How to hire in Taiwan
In Taiwan, 行銷經理 on a business card can mean a hands-on planner, a team lead, or a head of marketing — and the market prices those three very differently. This guide covers what the role actually pays here, where the experienced people sit, and the work-permit routes if your best candidate is not local.
What it pays
Salaries in Taiwan are quoted monthly in NT$, and the biggest pay lever is what the title really means. On 104 — the dominant job platform — a marketing planning specialist, a marketing team supervisor and a marketing director sit in three separate pay tables, and a job ad that blurs them gets the wrong applicants at the wrong number. Region moves the price too: Hsinchu's tech corridor tops the table, ahead of Taipei.
| Benchmark | Taiwan pay | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing planning specialist (行銷企劃), 3–5 years | NT$37,000 – NT$49,000 a month | 104 salary data, updated 10 August 2026 |
| Marketing manager / supervisor (行銷主管), 5–10 years | NT$50,000 – NT$80,000 a month | 104 salary data, updated 10 August 2026 |
| Marketing manager / supervisor, 10+ years | NT$55,000 – NT$90,000 a month | 104 salary data, updated 10 August 2026 |
| Marketing manager — highest-paying region (Hsinchu) | NT$55,000 – NT$100,000 a month | 104 regional salary data, updated 10 August 2026 |
| Marketing director (行銷總監), 5–10 years | NT$70,000 – NT$100,000 a month | 104 salary data, updated 10 August 2026 |
| Employer statutory on-costs, on top of salary | 6% pension, plus 70% of a 12.5% labour and employment insurance premium | Bureau of Labor Insurance, Ministry of Labor |
Figures checked August 2026. The bands are the P25–P75 range of monthly base salary from 104's employer-reported data — 1,960 valid samples for the marketing supervisor title, 4,350 for marketing planning and 155 for marketing director, all updated 10 August 2026. Read them as base only: Taiwanese offers are typically a monthly figure multiplied by a guaranteed number of months plus bonus, so two offers with the same monthly number can differ by months of pay a year. On top of salary, the Bureau of Labor Insurance puts the labour insurance premium at 11.5% plus 1% employment insurance, with the employer paying 70% of both, plus a pension contribution of at least 6% of monthly wage — and an employer share of National Health Insurance sits on top of that.
Where the talent sits
Taipei City carries 732 of the roughly 1,500 live marketing supervisor openings on 104 as of August 2026 — nearly half the country — at NT$55,000 – NT$85,000 a month, with New Taipei adding another 222. Brand head offices, agencies and the marketing departments of every consumer business hire here, and it is where the senior end of the pool concentrates.
The marketing planning specialist title (行銷企劃) carries about 9,850 live openings on 104's August 2026 data — more than six times the supervisor count — at NT$37,000 – NT$49,000 a month for three to five years' experience. This is the feeder pool: the strongest people in it are one move away from their first manager seat, and they are cheaper to develop than a finished manager is to buy.
E-commerce marketing (電商行銷) is its own title on 104, with 1,738 live openings as of August 2026. Marketplace operations on platforms like Shopee and momo, campaign calendars built around the double-digit sale days, and performance ads are a distinct skill set — a brand-side manager who has never run a marketplace P&L will not pick it up in week one.
Hsinchu tops 104's regional pay table for marketing supervisors at NT$55,000 – NT$100,000 a month as of August 2026, ahead of Taipei. The buyers are hardware, semiconductor and B2B tech firms paying product-marketing money for people who can sell globally in English — a different profile from the consumer marketer, and priced above one.
Taichung carries 196 live marketing supervisor openings on 104's August 2026 data at NT$45,000 – NT$65,000 a month — a meaningful discount to Taipei. Manufacturing brands, food companies and retail chains hire here, and a Taipei-level budget buys the top of the local market.
Work permits
Most marketing hires in Taiwan are local — the job usually runs in Traditional Chinese. But if your best candidate is foreign, Taiwan's routes are genuinely usable, and some mean the candidate needs nothing from you at all.
Taiwanese nationals, permanent residents and Employment Gold Card holders can start without any application from you. Ask this in the first call — a candidate who already holds open work rights changes your timeline from months to days.
The standard route: you as the employer apply to the Workforce Development Agency under the Ministry of Labor. The foreign professional's average monthly salary must be no less than NT$47,971, and the qualification pathways include a master's degree, a bachelor's degree with two or more years of related experience, or five or more years of specialised skill. Source: EZ Work Taiwan (Workforce Development Agency) SOP manual and the Qualifications and Criteria Standards on the Ministry of Justice law database, read August 2026.
A combined open work permit, residence permit and visa for skilled professionals, valid for up to three years, and the holder can work for any employer — the candidate applies for it themselves, no job offer required. The scheme covers eleven fields including digital and economy roles, and the Gold Card Office reports 8,973 valid cards issued to professionals from 114 countries since 2018. Source: Taiwan Employment Gold Card Office site, read August 2026.
Foreign nationals permitted to stay permanently in Taiwan sit outside the standard employer-sponsored permit regime: Article 51 of the Employment Service Act exempts them from the usual restrictions and lets them apply for a work permit themselves, without the employer's initiation. Source: Employment Service Act, Ministry of Justice law database, read August 2026.
These pages were read in August 2026 and the schemes do change — thresholds and qualification pathways get revised. Check ezworktaiwan.wda.gov.tw and goldcard.nat.gov.tw before relying on any of this, and take proper advice for a specific case — this is background, not legal advice.
How to run the search
行銷企劃 specialist, 行銷主管 team lead, or 行銷總監 head of marketing — on 104's August 2026 data those are NT$37,000 – NT$49,000, NT$50,000 – NT$80,000 and NT$70,000 – NT$100,000 a month respectively at the experienced end. Titles inflate on business cards here, so define the scope in headcount and budget owned, not in the word 經理.
LINE is the centre of Taiwanese CRM — LINE's own business site counts 21 million active users in Taiwan — and e-commerce runs through marketplaces like Shopee and momo with their own campaign rhythm. Copy is Traditional Chinese, not Simplified, and mainland-market experience does not automatically transfer. Name the channels in the ad or the applicant pile will be broad and mostly wrong.
The marketing managers you want are running someone else's growth channels and not reading job boards. Talent Summoner searches public professional profiles across the open market and ranks them against your brief, so you start from people who fit rather than people who applied.
Local hire, Gold Card holder, permanent resident, or employer-sponsored permit — these are different timelines. The sponsored route needs the NT$47,971 salary floor and a qualification pathway; a Gold Card or APRC holder can sign as fast as a local.
A large share of Taiwanese pay arrives as a year-end bonus before Lunar New Year, and candidates time their moves around it. Expect the strongest pipeline just after the holiday, and expect buy-out arithmetic in any offer conversation just before it.
FAQ
Per 104's salary data updated 10 August 2026, the P25–P75 monthly base band for a marketing supervisor (行銷主管) runs NT$50,000 – NT$80,000 at five to ten years' experience and NT$55,000 – NT$90,000 beyond ten years. A marketing director (行銷總監) runs NT$70,000 – NT$100,000 at five to ten years, and Hsinchu tops the regional table at NT$55,000 – NT$100,000 a month.
Per the Bureau of Labor Insurance, the labour insurance premium rate is 11.5% plus a 1% employment insurance rate, and the employer pays 70% of both. Employers must also contribute at least 6% of each worker's monthly wage to their individual labour pension account, and an employer share of National Health Insurance applies on top.
Because Taiwanese pay is a monthly figure multiplied by a guaranteed number of months plus bonus, and a large share of it lands before Lunar New Year. 104's published bands are monthly base only, so always confirm the guaranteed months and last year's actual bonus when you benchmark an offer — the annual gap between two identical monthly numbers can be months of pay.
Yes, through three main routes. You can sponsor a work permit through the Workforce Development Agency — the average monthly salary must be at least NT$47,971 and the candidate needs a qualifying degree or experience. Or the candidate may hold an Employment Gold Card, a combined open work permit, residence permit and visa valid up to three years that lets them work for any employer. Permanent residents likewise sit outside the employer-sponsored regime under Article 51 of the Employment Service Act. In practice, check the Traditional Chinese requirement first — most consumer marketing seats need it.
Taipei is the centre of gravity — 732 of the roughly 1,500 live marketing supervisor openings on 104 as of August 2026, at NT$55,000 – NT$85,000 a month. Hsinchu's tech corridor pays the top of the market at NT$55,000 – NT$100,000 for B2B and product-marketing profiles, and e-commerce marketing is its own pool with 1,738 live openings built around the Shopee and momo marketplace ecosystem.
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