Sydkoreas chipjättar Samsung och SK Hynix ska betala ut enorma bonusar till sina anställda.

Memory boom payouts worth up to $455,000 per worker are now a variable in the central bank's price outlook.

Sydkoreas chipjättar Samsung och SK Hynix ska betala ut enorma bonusar till sina anställda.

The Bank of Korea noted a wage-price spiral occuring thanks to massive bonuses paid to tech workers may be an inflationary concern.

Samsung and SK Hynix workers could earn up to $477,000 each in profit-linked bonuses, and the Bank of Korea says the payouts threaten price stability.