$354,600
- Sport coachHK$144,800
- StatisticianHK$223,000
- Steel erectorHK$162,400
- Stock coordinatorHK$137,000
- Stone fabricatorHK$153,500
- Stone planerHK$154,700
- StonemasonHK$153,400
- Store managerHK$342,000
- Street and related service workersHK$72,830
- Street sweeperHK$75,410
- Street vendorHK$72,610
- Subsistence crop farmersHK$132,800
- Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherersHK$147,500
- Subsistence livestock farmersHK$134,300
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmersHK$133,000
- Survey enumeratorHK$134,000
- SurveyorHK$391,800
- Switchboard operatorHK$144,700
- Systems administratorHK$414,000
- Systems analystHK$450,000
- TailorHK$109,600
- TannerHK$132,900
- Tax officerHK$213,300
- Taxi driverHK$129,300
- Technical aideHK$212,600
- Telecom administratorHK$223,200
- TellerHK$149,000
- Tent builderHK$153,900
- Test engineerHK$435,400
- Textile braiderHK$130,700
- Textile machine operatorHK$127,000
- Therapy assistantHK$148,100
- Tile installerHK$144,300
- Tobacco dryerHK$136,600
- Trades union officialHK$427,000
- Traditional chiefs and heads of villageHK$476,900
- Traditional therapistHK$301,900
- Train driverHK$214,000
- TranslatorHK$332,700
- Transport clerksHK$157,100
- Travel agentHK$133,000
- Tree doctorHK$140,500
- Truck driverHK$157,500
- TypistHK$134,200
- Underwater welderHK$167,300
- UpholstererHK$127,600
- Urban plannerHK$399,500
- UX designerHK$332,000
- Vet technicianHK$153,600
- VeterinarianHK$407,900
- Vocational teacherHK$360,200
- WaiterHK$102,100
- Warehouse workerHK$76,960
- Waste collectorHK$76,690
- Watch makerHK$150,000
- Water and firewood collectorsHK$71,800
- Water plant operatorHK$204,500
- Water-based fisheries workerHK$68,920
- Web developerHK$410,200
- Web technicianHK$231,200
- WelderHK$152,600
- Wind technicianHK$186,100
- Winder operatorHK$128,200
- Window washerHK$71,780
- Wood treaterHK$140,700
- WoodworkerHK$132,300
- ZoologistHK$400,900
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT), pay by major occupation group. How we calculate