Eight of last year’s top 10 average salaries at companies listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) were at semiconductor companies, as high-tech firms benefited from robust global demand despite the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The TWSE salary data including base salary, overtime pay, bonus and remuneration showed that on the main board, IC designer Raydium Semiconductor Co had the highest average salary at NT$6.12 million (US$205,922), up 153.4 percent from a year earlier, while on the over-the-counter board, IC products supplier Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc had the highest at NT$3.95 million, up 35.4 percent.
Rounding out the top