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Income Tax Calculator Hong Kong

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Withholding
Salary$ 246,150
MPF -$ 12,308
Income Tax -$ 4,391
Total tax -$ 16,698
Net pay *$ 229,452
Marginal tax rate 13.5%
Average tax rate 6.8%
6.8%Total tax
93.2%
Net pay
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$ 229,452
Net pay
$ 12,308
Tax the employer pays
$ 16,698
Tax you pay
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Total tax paid
$29,006
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $ 12,308 to pay you $ 246,150. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $1.18 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
11.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.8% tax rate now rises to 11.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary

If you make $ 246,150 a year living in Hong Kong, you will be taxed $ 16,698. That means that your net pay will be $ 229,452 per year, or $ 19,121 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.8% and your marginal tax rate is 13.5%. 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 $13.5, hence, your net pay will only increase by $86.5.

Bonus Example

A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $865 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $4,325 of net incomes.

NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Hong Kong tables of HK, 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.