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 (246) , 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 (28) , 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 357 reviews)); "Good pay and stable." ((in 176 reviews)); "Good salary in Taiwan for none CS / EE student" ((in 56 reviews)); "benefit is good and also for the family" ((in 55 reviews)); "The people are nice and I learned some knowledge about how to generate standard cell library IP kits." ((in 49 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 114 reviews)); "Long working time and high pressure" ((in 89 reviews)); "Selfish people Bad culture Can’t use private phone" ((in 76 reviews)); "Bad management will never produce any promising end and the workers will undertake all the burdens." ((in 70 reviews)); "1. Managers don’t know the software and don’t understand how the program works properly" ((in 28 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?

Phoenix , San Jose , Arizona City , Camas , Austin , Los Angeles , New York , Tempe , Arizona Village , Chandler , Glendale , Mesa , Peoria , Arivaca , Washington , Turkey , College Station , Houston , San Diego , Union City , Campbell , Santa Clara , Sunnyvale , Vancouver , Seattle , Pittsburgh , Tampa , Anthem

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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

Nov 16, 2023

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Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable job and relatively high local pay

Cons

Bad culture, restricted work environment.

1.0

Nov 15, 2023

Run away ASAP

Senior devops engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you need money. that's all.

Cons

The management is terrible. They don't respect employees. They see employees as slaves. Taiwanese managers are having argues with Japanese managers every single day. They cannot work together.

4.0

Nov 14, 2023

TSMC 2 yr experiance

Equipment engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good payment Good teammates Good tool if work needed

Cons

fast pase of living many Overtime work have a lot of work shift (bad for body)

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