Equity Research salary in U.S vs Hong Kong

Folks, I want to get a sense of the current going rate of an U.S. MBA graduate with 2 years of experience as sell-side equity research associate (in a bulge bracket) is getting paid in the U.S. vs Hong Kong? (base & total)

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