Teaching in Hong Kong: Salaries & International Schools
Teacher-reported monthly pay at 11 international schools in Hong Kong. Housing and tax change what you keep more than a small bump in base pay.
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Teacher salaries in Hong Kong, from real reports
Based on 9 anonymous teacher salary reports across 11 international schools in Hong Kong. Figures are monthly base pay in HKD, with the top and bottom 5% trimmed. Compare housing, flights, tax context, and estimated savings on each school page before treating a median as the full picture.
The spread is the real story. Salary ranges, per-role medians, and exact school-by-school packages (base + housing + flights + savings) are members-only, $10/year.
Sourced from teachers who worked at these schools. Medians are base pay only. How we handle data.
All international schools in Hong Kong
Yew Chung Int'l School
YCIS is a for-profit school in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Listing details were imported from Wondering Staffroom.
Hong Kong Academy
Hong Kong Academy is a non-profit international school in Sai Kung, New Territories, founded in 2000. It serves children from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 as an authorised IB World School across the Primary Years, Middle Years, and Diploma programmes. The school promotes inclusive education, a strong home-school partnership, sustainable campus design, and wide choice in sports, arts, activities, and service. Families can join through rolling admissions and campus or virtual visits.
Hong Kong International School
ESF
Malvern College Hong Kong
Korean international school
GSIS
Australian International School of Hong Kong
Victoria (VEO)
French International School
French International School is a not-for-profit, IB DP curriculum school in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Listing details were imported from Wondering Staffroom.
The ISF Academy
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