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Earnings and Productivity Statistics in February 2019

Contact Information:Department of Census, Directorate General of Budget, Accounting & Statistics (DGBAS)
Tel:886-2-2380-3625

i.At the end of February, the total payroll employees was 7,920 thousand, decreased by 21 thousand or 0.27%.
ii.In February, the average regular earnings of full-time employees with Taiwan nationality (excluding foreigners and part-time employees) was NT$43,447, 2.00% more than last February. After plus onto by irregular earnings such as bonuses and overtime pay, the total earnings came to NT$57,704, 37.34% less than previous February. Mainly because more companies paid the year-end bonuses and performance bonuses in January this year (last year, most bonuses were given in the Lunar New Year’s holidays of February.).
iii.The average regular earnings of all employees (including full-time or part-time employees with Taiwan nationality or foreigners) in February was NT$41,187, 1.86% more than last February. If plus onto by the irregular earnings such as bonuses and overtime pay, the total earnings came to NT$54,693, decreased by 37.17% than last February.
iv.The average working hour in February was 128.8 hours, 0.8 hours less over the past year.