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dawnbuckley
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 Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:21 am Post subject: Average salary in Madrid these days |
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Hi,
I was wondering what the average salary is in Madrid at the moment in order to be fairly comfortable.
I have been offered just a bit over 1300 net. Would I be ok on this? I don`t expect to go out every night. I would like to be able to do a little travel, go shopping now and again etc.
Sorry, I know it`s an annoying question as it`s so relative, I was just wondering what teachers are earning these days as most of the adds don`t say much more than `competitive .` I don`t expect to get rich but I would like to be able to not stress about it!
Thanks,
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andeez
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Gordon Bennet girl!!!Make your mind up!!Girona,Logrono,Madrid.Have you tried Eeny,Meeny,Miny,Mo??
In all seriousness 1300 is ok,about average.Come to Madrid,it is a good city.Learn your trade and crucially learn Spanish then move to the provinces if that is what you want to do. |
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Insubordination
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| Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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| I was offered a contract for 1200 gross. A contract appeals to me and so does the small town (lower rent for a start). However, I�m scared it�s impossible to live on. I�m used to triple that. What do you actually live on? |
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jonniboy
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| It depends what you mean by "living." If you want to share a cramped flat with strangers and live on menu del dias and pasta then yes but forget about any savings and remember that that'll be for nine months so you'll then have to plug the gap from June to October with Summer school work. When I did the sums earlier this year during my annual "move back to Spain" phase I reckoned that I'd end up with less than half what I make in Latvia. Spain has to be one of the worst paying countries for TEFL and moving there during an economic crisis isn't what I would do. Still there are few better places to be poor I guess. |
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Marcoregano
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| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:15 am Post subject: |
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| jonniboy wrote: |
| Spain has to be one of the worst paying countries for TEFL |
...and not just in TEFL. Salaries in Spain seem to be poor in various fields. Anyone know the reason/s why? |
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sheikh radlinrol
Joined: 30 Jan 2007
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Location: Spain
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| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Marcoregano wrote: |
| jonniboy wrote: |
| Spain has to be one of the worst paying countries for TEFL |
...and not just in TEFL. Salaries in Spain seem to be poor in various fields. Anyone know the reason/s why? |
Agreed Marco. I've known Spain since 1981 and have always been struck by the low salaries here. Where I live 800 euros is not unusual. How can people raise a family and pay a mortgage on that? In most cases the wife works, too. So they have 1,600 euros per month! As for the reason, I don't know. |
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jonniboy
Joined: 18 Jun 2006
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Location: Panama City, Panama
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| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Marcoregano wrote: |
| jonniboy wrote: |
| Spain has to be one of the worst paying countries for TEFL |
...and not just in TEFL. Salaries in Spain seem to be poor in various fields. Anyone know the reason/s why? |
Well it's such a desirable place in all other aspects that they have to do something to stop the population reaching a billion. 
Seriously though, the answer's likely to be complex. Two possible reasons are that they've always had high unemployment and one of the most liberal immigration regimes in Western Europe. Those two factors likely keep wages low as there's always an unemployed Spaniard, Moroccan, Romanian or Ecuadorian waiting in the wings to fill any post if Jose or Marta get too pushy with their wage demands. But who knows, I'm not an economist.
Specifically speaking about the ESL sector, I always got the impression that despite the numerous academias, they weren't too bothered about learning English and saw it as an optional extra rather than a necessity. It's okay for the little uns (and usually cheaper than a childminder) but not really so necessary was the attitude I encountered from a lot of parents. |
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