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sirenii · Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 21

Has anyone taught in Yantai? Where did you teach and what was your experience there? Are all the salaries as low as 6,000 - 7,000 rmb? I saw a job posted that met my criteria exactly, but the salary is a lot less than I'd like.

I do want a smaller, more traditional city. Never wanted to work in NYC or LA; don't want to do that in China, although I'm sure I'd enjoy the occasional vacay in Beijing or Shanghai.

Any information you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

CJD · Joined: 19 Jun 2009 Posts: 116

i knew someone there making more than 10,000 a month but he was working a lot at a private language school i think. like 8 hours a day

yantai is not a small city. there are 6 or 7 million people that live there.

the weather's pretty good though. and there are some nice beaches (the one across from yantai uni is usually empty)

sirenii · Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 21

Hi, thanks for the reply. Wish I knew where your friend taught. I'd be happy with 9000 or 10000 yuan with housing and flight. I know Yantai is still large, but half the size of some of the other cities, and appears to have the charm of a smaller, more traditional town. Having not been there, I'm going on online pics and descriptions. If you know of any other coastal towns that aren't megalopolises and have a more traditional feel, please let me know! All best to you.

GeminiTiger · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:18 am Post subject:

OP,

Yantai (Chinese: 烟台; pinyin: Yānt�i) is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Shandong province.

Salaries are somewhat based on location by perhaps as much as 25% but 75% of the salary is based on the type of position your talking about and the perks/bonuses/allowances included.

That you haven't told us, so anyone giving a reply is just guessing what you are talking about.

w68ill@yahoo · Joined: 05 Nov 2009 Posts: 8 Location: China

I live in Yantai and work there as a teacher. 7,000 plus accomodation and airfare isn't that bad a deal. You can live well on it in China (in a small city). Remember that is after tax as in China the tax is taken off before you receive your wages.
Why not try the EF school in Yanati, I hear they are recruiting now and at least you will be sure of a legitimate working visa.