Average Daily Wage (ADW / 713) Calculator
Calculate your average daily wage (ADW) from the past 12 months' earnings and estimate pay for sick leave, annual leave and statutory holidays.
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Income and leave details
Estimated leave pay
ADW: HK$822 /day ·Sick leave (4/5)
Total leave pay
Unpaid one-fifth of sickness allowance
Average daily wage (ADW)
Days counted
713 ADW
HK$822
HK$300,000 ÷ 365 counted days
Rough month ÷ 30
HK$833
This shortcut ignores unpaid days and bonuses spread over the year.
Note:The Employment Ordinance requires sickness allowance at 4/5 of ADW for sick leave of 4 consecutive days or more.This calculator is for reference only. Please confirm the actual amount with your employer or the Labour Department.
Hong Kong average daily wage under section 713
Average daily wage (ADW) under section 713 of the Employment Ordinance is used for sickness allowance, annual leave pay and statutory holiday pay. It is the wages in the 12 months immediately before the leave, divided by the days in that period for which the employee was paid wages or full wages. This page estimates that as 365 minus the unpaid or not-fully-paid days you enter. It does not rebuild a payroll day by day.
Sickness allowance is generally payable only for four or more consecutive days, at four-fifths of ADW. One to three days are usually unpaid unless the contract is more generous. Annual leave and statutory holidays are paid at the full ADW. Do not replace 713 with monthly salary divided by 30; that shortcut ignores unpaid days and bonuses spread over the year.
The 12-month wages generally include salary, commission and bonuses paid in that period. Only days without wages or without full wages are excluded. This page cannot split a half-pay day proportionally; use the Labour Department calculator for a mixed record.
The employer's records and the Labour Department calculation remain authoritative. Keep wage statements, leave records and the contract if the figure is disputed.
Data status
Hong Kong employment thresholds checked on 2026-08-08
The calculation framework follows the Employment Ordinance and Labour Department guidance, including the 713 average-wage principle.
Wage periods, service length, leave days and termination details are user inputs; actual entitlement depends on the contract and full wage records.
Does not resolve every commission or bonus treatment, rest-day arrangement, continuous-employment dispute, exemption or court ruling.
2026-08-08: Rechecked Labour Department calculation guidance, the offsetting transition and the 2026 statutory-holiday count.
References
- 112-month average wages calculator(Labour Department)
- 2Concise Guide to the Employment Ordinance(Labour Department)
Site data last reviewed: 2026-08-09 · The sources above are for reference only; please refer to the latest official announcements from the relevant organisations.
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