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[rsandre]

What is an average salary for someone who is teaching English in Spain for K-12?

Also, what companies/programs are the best/most applied for?

How is the demand for English teachers in Latin America and what is the pay like there?

[spiral78]

There is a Spain forum - I suggest you might first read through some posts there, as you'll find loads of information regarding US citizens and working in Spain in general.

If you have K-12 certification and experience in the US, you can apply for international schools (your only likely way into Spain legally). The only downside to this is that openings are VERY rare.

LA is quite different - again, there's a forum for it, and lots of regulars with specific knowledge of the region post there, so you are likely to find lots of info if you scroll down a bit.

[Guy Courchesne]

Try the General Latin America forum but even then you'll find more help in the individual country forums. Latin America is diverse so you'll get a lot of different answers for each country.

Mexico is the busiest place in Latin America for teaching, with Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Chile also being popular.

[naturegirl321]

LA varies. For Peru, I tell people to expect 6 to 10 an hour, which roughly comes out to about 600 to 800 a month, if you take into account cancelled classes, not working full days, split shifts as well.

You can live WELL, if you don't travel.