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 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 172 reviews)); "benefit is good and also for the family" ((in 62 reviews)); "The people are nice and I learned some knowledge about how to generate standard cell library IP kits." ((in 52 reviews)); "relative the money is good" ((in 40 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 151 reviews)); "no work life balance for on call and work overtime" ((in 116 reviews)); "high pressure in every time" ((in 101 reviews)); "Selfish people Bad culture Can’t use private phone" ((in 80 reviews)); "Poor management with lots of toxic mangers" ((in 72 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.

TSMC reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(2,143 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 2,143 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

Oct 8, 2022

Passive aggressive communication brings lot of frustration to training

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Relatively well paid job but that's it

Cons

Passive aggressive communication among peers prevent people from focusing at work and it makes lot of engineers feel frustrated about work. Most of the US trainee feels frustrated for their training done in Chinese and their training progress is heavily depended on the F18 buddy not individual engineer capabilities. PMD is very vaguely judged and questionable. Employee had lot of issue with HR during coming over to Taiwan.

2.0

Aug 22, 2014

Focus on product, employee is second

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Much potential to learn new technologies Large, financially stable company. Decent benefits, average compensation package. Colleagues are very smart and hard working.

Cons

Micromanagement and excessive reporting is common. The hours are long and unlawful. Some management and HR do not tell you the whole truth. False promises and half-truths are common. Strict access to phones, email and websites. Continuous threats of termination and loss of annual bonus for infractions. Taiwan-influenced work culture.

2.0

Aug 1, 2013

Come if you are old enough and just waiting for your retirement

Technical manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good medical insurance plan and stable job

Cons

1. Hardwork are not recognized since the big bosses are in Taiwan. 2. HR keep lying about good bonus and salary progression. Then you join and realize it's not just lower than what they said, but SUBSTANTIALLY lower. And later you find out HR here is so powerful that your boss can't even help you with a more reasonable pay. 3. Hours are long considering the poor salary. There are lots of meetings till night with the Taiwan people

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Passive aggressive communication brings lot of frustration to training

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Come if you are old enough and just waiting for your retirement

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