Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$ 40,000
Income Tax
- $ 3,175
MPF
- $ 1,500
Total tax
- $ 4,675
Net pay
* $ 35,325
Marginal tax rate
17.0%
Average tax rate
11.7%
88.3%
Net pay
11.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$ 35,325
Net pay
$ 1,500
Tax the employer pays
$ 4,675
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$ 6,175
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $ 1,500 to pay you $ 40,000. In other words, every time you spend $ 10 of your hard-earned money, $ 1.54 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
14.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11.7% tax rate now rises to 14.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $ 480,000 a year living in Hong Kong, you will be taxed $ 56,100. That means that your net pay will be $ 423,900 per year, or $ 35,325 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.7% and your marginal tax rate is 17.0%. 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 $ 17, hence, your net pay will only increase by $ 83.
Bonus Example
A $ 1,000 bonus will generate an extra $ 830 of net incomes. A $ 5,000 bonus will generate an extra $ 4,150 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
HKD 417600
13.0%
1
Switzerland
HKD 396287
17.4%
2
Hungary
HKD 391200
18.5%
3
Ukraine
HKD 386400
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
HKD 365249
23.9%
5
United Kingdom
HKD 362110
24.6%
6
France
HKD 354082
26.2%
7
Norway
HKD 346926
27.7%
8
Ireland
HKD 342038
28.7%
9
Spain
HKD 335914
30.0%
10
Denmark
HKD 321543
33.0%
11
Sweden
HKD 314199
34.5%
12
Austria
HKD 314012
34.6%
13
Luxembourg
HKD 312677
34.9%
14
Netherlands
HKD 302066
37.1%
15
Greece
HKD 297802
38.0%
16
Poland
HKD 297692
38.0%
17
Germany
HKD 289374
39.7%
18
Romania
HKD 280800
41.5%
19
Finland
HKD 275174
42.7%
20
Italy
HKD 271483
43.4%
21
Portugal
HKD 260587
45.7%
22
Belgium
HKD 222215
53.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
HKD 368191
23.3%
1
Canada
HKD 339825
29.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
HKD 423900
11.7%
1
Taiwan
HKD 407060
15.2%
2
Thailand
HKD 387128
19.4%
3
Kazakhstan
HKD 386768
19.4%
4
South Korea
HKD 377020
21.5%
5
Singapore
HKD 375101
21.9%
6
Australia
HKD 362924
24.4%
7
New Zealand
HKD 356931
25.6%
8
Indonesia
HKD 353353
26.4%
9
Japan
HKD 353322
26.4%
10
Pakistan
HKD 346727
27.8%
11
China
HKD 340620
29.0%
12
Malaysia
HKD 340110
29.1%
13
Philippines
HKD 335997
30.0%
14
Vietnam
HKD 324748
32.3%
15
India
HKD 280895
41.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
HKD 430869
10.2%
1
Chile
HKD 396169
17.5%
2
Costa Rica
HKD 391242
18.5%
3
Puerto Rico
HKD 383905
20.0%
4
Panama
HKD 372062
22.5%
5
Ecuador
HKD 370684
22.8%
6
Peru
HKD 354238
26.2%
7
Colombia
HKD 353717
26.3%
8
Brazil
HKD 352360
26.6%
9
Uruguay
HKD 350108
27.1%
10
Mexico
HKD 342428
28.7%
11
Argentina
HKD 311946
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
HKD 350545
27.0%
1
Kenya
HKD 339933
29.2%
2
South Africa
HKD 330600
31.1%
3
Mozambique
HKD 329166
31.4%
4
Nigeria
HKD 327461
31.8%
5
Ghana
HKD 325262
32.2%
6
Ivory Coast
HKD 318265
33.7%
7
Morocco
HKD 308414
35.8%
8
Cameroon
HKD 301814
37.1%
9
Zambia
HKD 297467
38.0%
10
Senegal
HKD 296879
38.2%
11
Uganda
HKD 291731
39.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
HKD 456000
5.0%
1
Qatar
HKD 456000
5.0%
2
Bahrain
HKD 441600
8.0%
3
Oman
HKD 441600
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
HKD 432000
10.0%
5
Kuwait
HKD 427810
10.9%
6
Egypt
HKD 362145
24.6%
7
Israel
HKD 361542
24.7%
8
Lebanon
HKD 361469
24.7%
9
Turkey
HKD 281044
41.5%
10
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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.