Samsung chip bonus breakdown: How new payout formula works

Samsung Electronics’ memory-chip employees could receive close to 600 million won ($398,900) each in combined incentives this year, while colleagues in loss-making chip units may receive less than a third of that amount.

The gap is built into the bonus formula at the center of Samsung’s tentative labor deal, which creates a floor for all semiconductor employees but lets memory business staff earn far more because the biggest portion of a workers' bonus is tied to the performance of the business