Average monthly earnings for full-time employees in Macau’s gaming sector rose by 4.6 percent year-on-year to MOP28,660 ($3,580) in June, according to the city’s second-quarter manpower survey.
The figure, which excludes irregular remuneration such as bonuses, increased from MOP27,390 ($3,420) in June 2025, according to data released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) on Friday.
Average earnings for full-time resident gaming employees rose by 4.2 percent to MOP28,500 ($3,560), compared with MOP27,340 ($3,420) a year earlier.
Salary growth was more modest among dealers, whose average monthly earnings increased by 1.5 percent year-on-year to MOP22,130 ($2,770).
The gaming sector had 52,992 people engaged at the end of the second quarter, down by 0.3 percent from 53,125 a year earlier. Of the total, 52,772 were full-time employees, including 30,772 women and 22,000 men.
Dealers accounted for 44.5 percent of the sector’s full-time workforce. Hard and soft count clerks and related employees represented another 26.5 percent, while other administrative clerks made up 8.0 percent.
The data showed that 94.8 percent of full-time gaming employees worked shifts, while 79.3 percent were employed by establishments with at least 5,000 workers.
The sector’s employee recruitment rate stood at 1.1 percent in the second quarter, unchanged year-on-year. The turnover rate increased by 0.2 percentage points to 1.8 percent, while the job vacancy rate remained at 0.4 percent.
Among available gaming positions, 65.4 percent required previous work experience. Mandarin proficiency was required for 91.7 percent of vacancies and English for 64.5 percent.
The survey covers employees directly involved in or supporting gaming activities but excludes self-employed workers, junket promoters and junket associates.
