A 2007 CLA survey showed the average starting salary for college graduates was NT $ 26,700, whereas in 1999 it was over NT $ 700 more at NT $ 27,462. Also, in recent years, as prices for oil and industrial raw materials have continued to soar, inflation has been on the rise.
行政院勞委會 2007 年發布的調查顯示，我國大學畢業生投入職場的平均起薪為 2 萬 6,700 元，較 1999 年的 2 萬 7,462 元還少了七百多元；而近幾年受國際油價持續飆高、原物料上漲等因素，通膨壓力也跟著水漲船高。