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Salary and Benefits
EVA Air maintains a comprehensive performance management system and conducts annual performance evaluations based on job-specific assessment criteria. Evaluation results are incorporated into compensation decisions and salary adjustments, while year-end bonuses are awarded based on operating performance and individual contributions.
To ensure fair and competitive remuneration, EVA Air complies with applicable labor laws and regulations in all operating locations. Employee compensation is provided in accordance with local legal requirements and is not differentiated by gender. In 2025, the average number of full-time non-managerial employees was 8,841. The average annual compensation was NT$2,229 thousand, representing a decrease of 0.81% from the previous year, while the median annual compensation was NT$1,564 thousand, representing a decrease of 3.24%.
EVA Air also benchmarks entry-level compensation against local labor market requirements. At key operating locations, entry-level standard salaries exceeded local minimum wage requirements by 1.504 times in Taiwan, 1.025 times in the United States, and 1.115 times in Canada. Standard salaries for entry-level employees were not differentiated by gender.
 
The Compensation Information of Permanent Employees
  2022 2023 2024 2025 Differentials
The number of permanent employees 8,326 8,374 8,619 8,900 0.033
Average compensation of permanent employees (Unit: TWD) 1,426,435 1,942,570 2,260,342 2,242,759 -0.008
Median compensation of permanent employees (Unit: TWD) 857,045 1,381,384 1,619,796 1,568,377 -0.032
The ratio of compensation for the CEO to the average compensation for permanent employees 4.611 3.772 3.630 4.176 0.546
The ratio of compensation for the CEO to the median compensation for permanent employees 7.675 5.305 5.066 5.972 0.907
The ratio of the percentage increase in annual total compensation for the CEO to the median percentage increase in annual total compensation for all employees (excluding the CEO) -4.438
Note 1: Definition of permanent employees: It refers to the number of employees employed in Taiwan, including both domestic and foreign nationals, excluding the President, part-time employees, and those who have been employed for less than 6 months.
Note 2: Total compensation includes base salary, overtime pay, allowances, bonuses, employee benefits, etc., but it does not include the estimated amount for share-based payments.
Note 3: Average compensation of permanent employees = Total compensation of permanent employees / Total number of permanent employees.
Note 4: Median compensation of permanent employees refers to the number that lies in the middle when arranging the compensation of permanent employees in ascending order.
Note 5: Differentials = (2025 data – 2024 data)/2024 data
Note 6: In 2025, fleet capacity and salaries were higher than in 2024; however, year-end bonuses were lower than in the previous year. As a result, compensation decreased in 2025.

2025 Female/ Male Salary and Compensation Ratio
    Overall Flight crew Cabin crew Domestic Ground staff Foreign Ground staff
Salary Top Management 0.99 - - 0.93 1.05
Management position 0.99 1.03 - 0.96 0.98
Non-management Employees 1.01 0.92 1.21 0.95 0.97
Compensation Top Management 1.01 - - 0.95 1.06
Management position 1.00 1.03 - 0.98 0.98
Non-management Employees 1.02 0.93 1.19 0.97 0.97
Note 1: In 2025, there was no female top management in the flight crew, no top management and no male management position in the cabin crew.
Note 2: Only a few foreign ground staff members held top management positions; thus, this analysis is based on data from personnel in the same region.

2025 Female/Male Salary and Compensation Ratio at Major Operating Locations
    Flight crew Cabin crew Ground staff
Salary Taiwan 0.93 1.18 0.92
U.S.A. - - 0.93
Canada - - 0.99
Compensation Taiwan 0.93 1.15 0.94
U.S.A. - - 0.94
Canada - - 0.98
Note : Flight crew and cabin crew are not employed locally in the United States and Canada.


Ratio of Standard Salary of Entry-level Employee at Major Operating Locations to Local Minimum Wages
  2022 2023 2024 2025
Taiwan 1.505 1.439 1.565 1.504
U.S.A. 1.055 1.075 1.092 1.025
Canada 1.143 1.102 1.110 1.115
Note 1:Ratio of standard salary of entry-level employee to local minimum wages = The starting salary of entry-level employee/Local statutory minimum wage.
Note 2: Local statutory minimum wage: Monthly salary in the Taiwan region; hourly wage multiplied by the statutory standard working hours in America. 
Note 3: The number of EVA Air’s employees in Los Angeles is more than one-third of total employees in the U.S.A.. Hence, the statutory minimum wage in the U.S.A. takes Los Angeles as calculation basis. 
Note 4: As the number of employees does not vary much among locations in Canada, it takes Vancouver, the highest statutory hourly wage, as the calculation basis.
Note 5: The standard salary of entry-level employee does not vary by gender.

Retirement Benefit Plans
EVA Air maintains retirement benefit plans in accordance with applicable regulations and conducts annual actuarial assessments to ensure adequate retirement fund provisions. In 2025, the contribution rate for the old pension scheme was 5.0%, consistent with the statutory requirement, while the contribution rate for the Labor Pension Act scheme was 6.0%. All employees eligible under either scheme were covered by the retirement benefit program.
As of December 31, 2025, the balance of EVA Air’s labor retirement reserve account with the Bank of Taiwan was NT$8,020,685,311. Based on actuarial assessments, the reserve was sufficient to meet future retirement obligations.

Employee Benefits and Well-being
EVA Air is committed to supporting employee well-being and continuously reviews and enhances working conditions and employee benefits beyond statutory requirements. In addition to providing a supportive work environment, EVA Air promotes its Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support employees’ physical and mental well-being. To strengthen employee support, a network of Care Ambassadors has been established across departments in collaboration with the Human Resources Division. Through timely identification, preventive support, and appropriate assistance, the program helps address organizational and personal issues that may affect employee well-being, engagement, and performance. By fostering a healthy and supportive workplace, EVA Air seeks to enhance employee well-being and organizational resilience.
 
Benefits of permanent employees
Various welfare subsidies and bonuses:
Marriage cash gift/funeral allowance, group insurance, discounted airline tickets, retirement discounted airline tickets, year-end bonuses (subject to operational conditions), employee remuneration.
Statutory benefits:
Annual leave (available in single-day units for up to 30 days in Taiwan from 2026, FMLA in the U.S. and parental leave provided in Canada), parental leave without pay (such as FMLA in the U.S. and parental leave provided in Canada), retirement system under the Labor Standards Act, retirement benefits in the United States (such as 401(k) plans), both male and female employees are eligible to apply for parental leave without pay, and they have priority in returning to their original positions after the leave period expires.
* Stress management and employee care:
Implement self-assessment using a psychological stress test, and based on the results, arrange meetings and counseling services, provide life information announcements, organize seminars on mental and physical health and stress management, offer stress-relieving massage services, provide work adaptation counseling, establish mechanisms for caring about employee working hours and overtime, offer psychological and legal counseling, provide healthcare consultation, promote the borrowing of books and articles related to mental and physical health, provide a courtesy umbrella service, and conduct prevention campaigns against workplace bullying/sexual harassment.
Sports and health:
Employee cafeteria (food ingredients are inspected and comply with the safety and hygiene regulations of the Ministry of Health and Welfare), training pool, fitness gym, badminton court, table tennis room, library, employee sports clubs (badminton club, cycling club, hiking club, etc.).
Flexible work:
Flexibility in work arrangements to meet business needs, including options for work from home, reduced work hours during parental leave, and requests for adjusting work schedules, and flexible scheduling for non-shift employees with long-term caregiving or family transportation responsibilities, can be submitted for approval.
* Maternal health:
We provide health support to employees during pregnancy and for one year after childbirth. This includes special Happy Mom-to-Be Gifts and Precious Baby Gifts, lactation rooms, partnership with childcare facilities, designated parking spaces for pregnant women, priority seating in the cafeteria for pregnant women, etc. Female cabin crew members are allowed to apply for administrative ground duties during pregnancy, ensuring a safe and comfortable pregnancy period. Female employees are entitled to pay maternity leave in accordance with laws and regulations.
* Measures that exceed legal requirements:
Shuttle bus services are provided for commuting, and transportation subsidies are offered for shift employees. Providing childbirth subsidies. Increasing employee health check-up frequency, and tracking and managing health check-ups. Providing retirement employees and their dependents with health check-up programs. In the case of a colleague experiencing a miscarriage, the Company offers a miscarriage leave that exceeds legal requirements and provides paid leave equivalent to maternity leave and maternity benefits.
Note 1:All welfare measures apply to all major operating locations of the Company, including Taiwan, the Americas (including the United States and Canada). Items marked with an asterisk (*) apply to welfare benefits in Taiwan.
Note 2:In 2025, a total of 10,580 employees were legally entitled to annual leave, with an actual leave utilization rate of 83.16%. Any unused leave days for the year were fully compensated in the January payroll of the following year.
Note 3:Starting in 2026, non-shift employees are eligible to adjust their daily work schedule, with 33 applications processed in the first half of the year.

Parental Leave
EVA Air provides employees with benefits such as maternity leave, pregnancy checkup accompaniment and paternity leave, and parental leave in accordance with the law. In Taiwan, for example, female employees (typically primary caregivers) are entitled to 8 weeks of paid maternity leave, while male employees (typically non-primary caregivers) are granted 7 days of paid pregnancy checkup accompaniment and paternity leave. All eligible employees may apply for unpaid parental leave, and during the first six months (approximately 24 weeks), they can receive a subsidy equal to 80% of their average monthly insured salary.

In 2025, there were 207 female crew members applied for ground duties; moreover, there were 498 employees applying for unpaid paternal leave, which male was accounted for 4.02% and female was 95.98%. There were 45.65% of employees who were eligible applied for unpaid parental leave, and all applications were approved; 97.22% of these applicants returned to their workplace after their leaves. We provide an excellent work environment which motivates our employees to return to work.