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[naturegirl321]

What�s the pay like where you work? Here in Peru, I always tell people to expect 5USD an hour.

[misterbrownpants]

in uruguay it can vary from 40 pesos the hour (2 dollars Canadian) to 200 pesos the hour (10 dollars canadian) in the middle is usually the norm.

[jillford64]

At a private language school, average is probably $5 USD per hour here in Morelia, Mexico. You could probably charge $10 USD for privates.

[Justin Trullinger]

Average foreign teacher wages probably $7 an hour in Ecuador. But actual monthly income varies a LOT. (one of the lowest paying private institutes in Quito, $5.00 an hour, actually gives teachers one of the best monthly incomes, as they work 35+ contact hours a week. Sometimes as many as 45! Yikes!!)


Best,
Justin

[Prof.Gringo]

Hmmmm.... Here in Mexico City it varies widely. At the low end there are schools which usually only have Mexican teachers, these schools have lower standards and/or younger students. They pay between $4,500-5,500 pesos ($400-550 USD) per month for full time.

Then there are the language schools. These are paying from about $50-80 pesos per hour(about 4.50-7.50US). Depending on how many hours you teach you can live on this level of salary.

Business classes pay about 110-140 pesos per hour (USD 10-13.00).

Better private elementary, middle and high schools pay from $8,000 up to $18-20,000 pesos per month ($750 and up to 16-18,000USD) Needless to say, the jobs on the top end of that scale are highly competitive. Most of the private primarias, secundarias and prepas pay about 8,000 to 10,000 pesos per month.

Private classes. Going rate is about $200 pesos or $20 USD per hour, paid upfront.

[Prof.Gringo]

I was hoping to see this thread continue for a while. I haven't seen anybody else post any more info. Any of you teachers out there, wherever you are, please post up some info about pay in your area. I think that this kind of info is very interesting and useful when looking at changing locations and knowing what to expect. Thank you to everybody that has already posted.

[Ai]

I�m not sure what the pay is for other institutes in Santiago, but at mine I get 6,500 pesos (about $12) an hour. When I do privates I get 10,000 to 15,000 pesos ($19-$29) an hour. It may sound like a lot, but Santiago is very expensive and students cancel a lot.

[MELEE]

I don't think it's a valid question, without going into detailed cost of living information as well, you just can't compare wages across countries.

I had a conversation with a teacher in Mexico City who was complaining about teaching 30+ hours a week at a private university in the city. I gave him my card and said contact me and I'll set you up teaching 15 hours a week. He turned me down because he said he could never take the pay cut that would envovle. He was making close to 20,000 pesos a month in Mexico City and he'd only make 12,000 with me. But he was paying 4,500 for rent. And I polled our teachers and the average expenses for month for the single teachers is 4,000 pesos--that's everything, rent, utilities, food, transport, beer, fun money. Sounds like he'd be getting a raise, not a pay cut. Not to mention the reduction in the amount of stress.

If the cost of living varies that much within a country, how much does it vary from country to country? What good does it do to know that you can make 5 dollars an hour in Peru, 7 in Ecuador, 10 in Mexico City and 12 in Santiago if I don't know how much it costs to live in each of those places?

[rlloydevans]

Not only do you have to consider the local cost of living, but also how you live. For instance, here in Ecuador, if you eat local "Comida Tipica" you can have a great lunch for $1-$1.50. But if you eat more typically First World food it will be $5-10. So if you are willing to live the life of an Ecuadorian than you can get by on $400-600 a month. But if you need more pleasures than $700-1000 is required.

So with the pay $5-7.50/hr fror school classes, or $9-12/hr for private classes, it can put things in perspective.