What do the bottom 10% / 25% earn at 55 or older in Hong Kong?

Bottom 10% earn at most HK$105,849; bottom 25% at most HK$147,226.

2026 reference

Hong Kong salary by age, 55 or older

Based on C&SD Annual Earnings and Hours Survey 2025 (monthly wage percentiles + median by age)

55 or older in Hong Kong earn a median of about HK$204,000. The top 10% earn at least HK$493,642.

What is the median salary for 55 or older in Hong Kong?: About HK$204,000 (C&SD Annual Earnings and Hours Survey 2025 (monthly wage percentiles + median by age)).
What do the top 10% / 25% earn at 55 or older in Hong Kong?: Top 10% earn at least HK$493,642; top 25% at least HK$317,547.
What do the bottom 10% / 25% earn at 55 or older in Hong Kong?: Bottom 10% earn at most HK$105,849; bottom 25% at most HK$147,226.

In Hong Kong, 55 or older have a median annual salary of about HK$204,000. The top 10% earn at least HK$493,642, top 25% at least HK$317,547; the bottom 25% earn at most HK$147,226. Figures are gross (pre-tax) annual pay. Source: C&SD Annual Earnings and Hours Survey 2025 (monthly wage percentiles + median by age).

Distribution within this group

High earnerstop 10%
HK$493,642
Above the middletop 25%
HK$317,547
Middle of the packhalf earn more, half less
HK$204,000
Below the middlebottom 25%
HK$147,226
Low earnersbottom 10%
HK$105,849

Longer bar means higher earnings

Per month, per hour

Based on a typical (median) earner

MonthlyHK$17,000annual ÷ 12
HourlyHK$98assuming 40 hrs/week, 52 weeks
Take-home monthlyHK$15,957single filer · no dependents

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At a glance

This cohort's median is 20% below the all-ages median
Pay peaks at ages 35-44; this cohort is at 68% of that peak

About this page

This page covers the salary distribution for Hong Kong, 55 or older. The median is HK$204,000, based on C&SD Annual Earnings and Hours Survey 2025 (monthly wage percentiles + median by age).

How we calculated

Figures for Hong Kong 55 or older are compiled from C&SD Annual Earnings and Hours Survey 2025 (monthly wage percentiles + median by age). On this page the median is HK$204,000 and the 10th–90th percentile range runs HK$105,849–HK$493,642; the upper and lower percentiles come from rank statistics on the same sample.

Figures are gross (pre-tax) annual pay.

Data Sources

C&SD Annual Earnings and Hours Survey 2025 (monthly wage percentiles + median by age): https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/

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