The latest data from the Taiwan Stock Exchange: the semiconductor industry ranks first in salary, and "these engineers" have an annual salary of 3 million yuan!

In the blink of an eye, 2024 has come to an end! Whether you are a student about to enter the workplace or an office worker looking forward to a higher salary, are you looking at a better way out? What are the high-paying professions on the market now?

The Taiwan Stock Exchange announced the "non-supervisory employee salaries" of Taiwan's listed companies in 2023, with the average salary being NT$1.232 million. The semiconductor industry became the "industry with the best annual average salary" with 1.745 million yuan, ranking first among all industries, and as many as 7 companies in the top 10 were included in the list. Thanks to the rise of AI technology, it has become the field that has attracted the most attention among office workers in the past three years.

In the blink of an eye, 2024 has come to an end. The following takes stock of the data released by the stock exchange, 104 banks, and the Ministry of Labor this year to review the current high-paying occupations on the market for readers.

Average annual salary of listed companies: Top 6 exceeded 3 million, Top 10 semiconductor companies accounted for 7

Looking at the stock exchange data, the top 6 companies among the top 10 annual salaries of non-supervisory employees have all entered the "3 million yuan club". The top 10 are, in order:

1. MediaTek: 3.754 million yuan
2. Novatek: NT$3.712 million
3. JSL Group: 3.659 million yuan
4. LemTech: 3.581 million yuan
5. Realtek: 3.149 million yuan
6. GUC: 3.134 million yuan
7. TSMC: 2.842 million yuan
8. Airoha: 2.804 million yuan
9. Hotai Motor: 2.63 million yuan
10. ASMedia: 2.621 million yuan

In terms of industry categories, 7 of the top 10 companies are in the semiconductor industry, with one in the electronic components industry (LemTech), one in the building materials industry (JSL Group), and one in the automotive industry (Hotai Motor).

Which engineers have the highest average monthly salary?

Based on the average monthly salary, which engineers (engineering R&D personnel) have the highest salary? According to data from 104 Job Bank as of December 9, the highest annual salaries are NT$ 1.655 million for analog IC design engineers, NT$ 1.586 million for communications engineering R&D supervisors, and NT$ 1.514 million for digital IC design engineers.

The annual salaries of the top 10 are as follows:

1. Analog IC Design Engineer: 165.5
2. Communications Engineering R&D Supervisor: 158.6
3. Digital IC design engineer: 151.4
4. Hardware Engineering R&D Supervisor: 149.8
5. Optoelectronic engineering R&D supervisor: 138.8
6. Other engineering R&D supervisors: 135.7
7. Semiconductor Engineer: 118.7
8. Microelectromechanical Engineer: 114.6
9. IC layout engineer: 111
10. Acoustic/Noise Engineer: 107.1

The top 10 monthly salaries are as follows:

1. Analog IC design engineers: 107,000
2. Communications engineering R&D supervisor: 107,000
3. Digital IC design engineers; 104,000
4. Hardware engineering R&D supervisor: 99,000
5. Optoelectronic engineering R&D supervisor: 97,000
6. Other engineering R&D supervisors: 90,000
7. Micro-electromechanical engineers: 78,000
8. IC layout engineer: 73,000
9. Semiconductor engineers: 73,000
10. Telecommunications/communication systems engineers: 60,000

Which jobs in the industrial & services industry have the highest annual salary?

According to the "Occupation Salary Survey" released by the Ministry of Labor, which targets the industrial and service industries, the statistics include the average annual salary rankings excluding supervisors as of July 2023. The first occupation is aviation pilot, with NT$ 3.529 million, and the second Actuaries (those with formal qualifications) have an annual salary of NT$ 3.39 million, while physicians rank third with an annual salary of NT$ 2.34 million.

The top 10 average annual salaries for non-supervisory positions in the industrial and services sector are as follows:

1. Aviation pilot: 3.529 million yuan
2. Actuary: 3.39 million yuan
3. Physician: 2.34 million yuan
4. Ship supervision personnel: 1.949 million yuan
5. Professional athletes: 127,000 yuan
6. Telecommunications engineer: 1.673 million yuan
7. Lawyer: 1.663 million yuan
8. Professional athletes: 1.414 million yuan
9. Electrical and electronic engineers: 1.385 million yuan
10. Financial and investment planning analysts: 1.384 million yuan
11. Financial traders and brokers (including financial professionals and underwriters): 1.341 million yuan