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teacher4life
Joined: 22 Apr 2012
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 Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 12:58 am Post subject: typical starting salaries in Taiwan by position |
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buxiban (cram school)- about $600 per hour
private elem/junior/high- about 65,000-70,000 per month
university- about 70,000-75,000 per month but with less working hours
private lessons- about 900 per hour |
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creztor
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:11 am Post subject: |
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| I laughed at the university and private rate. Good luck with that and well done on grossly misleading newcomers, especially since you say "typical" rates. |
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teacher4life
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:46 am Post subject: |
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| In addition to laughing, how about enlightening us? |
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romanworld
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:41 am Post subject: Re: typical starting salaries in Taiwan by position |
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| teacher4life wrote: |
university- about 70,000-75,000 per month but with less working hours
private lessons- about 900 per hour |
These numbers are way off. University is likely to be around the $NT55, 000 mark if you have a f/t gig and an MA in the area. Most universities now insist you have a Ph.d.(With a Ph.d, your salary would increase to the numbers you quote.) Hours too are increasing and there is the expectation that you will do more for the university. The palmy days are over.
Private lessons range from $500 -$650 mark, unless you're doing something specialized like TOEFL or IELTS, then it may be a little higher.
Bottom line is that salaries suck big time for teachers in Taiwan. Now is definitely the wrong time to enter the business because salaries are being frozen or falling, hours and work loads are increasing, holidays are being cut, and anyway the market is saturated, so there's little hope of landing a job unless you have contacts on the inside. Just recently the media in Taiwan was trumpeting the story about a Taiwanese Ph.d who beat 3,000 applicants in landing a job with Taiwan Railways as a Track Maintenance Worker. "The job pays NT$29,000 (US$988.80) monthly and requires workers to walk 20 kilometers per day to inspect railway tracks." I bet he's wondering if the cost of the Ph.d in terms of money and time were really worth it?
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?ID=201210060019&Type=aTOD |
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teacher4life
Joined: 22 Apr 2012
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:54 pm Post subject: Re: typical starting salaries in Taiwan by position |
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| romanworld wrote: |
| teacher4life wrote: |
university- about 70,000-75,000 per month but with less working hours
private lessons- about 900 per hour |
These numbers are way off. University is likely to be around the $NT55, 000 mark if you have a f/t gig and an MA in the area. Most universities now insist you have a Ph.d.(With a Ph.d, your salary would increase to the numbers you quote.) Hours too are increasing and there is the expectation that you will do more for the university. The palmy days are over.
Private lessons range from $500 -$650 mark, unless you're doing something specialized like TOEFL or IELTS, then it may be a little higher.
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Oh my! I teach 10 hours per week of private lessons. Per hour I charge 800 if they come to my location, 1000 if I have to go to their location. I am currently turning people away because I'm too busy! That people respect me because I'm an experienced and reliable teacher is a factor of course.
Uni gigs for only 55,000? You are getting ripped off, everyone else is at least 65,000! Good point that expectations are on the increase though.
Both Taiwan and Korea are going through a major upgrade in quality of teachers. Gone are the days when gothic-dressed 23 year old kids could get hired anywhere! |
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creztor
Joined: 30 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:36 am Post subject: |
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| Have to agree with romanworld on this one. Your university and private rates are way off for "normal" going rates. |
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teacher4life
Joined: 22 Apr 2012
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 4:18 am Post subject: |
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| creztor wrote: |
| Have to agree with romanworld on this one. Your university and private rates are way off for "normal" going rates. |
So again, how about some follw-thru? Instead of just disagreeing with me, put up some numbers which you think are more accurate! Thanks in advance! |
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Solar Strength
Joined: 12 Jul 2005
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Location: Bangkok, Thailand
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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University salaries at the rank of Lecturer start at about NT $50,000 - NT $55,000. The salary you quote, OP, of NT $70,000 would be for someone at the Assistant Professor Level and who holds a Ph.D. Most foreign TEFL'ers in Taiwan teaching at universities only have M.A. degrees and are employed as Instructors / Lecturers.
Taken from recent job postings by universities in Taiwan:
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National Tsing Hua University
We welcome applicants with a PhD in western literatures and applied linguistics or TEFL-related disciplines who can bring intellectual flexibility and a commitment to research productivity.
The minimum starting salary for an Assistant Professor is currently NT $68,190 / month (approximately US $2,250 / month).
The salary of the successful candidate will be based on rank and experience, and will also include generous starting funds, a housing allowance, health insurance, and an annual bonus. |
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