Employees at Micron Technology in Taiwan are set to receive bonuses equivalent to between 35 and 68 months of pay for fiscal 2026.
The minimum cash compensation will reportedly amount to T$1.7 million, or approximately RM217,000.
Micron described the payouts as its strongest employee rewards to date following what it called an “extraordinary year” for the company.
More than 60,000 Micron employees worldwide are expected to receive rewards for fiscal 2026.
Entry level engineers could receive T$3.4 million
Reported by The Star, Taiwan employees who joined Micron before Aug. 29, 2025, will receive a cash bonus of T$1 million, or around RM128,000.
Meanwhile, entry level engineers will receive total rewards averaging T$3.4 million, equivalent to about RM434,000.
This includes an average cash compensation of T$2.9 million, or approximately RM370,000, while the remainder will be given in company equity based on its value at the time of the grant.
Every employee will also receive an annual equity grant.
Announcement comes amid union dispute
The sizeable payouts come as Micron remains locked in a dispute with labour unions representing around two thirds of its workforce in Taiwan.
The Taoyuan union said it had yet to reach an agreement with Micron and is seeking changes to the company’s reward system.
Among its demands is for 15% of Micron’s operating profit to be allocated towards employee bonuses.
“If the company does not respond to these demands, the union will continue moving towards a strike,” it said.
Union members have reportedly shown widespread support for taking strike action.
Micron employs around 15,000 people in Taiwan
Taiwan is one of Micron’s most important manufacturing hubs, with the company employing approximately 15,000 people there.
The American memory chipmaker said it has invested more than T$1.6 trillion, or approximately RM204 billion, on the island.
Micron is hoping to avoid a situation similar to the labour dispute faced by Samsung Electronics in South Korea.
In May, a planned 18 day strike involving as many as 48,000 Samsung union members was called off following negotiations.
The resulting agreement created a special bonus pool worth 10.5% of the chip division’s operating profit, subject to profitability targets.
Micron’s Taiwanese unions previously said profit sharing arrangements at Samsung and SK Hynix had widened the compensation gap between Micron employees and their South Korean counterparts.
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