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Glints Hiring Guide
Browse our hiring guide to learn more about the talent landscape, local labor laws and hiring best practices in Taiwan.
CAPITAL
Taipei
TIME ZONE
China Standard Time UTC+ 8
CURRENCY
New Taiwan
Dollar (NTD)
LANGUAGES
Taiwanese,
Mandarin,
English
EMPLOYERS TAX
17.45%
PAYROLL CYCLE
Monthly
As the world's largest manufacturer of semiconductors and advanced chips, Taiwan is the region's innovator. As a low-cost, high-knowledge research hub in Asia, it's also the gateway to expanding into China or the Mandarin-speaking market. Taiwan's talent pool possesses excellent technical qualifications – as well as solid communication skills – which make them highly competitive on a global stage.
Tech skills in demand
Backend Developer
Frontend Developer
Hardware Engineer
Product Manager
Full Stack Developer
Taiwan's median salary is high as compared to other countries in Southeast Asia. Fintech and high-tech manufacturing are Taiwan's most digitized sectors, making its tech talent indispensable to the global economy.
Popular jobs and median monthly base salary
Taiwan's workforce is highly digitally-literate and adaptable to new and emerging technologies, which has attracted the likes of Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and IBM to its shores.
Median Monthly Base Salary (in NTD)
Median Monthly Base Salary (in USD)
Backend Developer
88,560
2,980
Fronted Developer
84,690
2,850
Hardware Engineer
102,820
3,460
Product Manager
73,400
2,470
Full Stack Developer
87,070
2,930
Monthly Base Salary
NTD 80,110
USD 2,600
NTD 53,000
USD 1,720
NTD 72,100
USD 2,340
Data Scientist
NTD 54,230
USD 1,760
Business Development & Sales Executive
NTD 51,770
USD 1,680
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Taiwanese culture centers around relationships with a strong emphasis on Asian values and harmony. The employees are hardworking and fiercely loyal to the companies they work for.
Relationship oriented
The Taiwanese prefer to know someone personally before doing business with them, which extends to workplace culture. Invest time into building rapport with your Taiwanese colleagues. Genuine personal connections are important for business success; sincerity, commitment and respect will go a long way in establishing a fulfilling working relationship. It helps that the Taiwanese are extremely friendly.
Hardworking
The Taiwanese are hardworking and willing to work long hours (if required) without complaining. Maybe that’s why work hours in Taiwan are the 8th longest in the world. An average Taiwanese employee works 2116 hours a year – nearly 200 hours more than employees in other countries.
Strong values & harmony
Besides hard work, Taiwanese people also value patience, humility, and respect for others. They are highly motivated, family-orientated people who dislike ill-mannered and belligerent behaviour. “Losing face” brings shame to their entire family.
Direct yet nuanced communication
Taiwanese people pay a lot of attention to the context surrounding spoken words and tend to avoid answering directly, especially if it is negative, and they will use silence and non-verbal cues to communicate implicitly. Taiwanese are forthright and share their ideas clearly without hesitation. When relaying information that is negative, they will never say “no” directly, instead will say “we’ll try”.
Issuing individual employment contracts is recognized as best practice in Taiwan; these contracts outline code of conduct, remuneration, and other key terms of the employment agreement. It is advisable to use the local language and currency in these contracts, which must be issued for long-term employment. Though rules are typically flexible in Taiwan, contract terms must be aligned with Taiwanese employment law as per Labor Standards Act and Civil Code. Take note that any company with over 30 employees in Taiwan must register written work rules with the local labor authority.
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Hiring the right talent and building great teams in Southeast Asia and Taiwan can be quite a daunting task. You’ll need a deep understanding of the local talent pool, their skills, culture, and employment laws — among others.
The hiring process is often tedious, time-consuming and costly without the right approach. With Glints’ end-to-end talent solutions, you’ll have a trusted partner to lean on at every step of the hiring journey, so that you can scale up your business with peace of mind.
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