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[rioux]

Why hasn't salaries for foreign teachers increased to a comparable level to that of Japan or South Korea?

[talentedcrayon]

For the same reason that average salaries of Chinese workers are not in the same ballpark as those in Korea or Japan.

hint: GDP per capita

[creeper1]

But they have.

It's not uncommon to get 18000 or so in Tier one cities.

That equates to about 2.8 million won.

Of course there is no housing allowance with that.

It's basically the same or a little lower than in Korea.

Still not enough to lure people here though Iｆｅｅｌ．

[rioux]

[creeper1]

[RiverMystic]

Salaries in Japan have been stagnant for 15 years, not much better in Korea. Salaries in most ESL jobs in China have doubled in that time. It is just dumb to go from the Korean university system to the Chinese university system (which has by far the lowest salaries of all) and conclude that Chinese salaries have not increased. The OP is clearly a newbie in China. But then again, I never taught in Japan or Korea but know what the salaries there have been like for 15 years. Why does the OP not know anything about the Chinese market after teaching right next door? And why would you accept a position here without that knowledge?

BTW, I turned down a professor's job in Korea just when I was offered my current position as professor in a China with an international university. I earn much more here.

[rioux]

My wife is from the Philippines and although she has a M.A. as well as TESOL it would be extremely difficult for her to teach in Korea. There wasn't any problem with her teaching in China.

[OhBudPowellWhereArtThou]

[Non Sequitur]

More tuition days in British and British system unis.

[JB140767]