After the agreed-upon salary adjustment, the general technology roles are roughly NT$48k–57k. The upper limit is lower than the single-price offer from a few years ago, while retained R&D substitute service employees now receive NT$48k–67k, with a ceiling higher than the NT$59k single-price offer. It’s unclear how this will change in the future.

What is certain, however, is that if you want to join Chunghwa Science Park and enjoy a comfortable retirement with steady salary increases for life, that may no longer be possible. It now feels like you have to prove your worth (ability? research publications? patents? management’s favor?) to be outstanding and capable. Those who know how to demonstrate that they deserve a raise can earn better salaries than before. But for those who want to share in the collective benefits and enjoy a stable, easy life, the salary will be worse than before. If you want to coast toward retirement and take it easy, Chunghwa Science Park is no longer a good option—don’t join for the time being.

Still, I hope Chunghwa Science Park can implement a salary-adjustment system for outstanding employees, so that capable people can truly ride the elevator straight to the top. We’ll wait and see whether salaries will be slashed across the board or whether talented people will benefit. Time will tell 😂