Last updated: November 6th, 2026 at 13:44 UTC+01:00
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Chip division workers got $339,000 on average.
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Asif Shaik - SamMobile
Employees at Samsung's Device eXperience division are responsible for developing the Galaxy devices that all of us use.
They're not happy with the company's compensation plan, and are staging rallies to try to get Samsung to offer a better deal.
Samsung Electronics has been making record profits over the past year, primarily due to the rise in memory chip prices. This led to record bonus compensation for the semiconductor division employees who received an average bonus of over $339,000.
Despite the record profits for the entire company, the mobile division is actually on track to post its first ever annual loss. Ironically, its profits have been hurt by higher chip prices that have contributed to Samsung's record profits.
The Donghaeng Union, which counts employees from the mobile division as its members, claim that the division's members were excluded from the special performance bonus that was given to employees of the chip division. They want Samsung to apol...