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Salary Grades and Expenditure
kindergarten | primary | secondary | tertiary

Primary Schools
Special note: With the exception of salary range midpoints all values have been provided with upward rounding to the first digit. As all calculations were made without rounding, hand calculations of the displayed figures are likely to result in slightly different results from those provided.

Government and Government Aided Schools
Salary grade Salary range (HK dollars per month) **Number of personnel ***Monthly expenditure per salary grade ****Esitmated Annual Expenditure
Low High Midpoint
Headmaster I 57,730 65,725 61,727.5 212 13,086,230 157,034,760
Headmaster II 48,140 60,405 54,272.5 166 9,009,235 108,110,820
School Master 40,785 46,810 43,797.5 1416 62,017,260 744,207,120
Assistant School Master 17,220 38,970 28,095 2316 65,068,020 780,816,240
Principal Assistant Master 48,140 60,405 54,272.5 96 5,210,160 62,521,920
Senior Assistant Master 40,785 52,705 46,745 68 3,178,660 38,143,920
Assistant Master 32,415 38,970 35,692.5 2411 86,054,618 1,032,655,410
Certificate Master 17,220 31,005 24,112.5 14560 351,078,000 4,212,936,000
Other ranks* (return to temporary and supply teachers) 27,992.6 23 643,829 7,725,950
Subtotal       21268 HK$ 7,144,152,140
Source: Department of Education. 1994. Code of Aid for Secondary Schools. Data provided by the Office of the Principal Information Officer, Department of Education.
Department of Education, Statistics Section. 2002 (May). Teacher Statistics 2001. Table 3.6 Distribution of primary school teachers by rank and sex, p.40.
Department of Education, Statistics Section. 2002 (May). Teacher Statistics 2001. Table 3.2 Number of teaching posts, teachers, and vacancies in primary schools, p.36.
Notes: * As no salary information could be found for this category, the average salary for all ranks was employed as a best estimate. This estimate is likely biased upward.
  ** Includes only permanent and long term contract personnel, who are either in post or on leave. See Table 3.2.
  *** Average monthly expenditure for each salary grade was obtained by multiplying the midpoint of each salary range times the number of teaching personnel.
  **** TThe estimated annual expenditure for each salary grade was obtained by multiplying each monthly total by twelve.
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Private Primary Schools
Salary grade Salary range (HK dollars per month) **Number of personnel ***Monthly expenditure per salary grade ****Estimated annual expenditure
*Estimated average
Private School Head     58454 55 3,214,949  
Private School Teacher      27441 1515 41,573,699  
 Subtotal       1570 44,788,648 HK$ 537,463,775
Source: Department of Education. 1994. Code of Aid for Secondary Schools. Data provided by the Office of the Principal Information Officer, Department of Education.
Department of Education, Statistics Section. 2002 (May). Teacher Statistics 2001. Table 3.6 Distribution of primary school teachers by rank and sex, p.40.
Department of Education, Statistics Section. 2002 (May). Teacher Statistics 2001. Table 3.2 Number of teaching posts, teachers, and vacancies in primary schools, p.36.
Notes: * The estimated salaries for private school heads is the weighted average of the estimated salaries for public school Headmasters I and II. The estimated salaries for private school teachers is the weighted average of the estimated salaries for all other public school teachers below the rank of Headmaster II.
  ** Includes only permanent and long term contract personnel, who are either in post or on leave.
  ** Average monthly expenditure for each salary grade was obtained by multiplying the estimated average salary times the number of teachers.
  *** The estimated annual expenditure for both salary grades was obtained by summing and multiplying by twelve.
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Temporary and Supply Teachers
(Government, Government Aided, and Private Schools)
Number of teachers Full-time equivalent* **Estimated average monthly salary
(HK dollars per month)		 ***Estimated monthly expenditure ****Estimated annual expenditure
700 696.1 27,992.6 19,485,629 HK$ 233,827,549
Source: Department of Education, Statistics Section. 2002 (May). Teacher Statistics 2001. Table 3.2 Number of teaching posts, teachers, and vacancies in primary schools, p.36.
Notes: * A full-time equivalent is a standard unit of measurement equal to the workload of a full-time teacher.
  ** This value is based upon the average monthly salary for all permanent and full-time staff. See Salary range midpoint for Other ranks under Government and Government Aided Schools.
  *** Estimated monthly expenditure was obtained by multiplying the number of full-time equivalents by the estimated average monthly salary. The estimated average monthly salary is likely biased upward.
  *** Estimated annual expenditure was obtained by multiplying the estimated monthly expenditure by 12.
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Total Government Expenditure on Primary School Teachers' Salaries
 
Permanent and full-time teachers Subtotals FTE adustment factor Adjusted amounts
  • Government and government aided schools
7,144,152,140    
  • Private schools
537,463,775    
Subtotal 7,681,615,915 0.99869954 7,671,626,249
Supply and part-time teachers (All sectors) 233,827,549 already adjusted 233,827,549 
Total   HK$ 7,905,453,797
 
The full time equivalent adjustment factor: 22808.3 fte / 22838 = 0.99869954. The 22808.3 full-time equivalents were obtained from Table 3.2 on page 36 of Teacher Statistics 2001 published by the Department of Education. This adjustment is likely biased downward.

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