Greater China · Salary · 2026
Hong Kong salary levels, 2026
Monthly gross ranges for a role at a foreign-invested or multinational employer in the city named on the row.
Figures are monthly gross base pay in local currency, before bonus, allowances and employer social contributions. Statutory extras — a 13th month, THR, Aguinaldo, or Spain’s 14 payments — sit outside the monthly number unless the country note says otherwise.
Pay bands
Role × monthly gross
Low / typical / high. USD typical is a conversion used in this guide — not a live FX feed.
| Role | Low | Typical | High | USD typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Country general manager General management | HK$92,000 | HK$125,000 | HK$180,000 | $15,944 |
Country CFO / finance head Finance | HK$82,000 | HK$112,000 | HK$155,000 | $14,286 |
Finance manager / controller Finance | HK$50,000 | HK$65,000 | HK$85,000 | $8,291 |
Plant director Manufacturing | HK$65,000 | HK$90,000 | HK$125,000 | $11,480 |
Operations director Manufacturing | HK$70,000 | HK$90,000 | HK$118,000 | $11,480 |
EHS manager Manufacturing | HK$45,000 | HK$58,000 | HK$72,000 | $7,398 |
Supply chain head Manufacturing | HK$70,000 | HK$90,000 | HK$120,000 | $11,480 |
Regulatory / product-registration lead Regulatory | HK$45,000 | HK$55,000 | HK$72,000 | $7,015 |
Government relations lead Government relations | HK$50,000 | HK$68,000 | HK$95,000 | $8,673 |
Commercial director FMCG & commercial | HK$72,000 | HK$100,000 | HK$140,000 | $12,755 |
Sales head FMCG & commercial | HK$68,000 | HK$95,000 | HK$135,000 | $12,117 |
Trade marketing manager FMCG & commercial | HK$38,000 | HK$52,000 | HK$70,000 | $6,633 |
Shared-service / BPO team lead Volume and shared services | HK$38,000 | HK$50,000 | HK$68,000 | $6,378 |
Plant HR / admin manager Volume and shared services | HK$35,000 | HK$46,000 | HK$62,000 | $5,867 |
- Hong Kong has little domestic manufacturing. Plant-director ranges reflect a Greater Bay plant often managed from Hong Kong.
On top of base
Statutory burden
Employer social charges, 13th-month rules and wage floors sit on the hiring guide — not in the table above.
| Statutory minimum wage | HK$43.1 / hour from 1 May 2026 |
| Hours-record cap | HK$17,600 wages payable per month from 1 May 2026 |
| MPF | 5% + 5% of relevant income; max HK$1,500 each; relevant-income cap HK$30,000 |
| 13th month | Not statutory |
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