Does TSMC pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, TSMC employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at TSMC. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at TSMC?

47% of TSMC employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated TSMC 2.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at TSMC?

Engineer (245) , Process Engineer (207) , Principal Engineer (128) , Senior Engineer (126) , Equipment Engineer (118) , Software Engineer (81) , Process Integration Engineer (53) , Intern (37) , Senior Process Engineer (29) , Equipment Technician (27) , Manager (27) , Section Manager (22) , Technical Manager (22) , Technician (20) , IT Engineer (18)

What are the pros of working at TSMC according to real employee reviews?

"Good salary in taiwan.There are lots of technical information if you are good at digging out detail by evidence." ((in 351 reviews)); "Good pay and stable." ((in 178 reviews)); "benefit is good and also for the family" ((in 63 reviews)); "The people are nice and I learned some knowledge about how to generate standard cell library IP kits." ((in 49 reviews)); "Money is good and if you include their retention bonus darn good." ((in 42 reviews))

What are the cons of working at TSMC according to real employee reviews?

"no work life balance for on call and work overtime" ((in 115 reviews)); "Long working time and high pressure" ((in 87 reviews)); "Selfish people Bad culture Can’t use private phone" ((in 75 reviews)); "Bad management will never produce any promising end and the workers will undertake all the burdens." ((in 70 reviews)); "Toxic work culture:If you bring up any issues or concerns they will look for a way to force you out of the company." ((in 30 reviews))

What are employees saying about TSMC layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about TSMC layoffs and their outlook for job security at TSMC in 2026.

What are the top reviewed TSMC locations?

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TSMC reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(2,153 total reviews)

C.C. Wei

73% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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TSMC has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,153 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The TSMC employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews

3.0

Mar 5, 2015

Good exposure to process technology along with hands-on experience to ASIC design

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

state-of-the-art Research and development, friendly environment

Cons

work life balance, language barriers

5.0

Feb 12, 2015

research development internship

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

people in tsmc were very nice

Cons

different teams were hard to cooperate

5.0

Aug 30, 2014

One of the best semiconductor jobs in Taiwan, but the workload is demanding.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

They have one of the highest pays in Taiwan for the semiconductor industry. It is also an internationally known company, so workers can lean a lot about the newest technology trends.

Cons

With high pay, the workload is not light. It might be necessary to work overtime to get things finished. However, this is how life is in Asia, and generally this has a high CP value in terms of worker benefits.

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Good exposure to process technology along with hands-on experience to ASIC design

research development internship

One of the best semiconductor jobs in Taiwan, but the workload is demanding.

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