Median monthly wage of Hong Kong employees rose 3.5% to HK$19,800 in 2023

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Those in education and public administration (excluding the Government) earned the highest at HK$31,800.

According to the statistics by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD), the median monthly wage of employees in Hong Kong in May – June 2023 was HK$19,800, while the median hourly wage was HK$80.1, both was 3.5% higher than the corresponding figures in May – June 2022 respectively (HK$19,100 and HK$77.4).

Analysed by industry section, the median monthly wage and the median hourly wage of employees in the education and public administration (excluding the Government) industry was the highest (HK$31,800 and HK$140.8 respectively), 2.5% and 3.1% higher than the figures in 2022. This was followed by employees in the financing and insurance industry, where the median monthly wage and the median hourly wage of employees were HK$31,600 and HK$120.1, 3.6% and 3.7% higher than the median in May – June 2022 respectively.

Median Monthly Wage And Median Hourly Wage of Employees Analysed by Industry Section, May – June 2023

By industry section	Median monthly wage (HK$)	Median hourly wage (HK$)
Manufacturing	18,900 (+3.6%)	77.4 (+3.8%)
Electricity and gas supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	29,800 (+2.8%)	116.7 (+3.7%)
Construction	24,600 (+3.0%)	106.9 (+3.3%)
Import and export trade	19,900 (+2.5%)	84.2 (+1.7%)
Wholesale	16,300 (+2.5%)	69.4 (+2.5%)
Retail trade	14,100 (+2.5%)	57.1 (+3.9%)
Land transport	20,600 (+4.1%)	84.4 (+4.0%)
Other transportation, storage, postal and courier services	19,400 (+3.9%)	71.4 (+3.0%)
Food and beverage services	14,700 (+5.0%)	57.6 (+4.7%)
Accommodation services	17,100 (+4.2%)	62.0 (+3.4%)
Information and communications	26,000 (+3.6%)	100.8 (+2.2%)
Financing and insurance	31,600 (+3.6%)	120.1 (+3.7%)
Real estate activities	23,500 (+3.1%)	95.8 (+3.5%)
Estate management, security and cleaning services	14,200 (+5.0%)	51.0 (+4.7%)
Professional, scientific and technical activities	26,700 (+2.7%)	104.8 (+2.1%)
Administrative and support services activities	18,700 (+3.9%)	76.7 (+4.5%)
Travel agency, reservation service and related activities	15,500 (+3.2%)	68.2 (+3.1%)
Education and public administration (excluding the Government)	31,800 (+2.5%)	140.8 (+3.1%)
Human health activities; and beauty and body prettifying treatment	20,700 (+3.4%)	96.7 (+3.1%)
Miscellaneous activities	14,700 (+5.5%)	55.9 (+3.5%)
Other activities not classified above	18,100 (+4.0%)	76.1 (+4.1%)

Analysed by sex, the median monthly wages of male and female employees was HK$22,500 and HK$17,500, 4.2% and 3.3% higher than the corresponding figures in 2022 respectively. The median hourly wage of male employees was HK$89.6 while that of female employees was HK$70.7.

Among all age groups, the median monthly wage and the median hourly wage of employees at age 35 – 44 was the highest (HK$23,500 /HK$94.0), followed by employees at age 25 – 34 (HK$21,200/HK$82.4) and at age 45 – 54 (HK$20,000/HK$82.0).

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