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 (243) , Process Engineer (207) , Principal Engineer (128) , Senior Engineer (125) , Equipment Engineer (117) , 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 pay and stable." ((in 169 reviews)); "benefit is good and also for the family" ((in 67 reviews)); "The people are nice and I learned some knowledge about how to generate standard cell library IP kits." ((in 52 reviews)); "Good salary in Taiwan for none CS / EE student" ((in 51 reviews)); "You will never get bored in this company plus the colleagues are all friendly so it's fun to work." ((in 35 reviews))

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

"The company does not offer flexible working hours, remote work options, or adequate time off." ((in 149 reviews)); "no work life balance for on call and work overtime" ((in 113 reviews)); "Long working time and high pressure" ((in 91 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 74 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

TSMC reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(2,145 total reviews)

C.C. Wei

74% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

2.8

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Culture & values

2.7

Senior management

2.3

Work/Life balance

TSMC has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,145 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

2.0

Apr 27, 2026

High attrition and Poor Work Life Balance.

Equipment engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Bonus A lot of new learning

Cons

WLB is basically non-existent. Official hours start at 8:30am, but you're expected to be online by 8. Most days don’t end before 8pm. There’s no predictability either. Even though work “ends” at 5:30pm, you can’t make plans 2–3 hours after because things keep coming up. People will call you on your days off, and if you don’t pick up, it gets noticed and questioned the next day. Pay raises are very low. I had a strong PMD rating and still only got around a 3–4.5% increase, which makes you wonder what the point of pushing so hard is. The culture leans heavily toward blame instead of problem-solving. Attrition is high, especially among local hires, which seems to be why there’s a constant need to bring in assignees from Taiwan. Also, a lot of the training material is in Mandarin/Chinese, which makes onboarding harder if you’re not familiar with the language. More tools keep being added, yet managed by the same number of people.

1.0

Apr 25, 2026

Good learning opportunities

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learning opportunity Benefits Paid time off and holidays

Cons

Not diverse culture Workload Discrimination

2.0

Apr 23, 2026

HR

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The salary package for manager level and lower level of life expenses in Taiwan.

Cons

- Fix salary represents only 20-30% of your total package, the rest will depend on your performance review which would impact the quarter bonus and annual bonus for the whole year. - Isolated and siloed organization with homogeneous culture make it feel like working in the military - Risk averse, resistant to change, creativity and innovation are not rewarded - HR function remains administrative for historical reason and the whole function carries the organizational frustration and anxiety acting as a scapegoat. - Performance management system is a black box, they practice forced ranking and it's an open secret, HR would never admit it to employees.

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