【Monetary Authority Salary Increase】Overall Salary Increase of 2.65% in 2026, Distribution of 2.4 Months Bonus (Including Recent Years Salary Change Table)

SocialAnxietyStaker · 2026-03-25T15:11:40+00:00

The Financial Regulator announces the 2026 compensation review results, with overall fixed compensation increased by 2.65%, and 1.35% allocated to reward high-performing employees. At the same time, employees can receive variable compensation equivalent to 20.04% of their salary. The compensation adjustment takes into account multiple factors, including past performance and industry compensation surveys.

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2026-03-25 15:11:40

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The Monetary Authority announced the results of the 2026 salary review on Wednesday (25th). The Financial Secretary approved a 2.65% increase in the overall fixed salaries of the staff. Additionally, an amount equivalent to 1.35% of fixed salaries was allocated to reward outstanding employees. Moreover, employees will receive a total variable pay amounting to 20.04% of their total compensation, approximately equivalent to 2.4 months’ salary, with the actual amount allocated to each employee determined based on their performance in 2025.

Variable pay is a one-time payment given to employees who meet or exceed specified performance levels.

The Monetary Authority stated that the salary review was conducted by the Governance Committee under the Foreign Exchange Fund Advisory Committee. The Financial Secretary approved the committee’s recommendations through the Foreign Exchange Fund Advisory Committee.

When deciding on the annual salary adjustments for the staff, the Financial Secretary considered recommendations from the Governance Committee via the Foreign Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, the Governance Committee’s assessment of the Monetary Authority’s performance over the past year, results from an independent human resources consultancy’s financial industry salary survey, and other relevant factors.

Recent Salary Review Results of the Monetary Authority

Year	Change in Overall Fixed Salary	Additional Reward for Outstanding Employees	Total Variable Pay (as a percentage of total salary)
2026	+2.65%	1.35%	20.04%
2025	Frozen	Frozen	19.93%
2024	+2.1%	1.35%	19.93%
2023	+2.4%	1.35%	19.93%
2022	+2.2%	1.35%	20.28%
2021	Frozen	Frozen	20.08%
2020	+2.5%	0.5%	20.13%

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