Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$ 104,016
MPF
- $ 5,201
Total tax
- $ 5,201
Net pay
* $ 98,815
Marginal tax rate
5.0%
Average tax rate
5.0%
95.0%
Net pay
5.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$ 98,815
Net pay
$ 5,201
Tax the employer pays
$ 5,201
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$ 10,402
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $ 5,201 to pay you $ 104,016. In other words, every time you spend $ 10 of your hard-earned money, $ 1 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5% tax rate now rises to 9.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $ 104,016 a year living in Hong Kong, you will be taxed $ 5,201. That means that your net pay will be $ 98,815 per year, or $ 8,235 per month. Your average tax rate is 5.0% and your marginal tax rate is 5.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of $ 100 in your salary will be taxed $ 5, hence, your net pay will only increase by $ 95.
Bonus Example
A $ 1,000 bonus will generate an extra $ 950 of net incomes. A $ 5,000 bonus will generate an extra $ 4,750 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
HKD 93099
10.5%
1
Canada
HKD 79071
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
HKD 101776
2.2%
1
Hong Kong
HKD 98815
5.0%
2
Thailand
HKD 96834
6.9%
3
Taiwan
HKD 94810
8.9%
4
Pakistan
HKD 91729
11.8%
5
South Korea
HKD 91037
12.5%
6
Malaysia
HKD 89345
14.1%
7
New Zealand
HKD 88901
14.5%
8
Indonesia
HKD 88665
14.8%
9
Philippines
HKD 85652
17.7%
10
Japan
HKD 84522
18.7%
11
Singapore
HKD 83215
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
HKD 82397
20.8%
13
Vietnam
HKD 80552
22.6%
14
India
HKD 77057
25.9%
15
China
HKD 73712
29.1%
16
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Hong Kong, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.