Now it's employees at chip maker TSMC, not Samsung, threatening to strike over pay
… According to one source , the average annual employee bonus at TSMC is $90,000, which is not insignificant. On the other hand, TSMC raked in record profits of $54 billion in 2025, in part thanks to the ongoing AI boom. TSMC is variously reported as having around 80,000 to 90,000 employees. …