http://www.extremetech.com/computing/129561-how-many-people-does-it-take-to-make-9-million-samsung-galaxy-s3-smartphones
Buried at the bottom of the Reuters report is another equally interesting tidbit: According to an unnamed Samsung official, its smartphone factory in South Korea is running at “its full capacity of 5 million units per month.” Back in March, a Foxconn insider said the company was gearing up to produce 57 million iPhone 5 handsets this year — divide that by 12, and you get 4.75 million units per month.
Foxconn worker etches out the Apple sign on the back of an iPadNow, I’m not entirely sure how Samsung does this, but South Korea actually has a rather high income per capita — $24,000 — and the average monthly salary for a factory worker is $2000 per month. The average monthly wage for a Chinese Foxconn worker is only $400. As far as I can tell, this simply means that Apple pays significantly less to produce its iPhones. A report from February confirms this disparity: If you average it all out, Chinese workers get $8 per iPad, while Korean workers get $34 per iPad.
If we throw some other numbers into the mix, we can derive some other interesting facts about the manufacture of Apple and Samsung smartphones. In March, what seems like the diary of a Foxconn worker was published on the web. This worker, named Li Qi, says that in the lead-up to the launch of the new iPad, his production line churned out 150 iPads per hour. Li Qi’s base wage is 2,350 yuan per month ($370) — and considering Foxconn employees work six days a week and eight hours per day, that means he gets paid around $15 per day, or $1.85/hour.
What's the cost of living comparison for the people whose wages you quote?
And don't forget to factor in the cost/value of the company-supplied housing, food, transportation (or lack of need for same), whatever else.
Having a higher dollar figure wage doesn't mean squat if the daily costs are commensurately higher. Korea's nowhere as inexpensive as China.
Trust me, I know this first-hand. I could increase my salary 40-50% just by taking an offer on the West Coast or in New York City. But what good is it when the cost of living there more than compensates for the "raise" and I end up with the same or even less, at the end of the year. Screw that.
Got data? It appears you're just trolling, so probably not, but I figured I'd ask anyway.