Newly released data on the workforce and earnings of Macau’s gaming sector in 4Q25 show that the average earnings of full-time employees reached MOP$28,020 (US$3,474), representing a 4.2% year-on-year increase.
According to the Statistics and Census Service, the total number of full-time employees in the gaming sector stood at 53,075, an increase of 104 or 0.2% year-on-year from 52,971 in the fourth quarter of 2024. Shift-working employees accounted for 94.8% of the total full-time workforce in the sector.
Among the full-time employees, male workers numbered 22,106, up by 28 or 0.1% year-on-year from 22,078, while female workers totaled 30,969, an increase of 76 or 0.2% year-on-year from 30,893. Female employees made up 58.3% of the sector’s total workforce, becoming the mainstay of the gaming industry’s labor force.
In terms of earnings, male employees in the sector recorded higher average earnings at around MOP$30,690 (US$3,805), while female employees earned an average of MOP$26,110 (US$3,237).
Resident employees earned an average of MOP$27,920 (US$3,462) in total, with male resident employees averaging MOP$30,610 (US$3,795) and female resident employees averaging MOP$26,030 (US$3,277).
Non-resident employees had an overall average earning of MOP$31,740 (US$3,935), with male non-resident employees averaging MOP$32,860 (US$4,074) and female non-resident employees averaging MOP$30,200 (US$3,744).
Managers and executives posted the highest average earnings in the sector at MOP$71,660 (US$8,885). Resident managers and executives earned an average of MOP$69,700 (US$8,642) while their non-resident counterparts averaged MOP$104,280 (US$12,929).
The overall average earnings of casino dealers amounted to MOP$21,950 (US$2,722), with male dealers averaging MOP$21,870 (US$2,712) and female dealers averaging MOP$21,980 (US$2,725).
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