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hentaigaijin
Joined: 16 Mar 2007
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 Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:25 am Post subject: Cash |
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hi all,
i am 32 and want to come to korea for one year as of next month. i have several years teaching experience, TESOL cert, BA in MFLs: what can i expect to earn? i don't want too pessimistic an estimate nor an exaggerated one.
i have taught university, YLs, business - you name it. i am happy to do, say, 5 hrs OT per week. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:44 am Post subject: Re: Cash |
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| hentaigaijin wrote: |
hi all,
i am 32 and want to come to korea for one year as of next month. i have several years teaching experience, TESOL cert, BA in MFLs: what can i expect to earn? i don't want too pessimistic an estimate nor an exaggerated one.
i have taught university, YLs, business - you name it. i am happy to do, say, 5 hrs OT per week. |
With those quals and if you can document the experience AND with 26-28 classes per week in a public school (4-6 hrs OT) you will earn about 3 mil before deductions + the usual benefits (airfare, housing, medical/pension, severance).
In a hakwon you are worth what you can negotiate for but typically a new to Korea teacher will get 2.0-2.2 mil + most of the other benefits and expect to be cheated out of medical/pension benefits. |
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hentaigaijin
Joined: 16 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:05 am Post subject: |
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right, ta. i'm a little confused: will they expect me to have one year of "korea experience" or not? what can i expect to save if i am very mean and live frugally? where should i relocate to?
also:
where are the best places for job leads?
how long does it take to organise the necessary paperwork (such as a visa)? |
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ttompatz
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hentaigaijin
Joined: 16 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:47 am Post subject: |
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| rightey ho, ta very much. do you reckon i could manage on 500,000 won per month? is it do-able? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:56 am Post subject: |
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| hentaigaijin wrote: |
| rightey ho, ta very much. do you reckon i could manage on 500,000 won per month? is it do-able? |
If you are not a party animal and don't eat a lot of imported food, have your housing included in your contract (standard for most) you can live comfortably on 500-700k. |
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hentaigaijin
Joined: 16 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:02 am Post subject: |
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| sweet. |
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hentaigaijin
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| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:12 am Post subject: |
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| income tax is 3% isn't it? |
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ttompatz
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| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:17 am Post subject: |
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| hentaigaijin wrote: |
| income tax is 3% isn't it? |
Depends on your salary and deductions.
For a single person working as a salaried employee and earning about 2 mil per month the taxes are about 1.7%.
If you work for a cheating hakwon you can expect up to 5% to be deducted and none of it sent to the tax man. |
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hentaigaijin
Joined: 16 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:32 am Post subject: |
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| where are the best jobs with the best cash? i want to be based in soeul and i want to save like *beep*. |
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hentaigaijin
Joined: 16 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 4:22 am Post subject: |
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| ive just had a look at some of the uni jobsin seoul and they are all asking for phds. where can i finda semi-shite uni that will take me with BA plus univ. xp in thail. + lots of other xp? |
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