BPT (Taiwan) vs GS-12 (United States)
俸點 (Pay Point) — Taiwan's unified pay scale. Each civil servant's rank (職等 grade × 級 step) maps to a 俸點 value from 160 (lowest entry) to 800 (top of 簡任 senior appointment). This page shows the full 俸點 → 月支數額 mapping published by DGPA. 委任 (Elementary Appointment) covers 職等 1-5; 薦任 (Recommended) covers 6-9; 簡任 (Designated) covers 10-14.
GS-12 — senior specialist or first-line supervisor in most occupations.
How they compare
A BPT in the Taiwan federal civil service earns between NT$208,680 and NT$762,840 per year at base rates, while a GS-12 in the United States federal civil service earns between $76,463 and $99,404. Both figures are annual base in each country’s currency, before locality adjustments, allowances, or bonuses.
Responsibilities at these grades are not directly comparable — each country’s civil service uses its own classification framework. See the linked authoritative sources for role scoping.