Hong Kong salary data
HK$21,000 a month is the middle of pay in Hong KongThe median for every employee, 202606, as Hong Kong's national statistics office publishes it: by occupation, sex and age, back to 1985, with US dollars and today's prices beside each figure.
Pay over time
The median monthly pay of every employee, each period as published, then in today's prices with the country's own price index, then in US dollars at each period's average rate.
Women and men
How far women's pay sits below men's, in all and by age.
By occupation
The latest median monthly pay of 89 occupations, each against the country's HK$21,000. The highest nine and the lowest three.
| Occupation | Code | Median | Against Hong Kong | US dollars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting supervisor | HK$29,094 | +39% | $3,712 | Open | |
| Office/administrative supervisor | HK$28,945 | +38% | $3,693 | Open | |
| Supervisory and technical workers | HK$27,461 | +31% | $3,504 | Open | |
| Maintenance technician | HK$25,223 | +20% | $3,218 | Open | |
| Estate officer/building services officer | HK$24,233 | +15% | $3,092 | Open | |
| Cook | HK$23,042 | +10% | $2,940 | Open | |
| Building supervisor/security supervisor | HK$22,050 | +5% | $2,813 | Open | |
| Security supervisor | HK$21,446 | +2% | $2,736 | Open | |
| Bookkeeper/accounting clerk | HK$21,226 | +1% | $2,708 | Open | |
| Craftsmen and operatives | HK$953 | -95% | $122 | Open | |
| Operatives | HK$901 | -96% | $115 | Open | |
| Flooring worker | HK$811 | -96% | $103 | Open |
Next to its neighbours
Each country's own headline in Asia, in US dollars at its period's average rate.
Tables
30 tables, each read in full with its own periods. The largest are here; the API lists every one.
| Table | Series | Figures | Periods |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median monthly employment earnings of employed persons by age and sex | 21 | 9,954 | 1985 to 202607 |
| Median monthly employment earnings of employed persons by age and sex | 21 | 9,114 | 1993 to 202607 |
| Median monthly employment earnings of employed persons by industry of... | 39 | 9,327 | 2008 to 202607 |
| Median monthly employment earnings of employed persons by industry of... | 39 | 9,327 | 2008 to 202607 |
| Median monthly employment earnings of employed persons by occupation ... | 30 | 4,056 | 2016 to 202607 |
| Median monthly employment earnings of employed persons by occupation ... | 30 | 4,056 | 2016 to 202607 |
| Median monthly employment earnings of underemployed persons by sex | 3 | 1,422 | 1985 to 202607 |
| Average daily wages of workers engaged in public sector construction ... | 39 | 2,496 | 202104 to 202607 |
Releases
New periods and revisions, newest first.
In the API
Every figure on this page is one call away with a free key. Paste any of these into your code, or open the documentation and run them there with your key.
Headline
GET /v1/countries/hk/headlineThe headline figure, the newest period
Over time
GET /v1/countries/hk/historyEvery period of the headline
Women and men
GET /v1/pay/by-sex?country=hkWomen's and men's pay, period by period
Occupations
GET /v1/countries/hk/occupationsEvery occupation with its latest pay
Regions
GET /v1/countries/hk/areasEvery region with figures
Tables
GET /v1/countries/hk/tablesEvery table, its periods and size
Every Hong Kong figure, in one shape
Free key in a minute. Breakdowns from Starter, US dollars from Pro.