Friday, December 7, 2007

The Money in ESL/EFL

Teaching Kimchi has another nice table comparing ESL salaries and whatnot from a collection of countries:

CountryMonthly Salary (USD)InsuranceFlightHousingSeverance
Dubai$3,200-5,000NoYearly Return AirfareFree and FurnishedNo
Taiwan$3,000-4,000Depends on programNoFree not furnishedNo
Korea$2,000-2,300Depends on your salaryRoundtripFurnished Apt.One month salary after contract
Japan$2,000Depends on programRoundtripDepends on programExtended holidays
Thailand$800-1,000Depends on programRoundtripDepends on programDepends on school
Russia$900NoRoundtripFree and furnishedNo
China$400-550NoDepends on lengthFree and furnishedOne month salary
Vietnam$370DependsDepends on lengthFree local foodNo

One thing that is lacking is adjustments for the cost of living. For example, the cost of eating in Dubai is $450 US per month but in Taiwan it's around $140 US (NT$150 x 30 days) and in Korea it's around $270 per month.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Taiwan actually pays about half of that as Korea, it’s cheaper to live. Some schools do pay more, however they need the teacher to have experience in Taiwan. I have a friend of mine in Dubai who is getting about $3000 US a month. It is very difficult to find a job that pays more than $4000 unless you have your PhD. Japan pays about $3000 USD but you must find your own housing. I worked in Thailand for a year, 3 years ago at an international school. I was paid about $1500 a month, but I know people who got more. China now pays more like $750 now. There money is increasing and pay is rising, but depends on where you live. Vietnam, not too sure but I have heard of people getting over $1000 a month.