Hong Kong
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Hong Kong · Capital · Tech Hub
Hong Kong is a major global financial center with very low tax rates. The finance and professional services sectors offer high salaries, but extremely high rent significantly reduces purchasing power.
Median Salary
$42,000.00
CoL Index
82.00
Population
7,413,100
Timezone
Asia/Hong_Kong
Cost of Living Breakdown
All indices use New York City = 100 as baseline.
Overall
82.00
Rent
95.00
Groceries
70.00
Restaurants
50.00
Transport
55.00
Salaries by Role
Estimated City salaries are derived from country-level data adjusted for local cost of living.
| Role | Median (USD) | Net (USD) | Entry | Senior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTO | $146,575.00 | $128,986.00 | $106,600.00 | $253,175.00 |
| Engineering Manager | $116,594.00 | $102,602.00 | $89,944.00 | $166,562.00 |
| AI/ML Researcher | $106,600.00 | $93,808.00 | $73,288.00 | $166,562.00 |
| Cloud Architect | $103,269.00 | $90,876.00 | $76,619.00 | $149,906.00 |
| Tech Lead | $103,269.00 | $90,876.00 | $76,619.00 | $146,575.00 |
| ML Engineer | $93,275.00 | $82,082.00 | $66,625.00 | $139,912.00 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | $89,944.00 | $79,150.00 | $63,294.00 | $133,250.00 |
| Security Engineer | $86,612.00 | $76,218.00 | $61,295.00 | $129,919.00 |
| Blockchain Developer | $86,612.00 | $76,218.00 | $59,962.00 | $133,250.00 |
| Product Manager | $86,612.00 | $76,218.00 | $59,962.00 | $133,250.00 |
| Data Scientist | $83,281.00 | $73,287.00 | $56,631.00 | $126,587.00 |
| DevOps Engineer | $83,281.00 | $73,287.00 | $58,630.00 | $126,587.00 |
| Data Engineer | $79,950.00 | $70,356.00 | $54,632.00 | $123,256.00 |
| Software Engineer | $79,950.00 | $70,356.00 | $56,631.00 | $123,256.00 |
| Backend Developer | $76,619.00 | $67,424.00 | $53,300.00 | $116,594.00 |
| Full Stack Developer | $74,620.00 | $65,665.00 | $51,967.00 | $113,262.00 |
| Mobile Developer | $73,288.00 | $64,493.00 | $49,969.00 | $111,930.00 |
| Frontend Developer | $69,956.00 | $61,561.00 | $47,970.00 | $106,600.00 |
| UI/UX Designer | $66,625.00 | $58,630.00 | $45,305.00 | $99,937.00 |
| QA Engineer | $56,631.00 | $49,835.00 | $38,642.00 | $83,281.00 |