Remote Software Engineer Salary in Taiwan

How much do remote developers in Taiwan expect to make? $53,960 per year on average (based on self-reported data).

This estimated average salary is based on the expected salaries of Arc Developers in that location. Remote software engineer salaries in Taiwan are around average for Asia. Below are some things to consider when hiring developers based in this location or building your next engineering hub.

$53,960USD
Avg. Developer Salary
$73,597USD
Avg. Senior Developer Salary

Established Companies in Taiwan

Here are some notable companies with engineering hubs or engineering teams in this location.

Google remote branch in Taiwan
GoogleSource
Taipei, Taiwan
IBM remote branch in Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
Microsoft remote branch in Taiwan
MicrosoftSource
Taipei, Taiwan

Salary breakdown by expertise

Use the dropdown to compare software engineer salaries in Taiwan with another location.

Compare with:
Singapore
Taiwan remote developer salaryTaiwan
Front-end Developer
$54,263
$68,588
Back-end Developer
$56,878
$72,064
Data Scientist
$57,859
$74,222
App Developer
$51,876
$70,122
DevOps Engineer
-
$79,600

English Proficiency in Taiwan

moderate
#38
Ranking out of 100 locations/regionsLearn more
Proficiency
very high
high
moderate
low
very low

About software engineer salary in Taiwan

Work with great developers — who just happen to be outside your zip code.We built this tool to help you understand how much remote developers expect to be paid annually across different countries around the world. Software engineer salary in Taiwan are calculated using self-reported data from remote developers based in Taiwan, and may not be representative of local salaries.Learn More

The salary data is based on the expected salary of over 300,000 remote developers in Arc's network. Developers provide us with their expected salary after passing our comprehensive vetting process (click here to learn more about Arc’s vetting process).

In addition to software development experience, our research indicates two other major factors that affect salary expectations:

・Local rent and cost of living.
・English ability (in countries where English is not the primary language, developers with a good command of English can often charge a premium compared to local rates).

In addition to providing a base salary, organizations may offer remote developers a more comprehensive package when hired long-term. This package may include benefits such as health insurance, equipment stipends, cash bonuses for high performance, company equity, etc. (For more information on benefits frequently offered to remote developers, click here.)

Hire remote developers in Taiwan with Arc

Wei-Sheng S. - developer in Taiwan
Wei-Sheng S.

I am an experienced Android developer with skills in Java, Kotlin, MVVM, and various other programming languages. I have worked at Google, Airbnb, Facebook, Yahoo, and Broadcom, developing various apps and features.

Nicolas D. - developer in Taiwan
Nicolas D.

I bring over 17+ years of experience in software architecture, design, and development, specializing in cloud computing, rapid prototyping, machine learning, and generative AI. I’ve built and scaled robust desktop, web, and mobile applications for a variety of industries. In my recent work, I’ve been focused on driving AI-powered solutions for communication and collaboration. Previously, I contributed to the development of the next-gen Adobe Express platform as a software architect at Adobe. I also led transformative projects at Autodesk, where I helped innovate on the Autodesk Forge platform and Tinkercad. I’m an expert in Python, Node.js, C++, 3D / Computer Grahics and AWS services, with deep experience in developing scalable, high-performance applications.

HaoTing C. - developer in Taiwan
HaoTing C.
Frontend Engineer

Product-focused Software Engineer with a proven record of building and scaling high-performance web applications. As the core engineer on a founding team, co-architected a SaaS platform from concept to millions in annual transactions, driving a 90% improvement in Core Web Vitals. At Google, strengthened the developer ecosystem by resolving hundreds of complex engineering issues for a global developer community. **Skills** * React: 4 years experience, building projects from scratch, including a complex data visualization dashboard using concurrent rendering and Suspense for smooth async data handling. Designed scalable frontend architectures and optimized performance. * Redux: 4 years experience, managing global state for authentication, task data, and async actions in production applications. * TypeScript: 4 years experience, writing strongly-typed, maintainable, and scalable code for React and Redux projects. * RESTful APIs: 4 years experience, integrating with Python FastAPI endpoints, reading and debugging backend code, and collaborating with backend engineers to contribute to API design decisions from a frontend perspective to make communication more efficient and maintainable. * AI-assisted coding: Experience pair-programming with Claude Code, Cursor and Github Copilot, using spec-driven development, TDD, and task-based AI support to improve development efficiency, code quality, and maintainability.

Salary reports by technologies

Now that you know the software engineer salaries in Taiwan, take a look at developers’ salary expectations based on the technologies they’re experienced in.

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