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nyc2323 · Joined: 22 Nov 2009 Posts: 38

HI,

I'm wondering what sort of salary I could expect teaching in Oman? I have a BA and a CELTA, with one year of overseas teaching experience (Turkey).

Thanks!

madrileno · Joined: 19 Aug 2010 Posts: 270 Location: Salalah, Oman

It depends on whether you go with a direct hire or a recruiter.

Direct hire should pay anywhere from RO 1100 to RO 1500/mo. Keep in mind that you're responsible for your own housing, transportation, etc.

Recruiters pay less, RO 950 to RO 1050, but housing and transportation to/from work is provided.

If you go with direct hire, DO NOT settle for anything under 1100, as many private colleges in Muscat have been doing. The high turnover rate at many of these places reflects the low pay they expect teachers to settle for.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Then again... very low credentials will be at the lowest level of pay. Unless you have more than only one year of experience to offer.

VS

[email protected] · Joined: 05 Mar 2012 Posts: 11

Working for a recruiter the salary is usually between OMR 1100 and OMR 1500. I work for a recruiter and my salary falls between that number.

lizziebennet · Joined: 24 May 2009 Posts: 355

Madrileno works for ESL so he is talking about recruiters like ESL or Hawthorn/Majali etc. Correct me if I am wrong but I think you are talking about recruiters like CECN or TATI that recruit for the higher colleges of technology. There is definitely a difference in the pay offered by these two groups of recruiters/contractors. In the past there has also been a different expectation as far as credentials go which may explain the lower salaries offered.

Then on an even lower rung than that you have University of Buraimi direct hire and colleges in Muscat which offer salaries as low or lower than what Madrileno quoted.

Rumor has it that since Sharqiyah University got rid of their very expensive contract with ESL they have hired teachers from Asia and are paying them OMR600 a month�

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Lizzie... do you mean ELS?

Or is there some new recruiter called ESL?

VS

lizziebennet · Joined: 24 May 2009 Posts: 355

It was a typo but on that note it would be good to note that ELS is no longer ELS... It is now ELES.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

lizziebennet · Joined: 24 May 2009 Posts: 355

Lol gosh! It must have been! Not gonna edit it or anything Smile

Glad you got a chuckle out of it!

Need_an_epiphany · Joined: 27 May 2012 Posts: 23

lynnknows · Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 12:25 pm Post subject:

Direct hire should pay anywhere from RO 1100 to RO 1500/mo. Keep in mind that you're responsible for your own housing, transportation, etc.

Recruiters pay less, RO 950 to RO 1050, but housing and transportation to/from work is provided.

HUMM, I found the opposite. I was offered a direct hire. It included housing. I was also offered a job with Al-Nawa and that DID NOT give me housing. I was offered an allowance. Everyone I know of has the same kind of deal.

I think it depends on if youre working for Man Power or MOHE.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Need_an_epiphany · Joined: 27 May 2012 Posts: 23

Thanks for your help Smile

Westword · Joined: 08 Dec 2012 Posts: 20

Is anybody who has also been to Saudi Arabia able to offer a comparison of Saudi salaries vs. Oman salaries. Also, how does the saving potential differ?
Much appreciated.

Laughing

currentaffairs · Joined: 22 Aug 2012 Posts: 828