University professors could receive salary increase


http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/arc...2/25/2003461786

By Flora Wang
STAFF REPORTER
Friday, Dec 25, 2009, Page 2

The Ministry of Education will propose measures to increase salaries at local universities to prevent talented teachers and researchers from being recruited by universities abroad, Minister of Education Wu Ching-chi (吳清基) said yesterday.

Wu told lawmakers at the Education and Culture Committee meeting that some distinguished university teachers would leave for jobs in other countries because they believe they are underpaid.

For example, Wu said, the salary for professors in South Korea is about twice that in Taiwan while in Hong Kong it is about four times as much.

Wu said the Executive Yuan had held a cross-departmental meeting to discuss whether to grant professors at top universities flexibility in terms of the salary and that the ministry would announce the measure on Jan. 23.

Wu made the remark in response to concerns raised by Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Chiang Nai-shin (蔣乃辛).

Chiang said teachers at local elementary or junior high schools receive a monthly salary of up to NT$78,000, including bonuses, while university lecturers receive NT$76,050 and associate professors NT$76,715.

Professors in Taiwan receive a monthly salary of NT$90,000 on average while those in Hong Kong enjoy NT$370,000 and those in China receive NT$200,000 per month, Chiang said.

“Given our pay scale, of course university professors will not stay in the nation,” Chiang said.

what only 90k NT, thats like a low wage for a factory worker in the US. lol

yes, definitely should increase the wage.

I was shocked. That's like, $34,000 US.




No way a college professor in Taiwan should ever earn less than $50,000 US a year.

i think the writer makes a mistake.

it was suppose to be yearly salary. 30k per month? LOL

"Professors in Taiwan receive a monthly salary of NT$90,000 on average while those in Hong Kong enjoy NT$370,000 and those in China receive NT$200,000 per month, Chiang said."

90,000 NT a month = less than $34,000 USD a year.

nvm misread the number.

That's a pretty good salary for a professor in the US...I doubt most liberal arts associate professors get that much.

The wages in all kinds of Jobs in Taiwan is low all the way around. The 7-11 clerks makes 60 nt per hour, which is $2 dollars per hour. The monthly salary of office ladies make 20,000. which is $600 dollars per month. Even those with Master degrees in Business makes $30,000 working in Banks. Which comes out to $900 US dollars per month. It is low all the way around in Taiwan.