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Four-in-one investment in public stocks》Ping Ping Financial Holdings CEO salary: Public stocks cannot touch the floor of private buildings
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Four-in-one investment in public stocks》Ping Ping Financial Holdings CEO salary: Public stocks cannot touch the floor of private buildings

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  • According to the 2025 annual reports of various financial holding companies, CITIC Financial Holdings ranked first with a profit of RMB 80.6 billion.
  • However, in terms of median annual employee salary, First Financial Holdings ranked first among public financial holdings with 1.473 million yuan, surpassing CITIC Financial Holdings’ 1.407 million yuan.
  • In terms of general manager compensation, CITIC Financial General Manager Gao Lixue’s annual salary fell in the range of 15 million to 30 million yuan, while the general manager of public financial holding companies mostly ranged from 5 million to 10 million yuan.

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The article compared the profits and employee salaries of Taiwan's five major financial holdings (CITIC Financial Holdings, Mega Financial Holdings, First Financial Holdings, Huanan Financial Holdings, and Heku Financial Holdings) in their 2025 annual reports. It pointed out that the private financial holdings CITIC Financial Holdings had the highest profits, but the median employee salary was not as good as that of the public financial holdings First Financial Holdings.

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Looking at the median annual salary of employees, First Financial not only ranked first among public financial holdings with 1.473 million yuan, but even beat CITIC Financial Holdings with 1.407 million yuan. (File photo)

[Reporter Gao Jiahe/Reported from Taipei] Most of them are financial holdings, but the "salary situation" of private stocks is very different. CITIC Financial will make a huge profit of 80.6 billion in 2025, directly catching up with the total profits of the four public-share financial holding companies that have recently promoted the four-in-one investment trust. The annual salary of the general manager falls in the range of 15 million to 30 million, while the general managers of the four public-share financial holding companies all range from 500 to 1 In the 0 million range, "the ceiling of public stocks has not yet touched the floor of private buildings." However, if we look at the median annual salary of employees, First Financial not only ranked first among public financial holdings with 1.473 million yuan, but even beat CITIC Financial Holdings with 1.407 million yuan.

According to the 2025 annual reports of various financial holding companies, CITIC Gold made a huge profit of 80.6 billion, while Mega Gold ranked first among public stocks with 35.04 billion, followed by First Gold with 26.93 billion. South China Gold and Heku Gold made profits of 26.42 billion and 21.45 billion respectively.

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The financial holding's profits are also directly reflected in the general manager's salary. The total annual remuneration of CITIC Financial General Manager Gao Lixue fell between "15 million and 30 million"; Mega Gold's Zhang Chuanzhang, First Gold's Fang Yingji, and South China Gold's Li Yaoqing (then) fell on "5 million to 10 million yuan", and the combined treasury of Su Zuozheng was revealed to be 6.909 million yuan.

In terms of the average annual salary of "full-time employees not holding supervisory positions", CITIC Financial also led the four public-share financial holding companies with 1.82 million yuan; among the public stocks, Mega Financial held the top spot with 1.692 million yuan, followed by South China Gold with 1.622 million yuan, First Gold with 1.62 million yuan, and Heku Financial with 1.525 million yuan.

However, if ranked by the median, First Gold has the best salary among public financial holdings with 1.473 million yuan, edging out Mega Financial’s 1.442 million and Heku Gold’s 1.446 million. CITIC Financial’s median salary is 1.407 million, narrowly beating Huanan Gold’s 1.322 million.

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Open Questions

  • What are the specific reasons for the differences in median employee salaries?
  • What is the number and rank distribution of employees in each financial holding company?
  • Will this salary differential impact talent retention or recruitment?

Related Topics

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PeopleGao JiaheGao LixueZhang ChuanzhangFang Yingji
OrganizationsCITIC FinancialMega GoldSouth China Gold
PlacesTaipeiTaiwan
TopicsCITIC FinancialMega GoldSouth China GoldCo-KujinEmployee salaryGeneral Manager Salary
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