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    Speaking of huge bonuses, South Korean workers at memory fabs will make up to 9x their salaries 📂 Archived Message

    Posted by ATL on June 28, 2026, 10:47:46

    in annual bonuses this year. Good for them.


    https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/massive-bonuses-for-south-koreas-chip-workers-puts-central-bank-on-inflation-alert/ar-AA267XRF


    Samsung workers had reportedly agreed that 10.5% of its semiconductor operating profit will go towards special bonuses for chip ​workers, after threatening an 18-day strike in May.

    According to an unidentified union source cited by Reuters, a memory chip worker with a base ​salary of 80 million won ($52,400) is expected to receive a total bonus of around 626 million won ($410,000) this year.

    SK Hynix employees are expected to receive bonuses of more than 700 million won ($454,851) if the firm achieves an annual profit of 250 trillion won this year, according to Reuters calculations.


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