{"id":777036805,"date":"2026-01-15T08:05:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777036805"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:23:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:23:32","slug":"mgm-china-and-sjm-become-the-latest-operators-to-announce-salary-hikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mgm-china-and-sjm-become-the-latest-operators-to-announce-salary-hikes","title":{"rendered":"MGM China and SJM become the latest operators to announce salary hikes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>All Macau casino operators confirmed salary increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.- <strong>MGM China<\/strong> and<strong> SJM <\/strong>have followed Melco Resorts, Sands China, Wynn Macau and Galaxy Entertainment Group in confirming details for pay hikes. <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/melco-aligns-with-macau-operators-on-confirmed-salary-hikes\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/melco-aligns-with-macau-operators-on-confirmed-salary-hikes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">All of Macau\u2019s six casino operators<\/a> have announced salary increases this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MGM China<\/strong> announced a salary increase ranging from 2 per cent to 4.5 per cent for its eligible employees, <strong>effective March 23<\/strong>. The pay rise is \u201cin recognition of their hard work and contribution to the company,\u201d stated the firm. The salary increase will apply to 99 per cent of the staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eligible employees earning a monthly base salary of up to MOP16,000 (US$1,992) will receive a pay rise of MOP500 per month, representing an increase of 2 per cent to 4.5 per cent. Eligible employees receiving a salary above the MOP16,000 threshold will be awarded a 2 per cent rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, <strong>SJM Resorts<\/strong> confirmed it is awarding a salary increase for eligible staff members, <strong>effective April 1<\/strong>, as a reward for their work done in 2025. Eligible employees with a monthly salary of MOP16,000 (US$1,992) or below will be awarded a pay rise of MOP500, equivalent to an increase of at least 3.1 per cent. Those earning a monthly salary above MOP16,000 are to receive a 2 per cent salary hike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SJM Resorts, Sands China, Galaxy Entertainment Group, Wynn Macau, Melco and MGM China have also confirmed details of the usual new year\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/three-more-macau-casinos-announce-discretionary-bonus-for-employees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one-month bonus<\/a>\u00a0for staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<div id=\"see-also-container\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"related-article\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/16433821441639579064Macau-to-decide-if-Hong-Kong-visitors-could-enter-casinos-900x600-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"related-article__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/sjm-is-the-latest-macau-operator-to-announce-annual-bonus-payment'>SJM and Sands China join other Macau operators to confirm annual bonus payments<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All Macau casino operators confirmed salary increases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777036808,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"All six Macau casino concessionaires, including MGM China and SJM, have confirmed salary increases for their eligible employees, effective March or April, alongside annual bonuses. These adjustments, ranging from 2% to 4.5% for lower-earning staff, reflect a collective industry response to employee contributions and market conditions.","focusai_entities":"MGM China, SJM, Melco Resorts, Sands China, Wynn Macau, Galaxy Entertainment Group, SJM Resorts","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.85)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"OpEx Impact Analysis","query":"What is the projected aggregate increase in operational expenditure (OpEx) for Macau's gaming concessionaires resulting from these salary adjustments and bonuses, and how will this impact their Q1\/Q2 2024 EBITDA margins?"},{"label":"Labor Market Dynamics","query":"How do these synchronized salary increases reflect the current labor market dynamics and talent retention challenges within the Macau integrated resort sector, particularly concerning non-gaming staff?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[29,24619,225],"class_list":["post-777036805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-casino","tag-finance","tag-legislation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777036805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777036805"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777036805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777036807,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777036805\/revisions\/777036807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777036808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777036805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777036805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777036805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}