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veggiemeggie · Joined: 27 May 2011 Posts: 14

Hello!
If you have taught in Taiwan could you please share what the average salary is for outside of Taipei ( I am thinking of going to Taichung) for a non-"cram" school, something smaller or private? And also how much you normally save on average? I know that it can vary greatly but I want to gain a general idea of what I can expect to make as a newbie with a BA and some teaching experience in the States. My friend said he could save 2 to 3K a month, this was a few years ago...is it still possible!? Help meeee

Thank you very much

KingofMacaroni · Joined: 20 May 2011 Posts: 5

Yes, it's possible, since as an anthropologist I make rought 3000 a mos. The little kitty stuff I don't know. I heard it's not as good as MOngolia, though.

yamahuh · Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 1033 Location: Karaoke Hell

Dude - seriously - WTF are you talking about?
Nobody cares if you're an anthropologist. The OP posted a question directly related to teaching English. How is your comment constructive or helpful?

What is 3000 a mos?
$3,000 US???
$3,000 NT ???

What is kitty stuff?
You deal a lot with cats??
Are you an anthropologist moonlighting as a veterinarian??

Why are you even posting on this board?
Don't you have a 'Taiwanese Anthropologists Board' that you can go and be smug and boring on??

Dr_Zoidberg · Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 11:04 pm Post subject:

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yamahuh · Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 1033 Location: Karaoke Hell

sorry - my bad.

veggiemeggie · Joined: 27 May 2011 Posts: 14

bentanddisfunctional · Joined: 19 Oct 2010 Posts: 85

2 or 3000 NT savings/month should be quite achievable.

2 or 3k $US/month savings is also quite achievable with 60 contact hours a week if you're up to it Shocked

If you serious about teaching and being paid well then get your post grad teaching qualification,get state registration and a couple of years experience in the states and you could land jobs like on is-jobs.com and be looking at 35-50/yr plus benefits.

there are private school and state school jobs in taiwan- they actively recruit but you'd be looking at around NT65-75000/month.

perhaps your friend was moonlighting on the side-quite possible to boost your earnings doing some nights at a hostess bar or 'friday club'. Very Happy

StayingPower · Joined: 18 Aug 2006 Posts: 252

Don't believe these dorks. Most of them are full of bullpoop.

JZer · Joined: 16 Jan 2005 Posts: 3898 Location: Pittsburgh

Most people make 60,000NT a month.

Hard workers earn around 100,000 a month.

People who can sell themselves well can earn a lot more than that. Or start an export business on the side.

bentanddisfunctional · Joined: 19 Oct 2010 Posts: 85

Don't believe these dorks. Most of them are full of bullpoop.

Thanks for your contribution Stayingpower.

Anything to actually intelligent add to the thread??

yamahuh · Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 1033 Location: Karaoke Hell

OK VeggieMeggie - here goes.
On average - during the months when I am paying tax - I save between 50 and 60% of my paycheque. That is after tax, health insurance, rent, food, utilities - everything.

When my tax contributions end for the year (June Pay in July) I expect to be able to save between 60 and 70% of each pay.

That being said - I'm not a big party guy - I'd rather have some friends over and drink $NT 40 cans of beer than go to a bar and pay almost 4X that much for each pint. Also, I'm good at saving and can set and stick to savings goals so I don't do too badly.

If you were willing to work as much as possible - with a full time job and privates on the side - I guess you might be able to save $NT 60K / $US 2K a month but I think you'd be working very hard to do it. Just my personal opinion.

What you save is entirely dependent on what kind of life you choose to lead. I know guys who make around $NT 70K a month who are always broke by payday and others who send home more than $US 1K every month...

Depends what you're coming here to do.