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What's the most a tutor can earn in Korea?
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madoka



Joined: 27 Mar 2008
PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:18 pm    Post subject: What's the most a tutor can earn in Korea? Reply with quote
I'm currently a private tutor in the US and I make $120 per hour. Is there any chance that I could make that kind of money in Korea?
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cbclark4



Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes and no.

Legally no.

You can make that if you land a corporate training gig.

Tutoring privately and illegally you may be able to find
some clients in a rich neighborhood.

Depending on your credentials and qualifications.

Good luck with that.
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madoka



Joined: 27 Mar 2008
PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Is all private tutoring illegal? Or is there a way to become a legal private tutor?
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Cerriowen



Joined: 03 Jun 2006
Location: Pocheon
PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Private tutoring on an E2 visa is illegal.

Even in rich neighborhoods they don't pay $120.

The standard is $35 - 50, even in a place like Daechi, or Bundang

If you do private *classes*, maybe, but you'd probably cap out around $70
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bassexpander



Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wow, just what kind of, "private tutoring" are you talking about?

Well, the glass houses charge 70,000, I hear.
The hill is probably a bit more, because it's a foreigner place.
Room Salon "tutors" can make 500,000 plus.

Just how good of a "tutor" are you? Laughing
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Toju



Joined: 06 Mar 2008
PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
cbclark4 wrote:


Legally no.

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Legally, yes you can, and easily too.

Private teaching licence allows you to have a maximum students at one time. You do the maths.....
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madoka



Joined: 27 Mar 2008
PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cerriowen wrote:
Private tutoring on an E2 visa is illegal.

Even in rich neighborhoods they don't pay $120.

The standard is $35 - 50, even in a place like Daechi, or Bundang

If you do private *classes*, maybe, but you'd probably cap out around $70


Thanks for the info. When I do a class, I've been earning $2000 per day here. So I guess it would be impossible to find a job like that in Korea I take it? Even factoring in the apartment and airfare?
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xCustomx



Joined: 06 Jan 2006
PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
madoka wrote:
Cerriowen wrote:
Private tutoring on an E2 visa is illegal.

Even in rich neighborhoods they don't pay $120.

The standard is $35 - 50, even in a place like Daechi, or Bundang

If you do private *classes*, maybe, but you'd probably cap out around $70


Thanks for the info. When I do a class, I've been earning $2000 per day here. So I guess it would be impossible to find a job like that in Korea I take it? Even factoring in the apartment and airfare?


If you're making $2,000 a day, why would you bother coming here?
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pkang0202



Joined: 09 Mar 2007
PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
xCustomx wrote:
madoka wrote:
Cerriowen wrote:
Private tutoring on an E2 visa is illegal.

Even in rich neighborhoods they don't pay $120.

The standard is $35 - 50, even in a place like Daechi, or Bundang

If you do private *classes*, maybe, but you'd probably cap out around $70


Thanks for the info. When I do a class, I've been earning $2000 per day here. So I guess it would be impossible to find a job like that in Korea I take it? Even factoring in the apartment and airfare?


If you're making $2,000 a day, why would you bother coming here?


If you only teach Mon-Fri, then you are making $40,000 a month. Multiply that by 12 months then you clear $480,000 a year before taxes.

Are you are "tutoring" and not dealing cocaine?
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just because



Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you get a tutors licence the most you are allowed to charge(and you have to agree to this at the dept of education) is 12 000 won an hour. I am not joking....

Of course you will charge more but LEGALLY it is meant to be only 12000 won. If you get caught charging more there is a big fine......
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cbclark4



Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Toju wrote:
cbclark4 wrote:


Legally no.

.

Legally, yes you can, and easily too.

Private teaching licence allows you to have a maximum students at one time. You do the maths.....


I thought for sure I read no more than 5 students at a time or you need a Hogwan license.

I could be wrong. One time (at band camp) I thought I was wrong but that was a mistake.
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