Hong Kong is a leading financial hub with a flexible, low-tax employment regime and a simple mandatory pension. All-in employer cost runs around 1.05x the gross salary. Here is what to know before your first Hong Kong hire.
Employment runs under the Employment Ordinance, with the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) the main statutory on-cost. There is no general social security; rules on holidays and continuous service are straightforward.
The main employer cost is the MPF contribution of 5% of relevant income, subject to a cap. There is no employer social-security beyond MPF.
MPF is 5% of relevant income between a minimum and a maximum level, so the contribution is capped for higher earners.
Hong Kong has no payroll withholding; employees settle their own salaries tax at low rates. The employer files an annual return and manages MPF, which under EOR is ours.
*All figures are estimates from public sources (2025-26), pending ops verification - same basis as the EOR cost calculator. Not tax or legal advice.
Compliant Hong Kong employment contract, payroll, and MPF, handled. One invoice, flat $399 per month.