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Hong Kong wage rates rose faster than consumer prices in June 2026, according to figures released by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) on 28 September.
The department’s wage index for employees up to supervisory level increased 3.4% from June 2025 across the selected industries surveyed. After adjusting for changes in consumer prices, the increase was 1.6%. The inflation adjustment uses the Consumer Price Index (A), which reflects spending by relatively lower expenditure households. C&SD wage and payroll release
The rise was broad across the industries included in the survey: nominal wage increases ranged from 2.4% to 4.2%, while inflation-adjusted increases ranged from 0.6% to 2.4%. About 62% of surveyed companies reported higher average wage rates than a year earlier; 33% reported decreases and 5% reported little change.
The index measures rates of pay for normal working hours, including basic wages and regular, guaranteed allowances and bonuses. It excludes overtime pay and discretionary bonuses. It also excludes managerial and professional employees, so the overall increase should not be read as a pay rise received by every Hong Kong worker.
The figures suggest that wage rates, on average within the survey’s scope, gained purchasing power over the year to June. Whether an individual household feels better off will still depend on its own pay and spending. C&SD wages and labour earnings data
