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vallillo1983 · Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Posts: 194

hey guys! know it's been posted before but looking for some up to date info! whats the going salary in Paris (net) these days and is it enough to live on? what does one need to earn to have decent life A PAris??
Merci!

Pollux · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 224 Location: PL

Since no Parisian will answer you, I'll try.

You will earn 1000 euros and you will need 2000 euros to live decently.

Am I correct?

kayson · Joined: 18 May 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Paris, France

good guestimation IMHO

michellem · Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 29

You will earn 1000 euros and you will need 2000 euros to live decently.

this is pretty much the truth.

I worked in paris for only a short time (teaching business eng) but i wasn't making enough to make ends meet. the biggest problem in the r�gion parisienne is housing. most landlords require 3 months caution, a cdi (full time permanent) contract and references. the average rent is about 5-600 euros for a studio/1 bedroom. If you want to share it may be less.

check out www.pap.fr to get an idea of rent prices and www.pagesjaunes.fr for all the language school in the area you want.

good luck

michelle

eslman · Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 44

So how does one survive?

michellem · Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 29

I am in France with my husband and we got lucky with housing. We lived with my in laws for 5 months and NOBODY would rent to us; we tried everywhere, we were almost to the point of making a fake contract and payslips for me. my husband has a CDI, but not a huge salary; and we have a daughter so we needed a F3 minimum. no agency would even consider our dossier. We got an apartment through the mairie. yes it is a HLM but a nice one.

i didn't want to sound negative, only realistic.

michelle

eslman · Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 44

wow..sounds hard. Seems not a good place to start a new career.

michellem · Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 29

not a good place for a newbie - before coming do your research

on a lighter note since my last post about 1.5 hours ago, i got 2 good job offers for the summer in the 95 (suburb of paris) so it is not impossible

eslman · Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 44

Maybe the pros are: not so much competition as many do not dare to touch the French TEFL soil? Just a thought..

I do see ads in the Fusac (web) for TEFL needed teachers, but do not see the salaries.

dawnC · Joined: 01 May 2006 Posts: 3

I'm just back from Paris so thought I'd drop a line - I found that a decent average salary is around 1800 euros/month for a CDI (or CDII) and didn't have too much difficulty securing a contract for la rentr�e.
So now to the real problem - flats! Yes, they are very expensive!

eslman · Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 44

What are those cd1 or cd2's?
Salary seems good..Any names of places for my future reference?
Merci:)

As for apts, try these:

http://www.seloger.com/
http://en.immostreet.com/

lolwhites · Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 158 Location: France

One of the biggest problems re renting is finding a landlord who will rent to you without masses of references and guarantees. You should find out about the Locapass scheme, which basically underwrites tenants, so if you can't pay your rent, they will (and then chase you up for it).

dawnC · Joined: 01 May 2006 Posts: 3

CDI = Contrat de dur�e Indetermin�e
CDII - Contrat de dur�e Indetermin�e d'intermitemps

These are very typical of the very complex regulations which govern the French workplace. Many language schools will only offer what is called a CDD (Contract de dur�e determin�e) meaning a fixed term contract of say 3 months, whereas the CDI isn't for a set amount of time and is therefore more secure. The CDII is part of new legislation brought in by the Government for seasonal workers - it basically means that you have a secure contract but your teaching hours may fluctuate.

Overall I don't think things in Paris are all that bad for teachers, it's just a case of sending CVs to every add in Fusac and not taking the first offer!