The deal will pay some workers in Samsung’s highly profitable memory chip unit around $416,000 this year, while employees in other chip units will receive less, and those in its consumer electronics divisions are set to receive very little by comparison. Payouts are pegged to Samsung hitting profit milestones through 2028. [Link: Samsung workers approve pay deal, shares surge | https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/samsungs-unionised-workers-south-korea-approve-wage-deal-2026-05-27/ | Reuters]

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Samsung's largest union ratified a $26.6B compensation deal averaging $340K per worker, averting an 18-day chip plant strike amid fierce AI memory competition.

The Korean giant is set to become one of the world’s most profitable firms. Its semiconductor arm posted a 48-fold jump in profit for the March quarter.

Amid booming demand for AI chips, the government-backed deal will make more than 60% of the South Korean tech giant's workforce eligible for bonuses of about $370,000 this year.

Samsung Electronics union members on Wednesday approved a deal with management securing massive annual bonuses

Samsung Electronics unionized workers have approved a bonus pay agreement, averting a strike

Samsung Electronics will share 12% of semiconductor profits with 78,000 workers under a 10-year deal, with bonuses averaging $340,000 and reaching up to 600 million won.

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Special payments unlikely to spread beyond South Korea's AI boom-fed chip sector

Samsung Electronics' unions ratified a wage agreement, avoiding a strike but revealing significant divisions between chip and consumer electronics workers.

Samsung Electronics Co.'s unionized workers voted to approve a wage agreement that includes a substantial bonus package for chip workers, the union said Wednesday.

Amid strong AI chip demand, more than 60% of the South Korean tech giant's workforce will be eligible for bonuses of about $370,000 this year.

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But a pay gap between divisions has already disrupted chip packaging.

73.7% of balloting union members backed the agreement, which sets aside 10.5% of chip division operating profit for special bonuses