Lucrative roles are already posted on job sites.
By Cristela Jones,Austin Trending Reporter
Samsung Electronics is making progress on its massive $17 billion chip factory in Central Texas. The project has already spurred a growing tech hub outside of Austin, and once built, it’s set to continue positioning Texas as a leader in semiconductor manufacturing.
In 2024, Samsung announced that it planned to open the first part of its Taylor fabrication facility by next year. Now, the company and a local official have confirmed to MySA that the factory is projected to be completed on time.
“The Samsung project in Taylor is progressing well and is on target to be operational by the end of 2026,” Samsung spokesperson Michele Gaze told MySA in an emailed statement.
Her words echoed that of Williamson County Economic Development Partnership executive director, Dave Porter, who told MySA the same thing through email. MySA visited Taylor on Monday, June 30 and spotted dozens of 18-wheeler semi-trucks hauling loads of construction materials constantly driving in and out of the Samsung site.
Most notably, there’s a huge black rectangular building with the “Samsung” logo near the roof, marking the Taylor site. Although the entire site is surrounded by an electric fence wire, sky-high cranes and steel frames of buildings are visible along the Samsung Highway and County Road 404 streets.
Construction crews are clearly hard at work turning dirt and excavating the land for future buildings. Although there is no set number on how many jobs Samsung could bring to Williamson County, local officials predict the company will create about 2,000 jobs, many of which will be “good-paying,” Porter told MySA last year.
Samsung has already started posting jobs within recent weeks for open positions in Taylor including accounting assistants, inspectors, engineers, and more with some salaries ranging from $90,000 to $160,000.
Samsung’s move to Taylor has not only already influenced many of its suppliers to move their headquarters to the area, but also other Korean companies seeking to expand their business in the U.S. Samsung also plans to build a second fabrication with production expected to begin in 2027.
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