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Average salary in Taiwan

Gross and take-home pay, by industry and against other countries

#4 best-paid in Asia

Average salary

Take-home / mo

NT$63,900

Gross / yr

NT$872,000

GrossNT$72,700/mo
NetNT$63,90088%
Tax & contributionsNT$8,72012%

Taiwan is a technology economy — chips and precision manufacturing are its backbone — and a real career earns comfortably above the global middle, near the upper end of Asia. Tax barely touches your pay, so what you earn is close to what you keep.

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Take-home in Taiwan

NT$25,600/mo

vs NT$37,900 in your country

Cost of living

NT$7,780

vs NT$25,300 in your country

Potential savings

NT$17,800

more than in your country

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How salaries in Taiwan compare

Taiwan lands in the upper tier of Asia and ahead of much of the world. It's a smaller, focused economy that became essential to global technology, and the pay tracks how much the rest of the world depends on what it builds.

take-home/mo · % vs Taiwan
1South Korea
NT$90,200+41%
2Hong Kong
NT$72,900+14%
3Taiwan
NT$63,900
4Macao
NT$53,300-17%
5Vietnam
NT$10,100-84%
6Philippines
NT$9,670-85%
7Laos
NT$6,010-91%

Data source: National statistics 2024, adjusted to 2026 using IMF GDP-per-capita growth

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Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Taiwan?

The average salary in Taiwan is NT$72,700 a month before tax, or NT$63,900 take-home after tax and social contributions. Over a year that's NT$872,000 before tax and NT$767,000 after.

What is the average salary in Taiwan in US dollars?

The average salary in Taiwan in US dollars is about $27,588 a year before tax, or $2,023 a month after tax.

What is a good salary in Taiwan?

A good salary in Taiwan is generally one above the national average — more than NT$63,900 take-home a month, or NT$872,000 gross a year. But a lot depends on your spending, where you live, and your financial goals.

Is Taiwan a high-salary country?

Yes. By average after-tax pay, Taiwan is ahead of 80% of countries worldwide and ranks 4th out of 30 countries in Asia.

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