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Salary range in TEFL

 
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What salary bracket are you in?
Under 25k USD per annum
12%
 12%  [ 1 ]
25-30k
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
30-35k
12%
 12%  [ 1 ]
35-40k
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
40-45k
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
45-50k
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
50-55k
25%
 25%  [ 2 ]
55-60k
12%
 12%  [ 1 ]
60-65k
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Above 65k
37%
 37%  [ 3 ]
Total Votes : 8

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Kowloon



Joined: 11 Jan 2016
Posts: 133
PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 4:56 am    Post subject: Salary range in TEFL Reply with quote
Please vote for your post tax salary bracket. A lot of talk on here about earning potential/problems, but rare for people to put their money where their mouth is and state their earnings (excuse the pun!) This allows us all to do it anonymously Smile

Please try and calculate benefits such as housing into your salary before voting (as if it were part of your monthly take home). If you work two proper part-time jobs to make up your week then include the combined salary. If you work one proper full-time job but do extra unofficial privates then please exclude the privates when voting. If you're free lance then vote based on an average year's income.

Here is a link to a currency converter https://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/
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spiral78



Joined: 05 Apr 2004
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Location: On a Short Leash
PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 8:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Meaningless. Cost of living in the country is key. If I tell you I make the equivalent of about fifty thou US per annum, you have no idea if I am living like a pauper or a king.
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HeidiHector



Joined: 10 May 2017
Posts: 36
Location: China
PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 9:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
How very true!! I thought when I voted that this only polled the teachers in China. I guess I was confused by all those tabs I had on my browser.

So here goes (all before tax and including perks):

I worked for two Sino-Foreign universities in two different Tier Two cities in China.

Job One (2010-2013) Ending salary $45-46k

Job Two (2013-Present) Ending salary $50-51k

I'm starting a job in Hong Kong in the fall cuz I can't take the pollution on the Mainland anymore. Though I have effectively taken a significant pay cut given the cost of living in HK, I think it's well worth it in the long run.

Job Three Starting salary $58k

I've often heard from former colleagues that salaries in the ME are much higher, to the tune of $60k starting. I am curious to hear what people from that region have to say.

Cheers.
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Jmbf



Joined: 29 Jun 2014
Posts: 663
PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 11:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
spiral78 wrote:
Meaningless. Cost of living in the country is key. If I tell you I make the equivalent of about fifty thou US per annum, you have no idea if I am living like a pauper or a king.


Yes and no. No doubt adding a location alongside income would provide much more meaningful data. However it's still interesting to see an updated range of ESL / EFL salaries and pure salary by itself can reveal a few things. To use your own example, there are only a very few places in the world where a USD 50K income would mean living like a pauper. If you earn 50K we can assume that aside from a few exceptions that you are doing relatively ok.

Having said that, adding location info would slightly detract from the anonymous nature of the poll which might deter some posters.
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scot47



Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 4:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
International comparisons of earnings and expenditure are very complex - and in the long run do not mean very much.
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spiral78



Joined: 05 Apr 2004
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 5:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The other issue is that, assuming that 'I' earn the equivalent of 50,000 USD annually in 'my' location, that does not mean that 'you' could move 'here' and expect equivalent pay.
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nomad soul



Joined: 31 Jan 2010
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Location: The real world
PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 5:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
scot47 wrote:
International comparisons of earnings and expenditure are very complex - and in the long run do not mean very much.

Ditto that. The field of TESOL is so broad. There are way too many variables involved (e.g., teaching situation, role/responsibilities, credentials, years of experience, length of time in the position, hours worked, age, gender, nationality, country cost of living... yada yada). Shocked

Job seekers can get a general idea what their particular qualifications might snag them based on salaries posted in job ads for their target regions and teaching situation. Or else, they can apply.
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suphanburi



Joined: 20 Mar 2014
Posts: 916
PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 6:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
A most meaningless poll if ever there was one.
Salary range varies WIDELY from country to country along with the cost and quality of living.

As an example, a young, 20-something, coming to Asia with a newly minted BA in an unrelated subject is likely to be earning between $1000-2000 per month and the position may or may not include other benefits.
eg: Korea pays about $24k per year plus housing and airfare.
China will offer somewhere between $14k and 30k per year and MAY, depending on the city/province offer other benefits.
Thailand will pay about $10k/year with NO other bene