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5 | Intermediate | Account Executive | Taiwanese | 0-10 employees | Finance | NT$37,500 | Taipei | 4 | 1 | Woman | 40-50h | Underpaid | |||||
6 | Junior | Software Engineer | Taiwanese | 20-50 employees | Technology | NT$38,400 | Taipei | 1 | 1 | Man | 30-40h | Satisfied | |||||
7 | Intermediate | Project Manager | Foreigner | 10-20 employees | Other | Other | NT$80,000 | Taipei | 2 | 1 | Woman | 30-40h | 14days | Satisfied | |||
8 | Junior | Procurement | Taiwanese | 50-100 employees | Pharmaceuticals | NT$40,000 | Taipei | 1 | 0.3 | Man | 30-40h | Satisfied | |||||
9 | Advanced | Chinese Teacher | Taiwanese | 500+ employees | Education | TKU | NT$35,000 | Taipei | 5 | 1 | Woman | 40-50h | Underpaid | ||||
10 | Advanced | Specialized Educator | Foreigner | 100-500 employees | Education | NT$75,000 | Taipei | 5 | 4 | Man | 30-40h | 15days | Happy | ||||
11 | Intermediate | Co-founder | Taiwanese | 0-10 employees | Technology | NT$30,000 | Taipei | 6 | 1 | Woman | 40-50h | Underpaid | |||||
12 | Advanced | Project Manager | Taiwanese | 500+ employees | Finance | Bank | NT$80,000 | 800,000$ | Taipei | 6 | 6 | Woman | 30-40h | 15days | Satisfied | ||
13 | Junior | English Teacher | Foreigner | 100-500 employees | Education | Junior High School | NT$65,000 | 65,000$ | Taipei | 2 | 2 | Man | 30-40h | 12days | Sad | ||
14 | Intermediate | Software Engineer | Foreigner | 50-100 employees | Technology | IOT | NT$75,000 | Taipei | 2 | 2 | Man | 30-40h | 14days | Satisfied | |||
15 | Intermediate | Strategy/Operations/Marketing | Foreigner | 10-20 employees | Technology | HealthTech Startup | NT$50,000 | Taipei | 3 | 0.5 | Man | 30-40h | 10days | Satisfied | |||
16 | Advanced | Software Engineer (Tech Lead) | Foreigner | 500+ employees | Technology | NT$250,000 | $1,000,000.00 | Taipei | 11 | 10 | Man | 40-50h | 20+days | Overpaid | |||
17 | Advanced | Business development | Taiwanese | 50-100 employees | Healthcare | Healthcare startup | NT$110,000 | $220,000.00 | Taipei | 6 | 0.1 | Woman | 40-50h | 10days | Satisfied | Taiwan branch. 1 year experience in Big China Tech companny, also got some shares | |
18 | Intermediate | SEO and Marketing | Foreigner | 20-50 employees | Technology | Technology | NT$60,000 | Taipei | 2 | 0.1 | Woman | 30-40h | 12days | Underpaid | Stayed only for a few months before switching to remote work. | ||
19 | Intermediate | Communications Strategist | Foreigner | 10-20 employees | Other | NT$68,000 | 390,000 | Taipei | 6 | 1 | Woman | 40-50h | 8days | Underpaid | Bonus is not guaranteed | ||
20 | Advanced | Marketing | Foreigner | 500+ employees | Other | International Taiwanese Company | NT$140,000 | 280,000 + % of sales | Taipei | 10 | 1 | Man | 40-50h | 7 days | Satisfied | Poor leadership | |
21 | Advanced | Marketing | Foreigner | 50-100 employees | Technology | SAAS | NT$180,000 | 540,000 | Taipei | 9 | 1 | Man | 40-50h | 15days | Satisfied | Chinese style management, lots of yelling and verbal abuse of employees at all levels | |
22 | Intermediate | Marketing | Foreigner | 0-10 employees | Other | NT$70,000 | 300,000 | Taipei | 2 | 2 | Man | 40-50h | 15days | Underpaid | |||
23 | Advanced | BD and marketing | Foreigner | 500+ employees | Healthcare | International | NT$250,000 | 250,000-800,000 | 300,000 | Taipei | 19 | 6 | Man | 40-50h | 20+days | Satisfied | paid well in Taiwan (manager is not locally based), however less than some overseas colleagues, main limitation on promotion |
24 | Intermediate | Software Engineer | Foreigner | 100-500 employees | Technology | NT$70,000 | 120,000 | Taichung | 5 | 3 | Man | 30-40h | 12days | Underpaid | |||
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26 | Intermediate | Account Executive | Taiwanese | 50-100 employees | Other | Manufacture | NT48,000 | 30,000 | New Taipei city | 2 | 8 | Man | 40-50h | 15days | Underpaid | Get bonus if reach sales target , which usually is very high | |
27 | Intermediate | Data Analyst | Foreigner | 500+ employees | Technology | Manufacture & Service | NT80,000 | 80,000 | Taipei | 10 | 1 | Man | |||||
28 | Advanced | Software Engineer | Taiwanese | 500+ employees | Technology | Telecommunications | NT68,000 | 14mo/yr | Taipei | 6 | 1 | Man | 30-40h | 12days | Satisfied | ||
29 | Advanced | Technical Product Manager | Foreigner | 100-500 employees | Technology | Software | NT185,000 | 370,000 | Taipei | 5 | 2 | Man | 40-50h | 8days | Satisfied | ||
30 | Advanced | HR Manager | Taiwanese | 50-100 employees | Education | Private education | NT75,000 | 75,000 | Taipei | 8 | 9 | Man | 40-50h | 20+days | |||
31 | Advanced | Design Management | Foreigner | 100-500 employees | Technology | NT169,500 | 500,000 | Taipei | 15 | 11 | Man | 40-50h | 17days | Satisfied | |||
32 | Junior | QA Engineer | Foreigner | 100-500 employees | Technology | Software | NT60,000 | 120,000 | Taipei | 0 | 2 | Man | 40-50h | 12days | Underpaid | ||
33 | Advanced | Consultant | Taiwanese | 50-100 employees | Other | Advertising | NT50,000 | Taipei | 15 | 1 | Man | 4h | 0 | Satisfied | Consulting contract, 0.1 FTE/4 hrs wk | ||
34 | Junior | Post-Doc | Foreigner | 100-500 employees | Education | University | NT58,000 | 58,000 | Taipei | 0 | 0 | Man | 30-40h | 20+days | Satisfied | ||
35 | Junior | Business Development | Foreigner | 50-100 employees | Other | Plastic Packaging | NT100,000 | 100,000 | Taipei | 0 | 2 | Man | 40-50h | 10days | Satisfied | 1 paid international flight of choice per year | |
36 | Advanced | QC inspector | Foreigner | 0-10 employees | Manufacture | NT38,000 | 0 | Taichung | 10 | 8 | Man | 30-40h | 15days | Underpaid | |||
37 | Advanced | Marketing Specialist | Foreigner | 50-100 employees | Technology | Technology | NT75,000 | 150,000 | Taipei | 7 | 0 | Man | 40-50h | 7 days | Satisfied | Recently took a step down from a managerial position in a large local tech company (was there 6+ years). Current company has a more western management style and job is much less stressful. | |
38 | Advanced | Marketing Manager | Foreigner | 20-50 employees | Technology | Saas & Hardware | NT63,000 | 0 | 75,000$ | Taipei | 3 | 2 | Man | 50-60h | 10days | Underpaid | |
39 | Master | deptuy MD | Foreigner | 20-50 employees | Other | NT100,000 | 250,000 | Taibei | Man | 30-40h | 20+days | Underpaid | |||||
40 | Intermediate | Sales/BD | Foreigner | 100-500 employees | Other | NT65,000 | Taipei | 6 | 0.5 | Man | 40-50h | 7days | Satisfied | ||||
41 | Master | Software Engineer | Foreigner | 500+ employees | Technology | Saas & Hardware | NT1,100,000 | $1,800,000.00 | Taipei | 20 | 17 | Woman | 50-60h | 20+days | Satisfied | ||
42 | Intermediate | Account Manager | Foreigner | 500+ employees | Technology | NT50,000 | $120,000.00 | Hsinchu | 5 | 4 | Man | 30-40h | 20+days | Underpaid | |||
43 | Junior | Editor | Foreigner | 50-100 employees | Other | NT65,000 | 50,000 | Taipei | 1 | 1 | Man | 30-40h | 7days | Underpaid | |||
44 | Intermediate | Sales Manager | Taiwanese | 50-100 employees | Manufacturing | NT63,000 | $63,000 | Taipei | 6 | 6 | Man | 30-40h | 15days | Underpaid | |||
45 | Advanced | Project leader | Foreigner | 500+ employees | Retail | NT136,500 | see comments | Yes | Taichung | 16 | 15 | Woman | 30-40h | 25days | Satisfied | average 10% monthly bonus - 12,5% trimestrial bonus - 10% annual bonus - + other advantages link to expatriate package | |
46 | Junior | Software Engineer | Foreigner | 100-500 employees | Technology | Technology | NT60,000 | 60,000 | Taipei | 2 | 1 | Man | 30-40h | 7days | Underpaid | ||
47 | Intermediate | P.E Teacher | Foreigner | 20-50 employees | Education | High School | NT63,000 | 200,000 | Hsinchu | 3 | 0 | Man | 20-30h | 10days | Satisfied | bonus includes housing stipend and train tickets | |
48 | Intermediate | Software Engineer | Foreigner | 100-500 employees | Technology | NT70,000 | 70,000 | Taipei | 4 | 1 | Man | 30-40h | 7days | Satisfied | First Job in Taiwan, so didn't try to negociate too much, yet compnay offered me more than asked. Hence satisfied. | ||
49 | Junior | Marketing | Taiwanese | 10-20 employees | Media | Online media | NT35,000 | Taipei | 2 | 0 | Man | 30-40h | 7days | Satisfied | |||
50 | Junior | Account Manager | Foreigner | 0-10 employees | Technology | NT63,000 | Taipei | 5 | 0 | Man | 20-30h | 8days | Underpaid | ||||
51 | Intermediate | Technical Writer | Taiwanese | 500+ employees | Technology | NT50,000 | 50,000 | Taipei | 2 | 1 | Woman | 20-30h | 7days | Satisfied | Changed careers 3 years ago; I used to earn more. | ||
52 | Intermediate | Journalist | Foreigner | 100-500 employees | Media | Radio Broadcasting | NT48,000 | 30,000 | Taipei | 3 | 1 | Man | 40-50h | 0 | Underpaid | Job considered as freelance, the money received any month is only 39k and have to pay healthcare and retirement myself | |
53 | Junior | Masseuse | Taiwanese | 10-20 employees | Hospitality | Massage Salon | NT2,000 | see comments | Tainan | 1 | 1 | Woman | 40-50h | 0 | Underpaid | Depending on the costumer situation you can make quite good money and some are very generous with their tips or only want to talk to you without even having to give them a massage. Some of my coworkers offer "other services" and make a lot of money this way. The boss knows about this and it is some kind of open secret that men can find these options here. 60% per Costumer (roughly $800 for 2 hours) -> Average salary ~36000/mo. $80 for food per day. +tips from costumers (undeclared) depending on their generosity | |
54 | Junior | Software Engineer (Frontend) | Foreigner | 0-10 employees | Technology | SAAS | NT40,000 | Taipei | 3 | 1 | Man | 40-50h | 10days | Underpaid | |||
55 | Intermediate | Elementary teacher | Foreigner | ~70 employees | education | NT86,000 | 58,000 yearly signing bonus, 13000 housing allowance | Taichung | 3 | 3 | Man | 40-50h | 10days | Satisfied | |||
56 | Advanced | Project Manager | Taiwanese | 500+ employees | Technology | NT56,000 | Taipei | 8 | 8 | Woman | 40-50h | 10days | Satisfied | ||||
57 | Intermediate | Specialized Educator | Foreigner | 20-50 employees | Education | NT74,000 | not sure | Taipei | 5 | 0.3 | Man | 40-50h | 10days | Satisfied | Foreigner-opened education company | ||
58 | Intermediate | Database Administrator | Taiwanese | 50-100 employees | Technology | NT120,000 | 360,000 | Taipei | 4 | 3 | Woman | 40-50h | 20days | Satisfied | |||
59 | Advanced | Business Development | Taiwanese | 0-10 employees | Technology | Eletronic Design Automation | NT120,000 | 1,500,000 | Taipei | 12 | 3 | Man | 30-40h | 30+days | Underpaid | ||
60 | Junior | Software Engineer | Taiwanese | 500+ employees | Banking | NT47,000 | 145,000 | Taipei | 2 | 2 | Man | 40-50h | 7days | Satisfied | |||
61 | Junior | English Teacher | Foreigner | 50-100 employees | Education | NT50,000 | Hsinchu | 2 | 2 | Man | 10-20h | Satisfied | |||||
62 | Intermediate | Technology market analyst | Foreigner | 20-50 employees | Technology | NT120,000 | 240,000 | 240,000 | Taipei | 5 | 3 | Man | 30-40h | 14days | Underpaid | This role would get 3x as much just for being in the US, and the cost of living in Taipei isn't that low these days | |
63 | Advanced | Software Engineer | Foreigner | 20-50 employees | Technology | NT220,000 | 200,000 | Taipei | 12 | 5 | Man | 40-50h | 15days | Satisfied | |||
64 | Intermediate | Communications manager | Foreigner | 50-100 employees | Technology | NT75,000 | 600,000 | Taipei | 5 | 2 | Woman | 40-50h | 14days | Satisfied | |||
65 | Advanced | Manager | Foreigner | 500+ employees | Technology | TCMC | NT120,000 | 4,500,000 | Hsinchu | 10 | 5 | Man | 60h+ | 7days | Underpaid | I went back to the US and more than doubled salary. This is at TSMC. | |
66 | Junior | Teacher | Foreigner | 20-50 employees | Education | Several cram schools | NT45,000 | None | Kaohsiung | 4 | 3 to 4 | Man | 30-40h | Satisfied | I'm not a teacher to become the new Jeff Bezos, so as long I can easily pay my bills, afford a nice apartment and buy what I want without worrying about month end, I'm fine. And asking for a raise would be a stab in the back to many Taiwanese colleagues, whom bear most of the burden (prep, meetings, parents..). Look at n°8 for example. Bonus: Depends, but usually around $40,000/50,000 | ||
67 | Intermediate | English teacher | Foreigner | 20-50 employees | Education | NT75,000 | 15,000 | hsinchu | 3 | 2,5 | Woman | 30-40h | 7days | Satisfied | work hard and great py for it. unfortunately, no growth potential beyond this. | ||
68 | Advanced | Software Engineer | Foreigner | 10-20 employees | Technology | NT290,000 | None | Taipei | 4 | 1 | Man | 30-40h | 25days | Underpaid | Hard to rise above Senior Software Engineer without speaking Mandarin | ||
69 | Intermediate | Specialized Marketing | Foreigner | 500+ employees | Technology | Networking Company | NT60,000 | Hsinchu | - | - | Man | 30-40h | 15days | Underpaid | It's an easy job, but amount of tasks can be brutal at times. | ||
70 | Junior | Quality Control Engineer | Taiwanese | 100-500 employees | Technology | Integrated circuit design company | NT30,000 | 60,000 | Taipei | 0 | Man | 30-40h | 14days | Underpaid | Just started working - would like better paid job but is fine with it since the pandemic just pass. | ||
71 | Intermediate | Technical Marketing | Foreigner | 500+ employees | Technology | Memory & Storage | NT60,000 | up to $120,000 | New Taipei City | 4 | 0 | Man | 40-50h | 7days | Satisfied | I spent 1 year in finance, that paid very well, but it was chaotic. I've worked in PC hardware most of my time here and this is the highest paying job I've had in PC hardware industry. | |
72 | Junior | Financial Analyst | Taiwanese | 10-20 employees | Finance | Asset Management Firm | NT70,000 | Unsure | Taipei | 1 | 0 | Man | 40-50h | 14days | Underpaid | ||
73 | Advanced | Dept Manager | Taiwanese | 100-500 employees | Technology | quasi-government NPO | NT75,000 | 200,000 | 10 | ||||||||
74 | Advanced | Project Manager | Foreigner | 100-500 employees | Technology | Telecom | NT58,000 | 1-2 month salary | New Taipei | 5 | 4 | Man | 40-50h | 14days | Underpaid | I can get double that salary back home and much less stress at work... but I just really love Taiwan <3 | |
75 | Advanced | Content Project Manager | Foreigner | 500+ employees | Technology | Artificial Intelligence | NT60,000 | 1-2 month salary | Taipei | 5 | |||||||
76 | Intermediate | Creative Content Writer | Foreigner | 20-50 employees | Technology | Education | NT70,000 | Unsure | Taipei | 9 | 0 | Man | 40-50h | 10days | Underpaid | My salary does not reflect my workload. The workload is quite crazy | |
77 | Junior | Software Engineer | Taiwanese | 0-10 employees | Technology | Tech Start-Up | NT50,000 | Unsure | Taipei | 1.5 | 1.5 | Man | 30-40h | 11days | Underpaid | I thought startups pay more... | |
78 | Intermediate | Business Development | Foreigner | 100-500 employees | Retail | Logistics | NT40,000 | 1 month salary | Taipei | 3 | 0 | Woman | 40-50h | 8days | Underpaid | ||
79 | Advanced | SALES MANAGER | Foreigner | 50-100 employees | Other(Please Specify) | MEDIA | NT98,000 | 98,000 | taipei | 15 | 5 | Man | 40-50h | 14days | Satisfied | ||
80 | Intermediate | Sales representative | Foreigner | 500+ employees | Technology | Manufacturer | NT52,000 | 3/1000 of orders | Taipei | 3 | 3 | Woman | 40-50h | 7days | Underpaid | Sales salary mostly based on commissions, but the bonus is delivered with 4-6 months delay. No other benefits. | |
81 | Intermediate | Put your position here | Foreigner | ||||||||||||||
82 | Intermediate | Automation Engineer | Foreigner | 10-20 employees | Technology | NT170,000 | 1 month salary | Taipei | 4 | 0 | Man | 40-50h | 14days | Satisfied | shares | ||
83 | Advanced | Professor | Foreigner | 500+ employees | Education | University | NT132,000 | 1.5 months salary | Taipei | 20 | 10 | Man | 50-60h | 30+days | Satisfied | Work hard, get rewarded. There's definitely been some progress in my field lately. | |
84 | Advanced | Project Manager | Taiwanese | 500+ employees | Retail | NT80,000 | 1 month salary & extra bonus | Taipae | 10 | 1.5 | Woman | 50-60h | 15days | Satisfied | |||
85 | Advanced | Project manager | Foreigner | 0-10 employees | Technology | NT450,000 | Man | 60h+ | 30+days | Underpaid | |||||||
86 | Intermediate | Professor | Foreigner | 500+ employees | Education | NT100,000 | 5 | 2 | Woman | 30-40h | Satisfied | "Satisfied" with pay, as that was what I signed up for, but overall unsatisfied wtih job | |||||
87 | Intermediate | Editor | Foreigner | 100-500 employees | Other(Please Specify) | Government | NT75,000 | 1.5 months | Taipei | 4 | 1 | Man | 40-50h | 14days | Underpaid | ||
88 | Intermediate | Startup Ops Manager | Taiwanese | 0-10 employees | Technology | Tech Startup | NT175,000 | 3,000,000$ | Taipei | 6 | 0 | Man | 40-50h | 30+days | Satisfied | ||
89 | Intermediate | Professor | Foreigner | 100-500 employees | Education | private university | NT80,000 | was 2 months, now reduced | Hsinchu | 19 | 19 | Man | 20-30h | lots | mixed feelings | lucky to have the job,but wouldn't do it if I were rich. Oh, and we're closing due to low enrollments | |
90 | Intermediate | Licensed Teacher | Foreigner | 20-50 employees | Education | Private School | NT75,000 | Taipei | 6 | 0 | Man | 40-50h | 10days | Satisfied | Very few teaching hours, most are assisting students, planning, or supervising projects | ||
91 | Junior | Technical Writer | Foreigner | 500+ employees | Technology | Well-known international software company | NT55,000 | 2 months' salary with potential extra bonus during the year depending on profits | Taipei City | 0 | 2 | Man | 40-50h | 10days | Satisfied | I no longer work here, but I was satisfied with the pay and compensation at the time because I had no previous experience and was grateful to get a foot in the door. I wouldn't be satisfied with this kind of pay now. | |
92 | Intermediate | Technical Product Manager | Foreigner | 50-100 employees | Technology | B2B Tech Company | NT72,000 | 1 month salary + extra bonus | 112,000$ | Taipei | 7 | 3 | Man | 40-50h | 10days | Underpaid | Salary is in line with other PM positions in the industry but I am asked to wear multiple hats for the same money |
93 | Advanced | Department Head | Foreigner | 100-500 employees | Finance | Consulting firm | NT120,000 | 2 months + extra bonus | Taipei | 10 | 6 | Man | 40-50h | 14days | Underpaid | ||
94 | Intermediate | Operations Manager | Foreigner | 500+ employees | Technology | Ecommerce | NT166,000 | 12% discretionary | NT$600k over 3 years | Taipei | 8 | 8 | Man | 30-40h | 23 days | Satisfied | 100% of my work is with overseas colleagues in Europe/US, but I am on a local Taiwan contract. Asked to be based here, and was granted. I am on the local salary scale but at Manager level. |
95 | Advanced | High school STEM teacher | Foreigner | 100-500 employees | Education | international high school | NT140,000 | Taipei | 10 | 4 | Man | 40-50h | 20days | Satisfied | |||
96 | Intermediate | Design & Marketing | Taiwanese | 50-100 employees | Other(Please Specify) | Manufacturer of Medical Scales | NT43,000 | 3 months | Taichung | 8 | 2 | Man | 40-50h | 7days | Underpaid | Salary in line with similar positions in other companies in the industry, but the industry basically requires you to be a jack of all trades; sometimes but not always compensated for the additional work | |
97 | Advanced | Design Director | Foreigner | 500+ employees | Technology | NT425,000 | 1,275,000 | 1.3m/year | Taipei | 21 | 15 | Man | 40-50h | 25days | Satisfied | Manage global team, based in Taiwan, Fortune 50 tech company | |
98 | Junior | Teacher | Foreigner | 0-10 employees | Education | Private School | NT90,000 | Apartment, flights | Taipei | 2 | 1 | Woman | 20-30h | 30+days | Satisfied | ||
99 | Intermediate | Product Owner | Foreigner | 500+ employees | Technology | Tourism | NT72,000 | Taipei | 5 | 2 | Man | 40-50h | 30+days | Satisfied | |||
100 | Advanced | Licensed Teacher | Foreigner | 20-50 employees | Education | Public School | NT80,000 | flight, bonus, family bonuses | 0$ | Taichung | 9 | 1 | Man | 30-40h | 11days | Satisfied | was making more money in private school, more rewarding job in public school |