Northwood
Joined: 08 Nov 2005
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 Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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This should help. It is copy/paste job from previous posts:
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OK, but we are talking ROUGH figures here...........
First, take the two main factors: hourly pay and hours worked. A typical school may offer you somewhere around or between NT$560 per hour (the depressing end) to NT$630 per hour (the happy end). Hours per week will vary from school to school and even schedule to schedule. To give you some perspective, 20 hours a week is a bit low and 30 hours is quite high. The worst case in this example is NT$45k per month and the best is NT$76k (both figures are gross, not net). So, take the middle figure as your average, which is around 60k.
Let me state again, these figures are estimates. Of course, some teachers might be on a worse deal, and others will be on a better deal.
Then come the other factors: Some hold down 2 jobs, others are looking for 1. Some pay tax, others don't. Some teach in their 'free time', others don't, etc, etc.
Until I read any other better comments, I will stand by 60K as being a fairly balanced and realistic figure.
Taipei can be cheap or expensive. Taipei is though the most expensive of all cities in Taiwan. Depending on your lifestyle, a carefree teacher could easily burn through NT$45,000 a month and have anything to show for it at the end of the month. That does not include rent. I did that for my first 3 years. Common opinion among my friends is that when times get tough, you can get by NT$400 a day (that�s without becoming a tee-total or otherwise hobby free hermit, but again, this does not include rent). Of course, everyone has their own take on this. Check out some web sites on the cost of living index for major cities. You may be quite surprised at how high on the list Taipei is ranked. |
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