COST OF LIVING / Average starting salary for new graduates up US$30 in 2023: MOL
04/30/2024 06:50 PM
The nominal starting salary for people on their first job averaged NT$35,000 per month last year, up 2.9 percent, or NT$1,000 (US$30.7), year-over-year, according to data published Tuesday by the Ministry of Labor (MOL).
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