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SandyG20 · Joined: 12 Sep 2007 Posts: 208

I have been offered a job in Indonesia - the pay is 530 USD a month - plus housing - it states it is an International School - this pay seems low to me - but I am not that familiar with Indonesia payscales. I suppose I could negotiate as well. I do have a bachelor in education and state side experience in teaching. While I understand the cost of living is low - that pay seems barely liveable - at least to save a bit and have money for airfare.

Madame J · Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:28 pm Post subject:

I earned about that much when I was living in Indo, but I was working for a language mill. International schools seem to pay 15 million-ish, in general.

travelNteach · Joined: 14 Jul 2009 Posts: 222

that is a terrible salary, even lowly ef in jakarta, sby, bandung and many other smaller cities pays more than that. hell international schools pay their non-native speakers (ex. filipino) staff more than that per month. beware, lots of nationaal plus and even a few language schools are adding "international" to their names in order to try and boost their reputations to the unsuspecting client.

u can do much better.

Bule_Gila · Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 2:35 am Post subject:

That salary sucks dude! The average pay scale in Indonesia varies, depending on location, but you should be making at least 8 to 10 million Rupiahs per month, even more if you get lucky.

rayman · Joined: 24 May 2003 Posts: 427

That's horrid, even for a non qualified teacher. With a BEd you should be looking for upwards of US$2000/month

malu · Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 1344 Location: Sunny Java

Don't touch it with a long pole. At my school (which isn't even an international school) we pay local teachers more than that, let alone a qualified expat.

Tricia2010 · Joined: 19 Oct 2010 Posts: 5 Location: Canada

What school are you at? I am planning on teaching in 2011 and would love some honest feedback - good areas, schools and things to stay away from-

consider · Joined: 14 Oct 2010 Posts: 7

contact me if you have questions

Madame J · Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 9:13 pm Post subject:

EF is illegal? How so? I worked for an EF until September this year, and generally speaking had a very positive experience. Some of the EFs are appallingly run, but as it's a franchise you can't expect the quality to be identical everywhere. Most people I met who were unhappy at EF felt the way they did because they'd never taught kids before and didn't realise how difficult it is.

Claiming that Indonesia is "not an easy country to live in" is a little subjective. Could you give examples? I would certainly agree that many aspects of Indonesian life frustrate and depress on a regular basis, but then there are also aspects of it that are completely wonderful. In some ways less developed countries are a great deal easier to live in as people tend not to have the same silly inhibitions that many do in the west.

I met many ESL teachers who took their work extremely seriously whilst I was there. There were also lots who boozed and shagged their way around the country. Surely they exist in every country in which entry level work is possible?