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[2 over lee]

If the OP wants to be taken seriously, he needs to be more specific as to what post he is attacking, and what exactly the post(s) said. I see no reference to High-School cert in the original post.

When I worked for the company, or more precisely their Chinese partner,
that Bendan has given the link for I earned very close to 20 thou with free accom. Before that in Shanghai I hit that figure a few months free-lancing. Yes language mills and local unis do not pay that much, jobs for 20 thou do not fall in your lap.

[Malsol]

[Super Mario]

I made around that [ 20,000],for a few months when a company paid me obscene amounts for their Saturday class, on top of my normal classes that is.
A good friend was making up to 30k, but going insane.
So yes, it can be done: but why do it?

[bendan]

The link I posted offers salaries of around 20,000 for EAP teachers (teaching English for Academic Purposes.) I don't know how you got that 4,800 figure.

I often, but not always, make around 20,000 a month from EFL. I never work evenings, and I always have at least 10 days off a month.

[Itsme]

International schools may pay inernational salaries but I have not seen any school that offers more than 4000-6000 RMB a month. That's what I see advertised...

Now, someone with some experience in China and more than one gig is able to pull in as much as he/she wants.

Some have already stated that there are different salaries for teaching different things. Some people do voice recording. Some tutor privately, some give business seminars.

What's so hard about making 20k if you are patient enough to fill your schedule up with quality jobs and not the 100 RMB per hour (after you have traveled 2 hours to get there?)

The reason why salaries are so low? Because people take them!
Anyone showing up fresh off the plane with no experience may takethe first thing that they can get.

Recruiters only care about the RMB. They could not care less about the difference between an excellent teacher and a good one. As long as the parents are happy then the school is happy and so you keep your job.

Find a good job with little hours and then go from there. This allows for more patience in waiting for the good stuff.

[gengrant]

My question for the OP is this:

if you're making the amount of money you want to make, or at least have the opportunity to make more if you wanted to, who cares about these 20k jobs?

if they are out there, obviously people will find them...and what it sounds like is that they do exist, but maybe those people who get them are working so hard they don't have time to come to Dave's and post...

or maybe they don't want to give out the name/location of their school and give up their sweet gigs!

[Henry_Cowell]

[mlomker]

[2 over lee]

In my humble opinion, In China, there is very little difference between teaching Business (English) and EFL.

Malsol said:

[Henry_Cowell]

[woza17]

Malsol, why do you find it so hard to believe that FTs are making 20,000. Is it just because these jobs aren't advertised on the internet?
As Gengrant said, if you are willing too work long hours, you can make that and more.
I do

[Brian Caulfield]

Yah I have met people even in Shanxi making that (30,000)
but teaching over 35 hours a week . You got to hustle though . There are so many schools out there who want a foreign teacher but can't get licensed to do so . They pay everywhere in China . China might even be a little easier than most countries to pad your income with under the table work .

[woza17]

All above board and blessed by the government. No hustle have to knock work back.

[Malsol]

[Henry_Cowell]