Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$ 4,315
Income Tax
- $ 55.19
MPF
- $ 216
Total tax
- $ 271
Net pay
* $ 4,044
Marginal tax rate
10.7%
Average tax rate
6.3%
93.7%
Net pay
6.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$ 4,044
Net pay
$ 216
Tax the employer pays
$ 271
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$ 487
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $ 216 to pay you $ 4,315. In other words, every time you spend $ 10 of your hard-earned money, $ 1.13 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
10.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.3% tax rate now rises to 10.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $ 224,380 a year living in Hong Kong, you will be taxed $ 14,089. That means that your net pay will be $ 210,291 per year, or $ 17,524 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.3% and your marginal tax rate is 10.7%. 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 $ 10.70, hence, your net pay will only increase by $ 89.30.
Bonus Example
A $ 1,000 bonus will generate an extra $ 893 of net incomes. A $ 5,000 bonus will generate an extra $ 4,465 of net incomes.
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.