China News Service, March 30th. According to the Hong Kong Sing Tao Daily website report, the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department announced on the 30th that Hong Kong employees (excluding government employees and intern trainees exempted from the Minimum Wage Ordinance) from May to June 2019 , Work experience students and live-in domestic workers) the median monthly salary is 18,200 yuan (HK $, the same below), which is 3.8% higher than the median of 17,500 yuan from May to June 2018.

Data Map: Central, Hong Kong. Photo by Hong Shaokui of China News Agency

By occupation, the top three industries with the highest median wages are education and public administration, finance and insurance, electricity and gas supply. The median salary for education and public administration is 29,200 yuan, and finance and insurance are 28,300 yuan. Unskilled workers have the lowest pay, with a median of only 12,900 yuan.

By gender, the median salary of men is 20,700 yuan, and that of women is 15,900 yuan; the median salary of tertiary education is 27,800 yuan, an increase of 2.2% over the same period in 2018.

During the period, the median hourly wage of Hong Kong employees was $ 73, which was 3.6% higher than the median of $ 70.5 from May to June 2018.

The median hourly wage for male employees is $ 81, compared with $ 64.7 for female employees. Analyzed by age group, the median hourly wage of employees aged 35 to 44 is the highest at $ 83.9, followed by $ 76.5 for employees aged 25 to 34, and $ 74.6 for employees aged 45 to 54.

The top 3 industries with the highest median hourly wages are also education and public administration, finance and insurance, electricity and gas supply. Another 21,200 people only received a minimum wage of 37.5 yuan per hour.