Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Tuesday that companies should pay employees “as much as possible,” weighing in on worker compensation as South Korea’s Samsung Electronics recently reached a deal with its union to avert a strike.
Speaking at a news conference in Taipei ahead of a visit to South Korea, Huang said he believes in rewarding employees generously, though he stopped short of commenting directly on Samsung’s labour dispute.
“I think people should be paid as much as possible,” Huang said. “I pay my employees as much as I can.”
His remarks come as Nvidia continues to ride the artificial intelligence boom, which has propelled the company’s market value to record levels and created substantial wealth for employees holding stock options.
AI boom reshapes tech industry pay
The surge in demand for AI technologies has boosted profits across the semiconductor sector, including at Samsung, a major supplier of memory chips used in AI data centres.
Growing revenues have also intensified expectations among workers for larger bonuses and compensation packages.
Samsung recently reached an agreement with its union after labor tensions rose over profit-sharing and bonus payments.
Huang’s comments came during a busy week in Taipei, where Nvidia unveiled a new AI-focused laptop chip at the Computex technology exhibition and highlighted plans to expand investment in Taiwan’s semiconductor ecosystem.
The Nvidia chief is expected to travel to South Korea later this week for meetings with leading technology companies to discuss areas including robotics and advanced AI applications.
