Even today his monthly wage is only around NT $ 20,000 (under US $ 600). A glass instrument company once tried to lure him away with a salary of NT $ 50,000, but Hsu calmly turned them down: "It's more meaningful working with professors on research!"
目前他的月薪在二萬元左右，一家玻璃儀器公司曾以月薪五萬為條件挖角，許玉釧淡然婉拒：「還是和教授們一塊做研究比較有意義！」