In the workshops for the more popular products, such as Pingtung Prison soy sauce, chocolates from Taichung Women's Prison and noodles from Kinmen Prison, convicts make over NT $ 15,000 a month each, and this can exceed NT $ 20,000 during the Chinese New Year gift-giving season.
其中幾個較熱門的工場，如屏監醬油、中女監巧克力、金門監獄麵線等，受刑人每人每月的勞作金都在新台幣 1 萬 5,000 元以上，逢年過節的送禮熱潮，「月薪」甚至超過新台幣 2 萬元。