Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$ 84,216
MPF
- $ 902
Total tax
- $ 902
Net pay
* $ 83,314
Marginal tax rate
74.2%
Average tax rate
1.1%
98.9%
Net pay
1.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$ 83,314
Net pay
$ 902
Tax the employer pays
$ 902
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$ 1,804
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $ 902 to pay you $ 84,216. In other words, every time you spend $ 10 of your hard-earned money, $ 0.21 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.1% tax rate now rises to 2.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $ 84,216 a year living in Hong Kong, you will be taxed $ 902. That means that your net pay will be $ 83,314 per year, or $ 6,943 per month. Your average tax rate is 1.1% and your marginal tax rate is 74.2%. 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 $ 74.16, hence, your net pay will only increase by $ 25.84.
Bonus Example
A $ 1,000 bonus will generate an extra $ 258 of net incomes. A $ 5,000 bonus will generate an extra $ 1,292 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
HKD 76035
9.7%
1
Canada
HKD 64393
23.5%
2
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.