For the fifth consecutive year, HelperChoice has analysed the data of more than 10,000 job ads posted on its platform between September 2020 and September 2021, to determine in which areas foreign domestic workers can expect to earn the most…
Covid-19, a clear impact on migrant domestic workers financial situation The Covid-19 pandemic has had a global impact since 2020, and has impacted Hong Kong’s migrant domestic workers in particular. With employers losing their jobs, facing financial struggles or sometimes…
An Average Salary of More Than HK$5,000 Despite Minimum Wage Freeze by the Government For the fourth consecutive year, HelperChoice has analysed the data of more than 10,000 job ads posted on its platform between September 2019 and September 2020…
Updated 03 February 2026 Minimum Allowable (MAW) Wage and Food Allowance in Hong-Kong The Labour Department announced on September 27th, 2019 the annual increase of the minimum allowable Wage, from HK$4,520 to HK$4,630 per month. The Food Allowance, previously of…
Updated 02 February 2026 HelperChoice, the leading platform connecting employers and domestic workers conducted a survey from October 9th until October 17th, 2017 in the Middle East, Hong Kong and Singapore to get more information about how domestic workers are…
For the third consecutive year, HelperChoice has analysed the data of more than 30,000 job ads posted on its platform between August 2018 and August 2019 to determine which areas foreign domestic workers can expect to earn the most and…
HelperChoice, the online platform that matches employers with domestic workers at no cost to helpers, analysed data from about 3,000 recent job ads posted by its users. The mean salary offered to helpers is HK$4,545, or HK$235 (5.4%) more than…
Every year, HelperChoice analyses thousands of real job ads posted by employers on our platform to understand hiring trends and salary patterns for foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong. For this year’s Salary Survey, we reviewed 2,000+ verified job postings,…
A very encouraging trend As the Hong Kong Labour Department is expected to announce the foreign domestic workers minimum wage reevaluation by the end of the month, HelperChoice, an ethical online platform connecting domestic workers and employers analyzed the data…
Updated 02 February 2026 Domestic Worker Rewards Survey: What Domestic Workers Value Most Fair treatment of domestic workers goes beyond salary and contractual obligations. Feeling recognized and appreciated plays a key role in motivation, job satisfaction, and long-term employment stability.…