On 29 September 2025, the Hong Kong Government announced that the minimum allowable wage for foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong will be increased by 2.2 per cent, from HK$4,990 to HK$5,100 per month. There is no change in the food allowance which remains at HK$1,236. This is the sum which an employer has to pay a foreign domestic worker each month in the event that they do not provide food free of charge.

In reviewing the minimum allowable wage, the Hong Kong Government has considered a basket of factors which include Hong Kong’s general economic performance and labour market conditions over the past year, the city's near-term economic outlook, affordability to employers, the basic living needs of foreign domestic workers and the views of stakeholders.

The new minimum allowable wage will apply to all foreign domestic workers’ contracts signed on or after 30 September 2025. Contracts signed on or before 29 September 2025 at the previous monthly pay rate of HK$4,990 will still be processed by the Immigration Department if the applications reach the Immigration Department on or before 27 October 2025.