TSMC’s Q2 Employee Bonuses Rise More Than 50% Year-On-Year

Taipei: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has increased its second-quarter employee bonuses by more than 50 percent from a year earlier, as the world's largest contract chipmaker posted record earnings in the three-month period. According to Focus Taiwan, TSMC distributed its second-quarter bonuses to employees on Friday. The chipmaker's financial data revealed that employee bonuses for the April-June period totaled NT$36 billion (US$1.14 billion), marking a significant increase of more than 50 percent from the previous year. During the April-June period, TSMC reported a net profit of NT$706.56 billion, reflecting a 77.4 percent increase from the previous year and a 23.4 percent rise from the previous quarter. Additionally, second-quarter earnings per share (EPS) rose to NT$27.25, compared with NT$15.36 a year earlier and NT$22.08 in the first quarter. The record quarterly net profit was driven by strong global demand for high-performance computing devices, Internet of Things applications, and consumer electronics products, as stated by TSMC. TSMC's financial data further indicated that employee bonuses for the first half of this year amounted to NT$70.35 billion, up 54.3 percent from a year earlier. In the first six months of this year, TSMC posted NT$1.28 trillion in net profit, up 68.3 percent from a year earlier, while EPS increased to NT$49.32 from NT$29.30 a year earlier. Despite the substantial growth in net profit, the increase in employee bonuses lagged behind as TSMC allocated more of its profits to enhance social sustainability, reflecting its commitment to giving back to Taiwan. Nevertheless, the increase in employee bonuses so far this year exceeded the approximately 30 percent growth recorded in 2025. Sources noted that TSMC distributes half of its employee bonuses on a quarterly basis and pays the remaining half after the shareholders' meeting the following year.