Average bonus per person reaches 6.1 million—Do security and drivers also get it? The reality behind SK Hynix’s sky-high bonus

In fact, the much-discussed 6.1 million yuan is not the bonus SK Hynix has already paid to its employees, but a forward-looking estimate based on institutions' forecasts of the company's performance. Last September, SK Hynix reached a new labor agreement: 10% of operating profit will be allocated as employee performance bonuses. According to forecasts by the international investment bank Macquarie Securities, SK Hynix's operating profit in 2027 will reach 447 trillion KRW. Based on 10% of operating profit and the approximately 35,000 employees at the end of last year, the total bonus pool is estimated at about 44.7 trillion KRW, with an average bonus per person of approximately 1.29 billion KRW, which equals around 6.1 million yuan.