Salary & Tax Calculators for Hong Kong

Hong Kong charges Salaries Tax two ways: progressive bands or a flat standard rate. It applies whichever is lower. See your exact take-home and MPF contribution.

ExampleHK$600K gross → HK$507K take-home (progressive method)

Calculate Severance Pay or Long Service Payment split into the pre-1-May-2025 portion (still offsettable against accrued employer MPF) and the post-transition portion (paid in full, in cash).

Example8 yrs service, redundancy → two-portion cash payout breakdown

Compare paying rent yourself from cash salary against structuring housing as an employer-paid rental benefit under IRD's Rental Value rules, and see the Salaries Tax difference for 2025/26.

ExampleHK$960K package, HK$300K rent → ~HK$40K/yr tax saving

Convert a permanent Hong Kong salary to a contractor day rate, or a day rate back to its permanent equivalent. Covers the 230 billable-day year and PAYG/agency vs sole proprietor loading, including mandatory self-employed MPF.

ExampleHK$720K base, PAYG/agency → ~HK$3,150/day

See the real annual cost of hiring in Hong Kong on top of salary: mandatory 5% employer MPF (capped), plus the post-MPF-offsetting-abolition severance/LSP exposure employers can no longer fully offset.

ExampleHK$25,000/mo → +HK$1,500/mo MPF + severance accrual

Compare AI/ML Engineer net pay, contractor economics, and cost-of-living trade-offs across the UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, UAE, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the US. Each market's own take-home tax engine, ranked side by side.

ExampleSenior AI/ML Engineer, 11 markets ranked by net pay

Compare your offered base salary against real market benchmarks (p25 to p75) for your role and country, and see your actual estimated take-home pay. Covers 26 markets across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East.

Example£85K Software Engineer offer UK → In Market, 8% above median

Compare your current base salary with the median for your role, seniority and city. See your estimated percentile, how far you are from the median, and which seniority level your pay actually matches.

ExampleSenior Software Engineer, UK, 10% under median → in line, ~38th percentile

Is your pay rise actually keeping pace with inflation? See your real purchasing power change after tax, and calculate the minimum gross raise you need to maintain your standard of living.

Example5% raise + 4% inflation → ahead by €1,200/yr

Find out whether a higher hybrid salary is actually worth the commute. Compares true net income after tax, travel, meals, wardrobe, and the opportunity cost of commuting time. Ireland and UK 2026 rates.

Example€65k hybrid vs €58k remote: who wins?

Convert an hourly wage to an annual salary, or an annual salary back to an hourly rate. Adjust hours per week and weeks worked per year to see hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, and annual gross equivalents side by side.

Example$25/hr × 40hrs × 52wks → $52,000/yr gross