According to 1989 standards, his total pay would be NT $ 22,374. According to the CPA survey of 780 domestic enterprises in eight major sectors, a similar college grad would start at NT $ 20,817.
人事行政局同年針對國內八大行業，共七百八十家民間企業所做的薪資調查結果則顯示，同樣的大專畢業新進人員平均待遇只有二萬零八百一十七元。