On September 24, 2026, the Ministry of Labor convened the Minimum Wage Deliberation Council, which decided that, effective January 1, 2027, the monthly minimum wage will be raised from NT$29,500 to NT$30,900 (an increase of NT$1,400) and the hourly minimum wage from NT$196 to NT$205, representing an increase of 4.745%. The adjustment will be submitted by the Ministry of Labor to the Executive Yuan for approval. 

If approved by the Executive Yuan, this will be the 11th consecutive annual increase since 2016, bringing the cumulative increase to 54.4% for the monthly minimum wage and 70.8% for the hourly minimum wage. Approximately 2.61 million workers are expected to benefit, of whom approximately 2.2 million are Taiwanese workers. 

The Ministry of Labor stated that raising workers’ wages is one of its key policies, currently pursued through four approaches: (1) adjusting the minimum wage; (2) increasing migrant worker quotas for manufacturers that raise wages for Taiwanese workers; (3) raising the wage threshold below which job postings must disclose wages, and enhancing the disclosure of employee salary information by listed companies; and (4) the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ “Program to Support and Strengthen Small and Micro Enterprises.” Going forward, the government will also strengthen unions’ bargaining capacity, provide training resources for workers, and step up labor inspections to ensure that business entities comply with labor laws.