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[toocaty]

in regards to pay in a colegio, here in vallarta - primary school
you can expect to recieve anywhere from 8,000- 14,000 per month depending on your credencials, and what school you apply at. The money is also reflective to the hours you are expected to work. some schools expect you to stay until 4pm and also attend workshops on sat. where other that may pay a little less allow you to go home at 2:30 and fo not expect you to be there very sat. so you really need to figure out what each school offers and expects.

[Prof.Gringo]

[TheLongWayHome]

[toocaty]

I still have to hold onto the colegios being the best way,
- it is a stable wage every 15 days,
- you should get vacation pay for xmas, easter and summer vacations,
- plus you can get seguro social....(health ins. - a confusing system here) but still health ins.
- there is no running from one job to another,
and if you budget you can do it
or take on some of your students that are a little behind and give them extra classes in your own home. and yes the parents will bring them there and pay you.

again this is vallarta, not sure about other places, but i can't see why it would be much different.

the wages are usually appropriate for the area. in D.F wages will be lower than touristy areas, because everything is cheaper there.

[Samantha]

Toocaty wrote:

[Tretyakovskii]

Thanks, guys, for all the good details on pay- high end, low end, and typical range. No substitute for numbers when it comes to this subject. With wages tending to be low it's useful to know there are better paying options out there when you've put in the time to find or develop them.

[Prof.Gringo]

I don't think there are any great paying TEFL gigs in Mexico. It's sad to see what teachers are making in places that are less developed and have a lower cost of living compared to Mexico.

And I have not seen wages increase much in 5 years. Maybe a little. But not enough to even keep up with the cost of living.

My first gig paid me almost $9,000 pesos a month under the table. With no experience and fresh outta TEFL school. I thought it was low pay at the time, but I now realize it was pretty decent.

[toocaty]

I must agree with prof.gringo. There is not a lot of money in Mexico.
You don't come to mexico to make money, you come here to enjoy the life.... I wanted to come here out of school, but could not afford it. I went to Korea first. I paid off my student loans, paid off my car loans, traveled a bit and saved up some money then I came to mexico. I would never have been able to pay my loans off here or survive the first couple months without savings.
I am sttled now, I have a house, and a comfortable teaching job. I say comfortable because I still think I should be making more! but i enjoy the life here sooo.... what can you do?

[TheLongWayHome]

[Spector]

[sroetem]

I thought it was strange...'the last free country' comment.

I didn't think there were any of those left in N.Am.
Not really sure why Barack was brought up. What would he
have to do with the comment, I'm curious?

[Prof.Gringo]

I think foreigners, esp. those from 1st world countries see Mexico as being more of a free country. But I think that's a misperception.

I think the issue has more to do with the high levels of corruption and poor policing that exist in Mexico.

For example: If you have a party going at 2am with music blasting, in many places the cops are going to shut you down. Not so in Mexico.

You're riding in a public bus and the bus driver lights up and starts smoking. Same happens in taxis. Are there laws against doing that? Probably. Are they enforced? Seldom if ever.

You're walking around the mall and people are smoking. There are signs telling them it's prohibited, but people do it anyways.

So what some call a "free" country I call a land of anarchy and lawlessness.