Taiwan Minimum Monthly Wage to Rise to NT$30,900 Next Year, Benefiting 414,000 Migrant Workers; Labor Insurance Costs Estimated

(2026/9/24) The minimum wage marks its 11th consecutive increase! The Ministry of Labor held a Minimum Wage Review Committee meeting on the 24th to discuss the Taiwan minimum monthly wage increase for 2027. Minister of Labor Hung Shen-han stated after the meeting that, following 7.5 hours of intense negotiations between labor and management, an increase of 4.745% was ultimately finalized. In 2027, the monthly minimum wage will break the NT$30,000 mark, rising to NT$30,900(about US$958), while the hourly wage will be raised to NT$205. The results of the meeting will be submitted to the Executive Yuan for approval.

Minister Hung explained after the meeting that this adjustment amount of NT$1,400 is the highest in the past 10 years. If the adjustment plan is approved and implemented by the Executive Yuan, it will mark the 11th consecutive year of increases since 2016. Next year, the monthly wage will be raised from the current NT$29,500 to NT$30,900, and the hourly wage will be raised from NT$196 to NT$205.

About 70% of 580,000 Industrial Migrant Workers to Benefit

Under current regulations in Taiwan, industrial migrant workers are covered by the Labor Standards Act, whereas domestic migrant workers are not covered by the Labor Standards Act, and their monthly wage regulations are based on their employment contracts.

According to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Labor, there are approximately 580,000 industrial migrant workers and 220,000 domestic migrant workers in Taiwan. The Ministry of Labor stated that this wage increase will benefit a total of approximately 2.6116 million workers, of which about 414,400 are migrant workers, meaning that about 70% of industrial migrant workers will benefit.

Estimated Labor Insurance Premium for Minimum Wage Migrant Workers: Increases to NT$742

Based on this increase, the labor insurance premiums borne by employers, workers, and the government will also increase accordingly. According to the current Labor Insurance Act, if an employer subject to the Labor Standards Act hires a “migrant worker” with a salary calculated at NT$30,900 and a labor insurance rate of 12% (without employment insurance), the estimated premium is NT$3,708. The employer will cover 70% of the premium, amounting to NT$2,596, while the migrant worker will pay 20% (NT$742), and the government will cover 10% (NT$370). This is only an estimate; actual premiums are subject to the official announcements by the Bureau of Labor Insurance.

Tataas sa NT$30,900 ang minimum na buwanang sahod sa Taiwan sa Susunod na Taon, Makikinabang ang 414,000 Migranteng Manggagawa; Tinantya ang Gastos sa Labor Insurance

(2026/9/24) Ang minimum na sahod ay nagmarka ng ika-11 sunod-sunod na pagtaas nito! Ginanap ng Ministry of Labor ang pulong ng Minimum Wage Review Committee noong ika-24 upang talakayin ang pagtaas ng minimum na buwanang sahod sa Taiwan para sa 2027. Inihayag ni Minister of Labor Hung Shen-han pagkatapos ng pulong na, matapos ang 7.5 oras na matinding negosasyon sa pagitan ng mga manggagawa at pamunuan, isang pagtaas na 4.745% ang pinal na napagkasunduan. Sa 2027, ang minimum na buwanang sahod sa Taiwan ay lalampas sa NT$30,000 na marka, at tataas sa NT$30,900 (humigit-kumulang US$958), habang ang sahod kada oras (hourly wage) ay itataas sa NT$205. Ang resulta ng pulong ay isusumite sa Executive Yuan para aprubahan.

Ipinaliwanag ni Minister Hung pagkatapos ng pulong na ang halaga ng adjustment na ito na NT$1,400 ay ang pinakamataas sa nakalipas na 10 taon. Kung ang plano sa adjustment ay maaaprubahan at maipapatupad ng Executive Yuan, ito ay magmamarka sa ika-11 sunod-sunod na taon ng pagtaas mula pa noong 2016. Sa susunod na taon, ang buwanang sahod ay itataas mula sa kasalukuyang NT$29,500 patungong NT$30,900, at ang sahod kada oras ay itataas mula NT$196 patungong NT$205.

Tinatayang 70% ng 580,000 Pang-industriyang Migranteng Manggagawa ang Makikinabang

Sa ilalim ng kasalukuyang mga regulasyon sa Taiwan, ang mga pang-industriyang migranteng manggagawa ay sakop ng Labor Standards Act, samantalang ang mga domestic migrant worker (mga kasambahay) ay hindi sakop ng Labor Standards Act, at ang kanilang mga regulasyon sa buwanang sahod ay nakabatay sa kanilang mga kontrata sa trabaho.

Ayon sa pinakabagong estadistika mula sa Ministry of Labor, mayroong humigit-kumulang 580,000 na pang-industriyang migranteng manggagawa at 220,000 na domestic migrant worker sa Taiwan. Inihayag ng Ministry of Labor na ang pagtaas na ito sa sahod ay magbibigay-pakinabang sa kabuuang humigit-kumulang 2.6116 milyong manggagawa, kung saan nasa 414,400 ay mga migranteng manggagawa, na nangangahulugang humigit-kumulang 70% ng mga pang-industriyang migranteng manggagawa ang makikinabang.

Tinantyang Labor Insurance Premium para sa Minimum na Sahod ng mga Migranteng Manggagawa: Tataas sa NT$742

Batay sa pagtaas na ito, ang mga labor insurance premium na sasagutin ng mga employer, manggagawa, at pamahalaan ay tataas din nang naaayon. Ayon sa kasalukuyang Labor Insurance Act, kung ang isang employer na napapailalim sa Labor Standards Act ay kumuha ng isang “migranteng manggagawa” na may sahod na kinakalkula sa NT$30,900 at may labor insurance rate na 12% (walang employment insurance), ang tinantyang premium ay NT$3,708. Sasagutin ng employer ang 70% ng premium, na nagkakahalaga ng NT$2,596, habang ang migranteng manggagawa ay magbabayad ng 20% (NT$742), at sasagutin ng pamahalaan ang 10% (NT$370). Ito ay isa lamang pagtatantya; ang aktwal na mga premium ay nakabatay pa rin sa mga opisyal na anunsyo ng Bureau of Labor Insurance.