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[dapatches]

I am currently considering a position in Poland. The employer emailed me to ask what my financial expectations were for teaching English there. I am a new teacher and this will be my first job. Does any one know what I should ask for as an entry level teacher with some, but minimum teaching experience and a TEFL Certificate/University Degree?

[Nauczyciel]

No an easy question, really. I am a Pole, but I've worked with many foreign teachers. At a small private school you should be getting 30 - 35 zlotys per teaching hour. At a bigger one, 5 - 10 zlotys more. At a private university, usually above 40. But much depends on the location - the bigger the city, the bigger your pay rate.

I suggest you ask your employer directly what is the pay rate at this school and what are the costs of accomodation, food, entertainment etc. Then do the math and decide if it's enough for you.

[Grrrmachine]

After a recent heavy round of interviews, the going rate in Warsaw seems to be 50zl gross in any decent school (ones that give you written contracts and wages on time) - thats for a native speaker with a BA Hons, TEFL cert and one year's experience.
The smaller private school I started with paid 3000zl a month, plus my transport card and rent (which worked out at about 42zl an hour for the number of hours I taught)

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