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hockeyguy109
Joined: 22 Dec 2008
Location: Daegu
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 Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:45 pm Post subject: Is 2.0 won for a public school normal (no prior experience) |
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| I just got my 4-year degree here in America, is 2.0 about right? I know you can get paid more at Hagwons, but this seems a little more stable. Any advice? |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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| I've seen starting jobs at PSs with salaries of 1.8 to 2.3. 2.0 would be pretty average, I'd think. |
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livinginkunsan
Joined: 02 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, that seems pretty standard for a PS job in Seoul. If you are looking at a rural school it is definitely low.
Depending on things at your school you could possibly work extra hours in the afternoon as well, which could up your pay by 400,000+ |
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Otherside
Joined: 06 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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Entry level for a PS in Seoul is 1.8mill.
Entry level for Gyeonggi-do is 2.0mill.
Entry level for EPIK (depending on location) is 1.8-2.0mill.
With GEPIK and EPIK, you can get certain rural/provincial bonuses that can bump your pay up by another 100-200K.
Advice? While you are here, complete on online TEFL cerificate (100 hours). Once you have completed that, you will be bumped up a level or 2, and depending which programme you work for, that can result in an increase of 100-200K. |
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hockeyguy109
Joined: 22 Dec 2008
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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| otherside- thanks for the info. Do you have a link to the tefl? How much oes it usually cost? |
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Ukon
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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| hockeyguy109 wrote: |
| otherside- thanks for the info. Do you have a link to the tefl? How much oes it usually cost? |
$200 online....try ITTT tefl...I also her good things about KEI tefl.... |
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Francis-Pax
Joined: 20 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:29 am Post subject: Re: Is 2.0 won for a public school normal (no prior experien |
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| hockeyguy109 wrote: |
| I just got my 4-year degree here in America, is 2.0 about right? I know you can get paid more at Hagwons, but this seems a little more stable. Any advice? |
Yup, that is about right. No experience sometimes gets you lower. I have taught at 4 public elementary schools in Korea. Although, it is has been awhile. |
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chachee99
Joined: 20 Oct 2004
Location: Seoul Korea
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| Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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| yep the cheap newbie price. The public school is more stable in regards to being paid on time, however handling 40 kids is a challenge for new teachers. Tip: develop some class management skills at the beginning of the semester. Forget the book. A majority of the students already understand the material. The tough part is getting the classto settle down and pay attention to you. For the first few weeks you are the centre of attention. Use that to your advantage because after your first month your celebrety status start to deminish. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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EVERY NEWBIE public school teacher gets 2.5 milion in this town, regardless whether elementaery, middle school or high school, and regardless of experience and training.... everyone gets 2.5
Why?
It's a rural region (a beautiful one at that) with a very aggressive school board wanting a waygook in every local school
It's Hadong county, Gyeongsangnamdo.
There are ads on Dave's from time to time pimping it. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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EVERY NEWBIE public school teacher gets 2.5 milion in this town, regardless whether elementaery, middle school or high school, and regardless of experience and training.... everyone gets 2.5
Why?
It's a rural region (a beautiful one at that) with a very aggressive school board wanting a waygook in every local school
It's Hadong county, Gyeongsangnamdo.
There are ads on Dave's from time to time pimping it. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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EVERY NEWBIE public school teacher gets 2.5 milion in this town, regardless whether elementaery, middle school or high school, and regardless of experience and training.... everyone gets 2.5
Why?
It's a rural region (a beautiful one at that) with a very aggressive school board wanting a waygook in every local school
It's Hadong county, Gyeongsangnamdo.
There are ads on Dave's from time to time pimping it. |
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marlow
Joined: 06 Feb 2005
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| Yes, it's right. You'll get $9 per hour. Don't worry though, you'll get a REALLY small apartment for free. My advice is stay in school so that you'll have good credentials when the economic storm is finished. |
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egrog1717
Joined: 12 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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| marlow wrote: |
| Yes, it's right. You'll get $9 per hour. Don't worry though, you'll get a REALLY small apartment for free. My advice is stay in school so that you'll have good credentials when the economic storm is finished. |
Sure... $9 an hour... but you forget that if you're living in a city you don't need a car... You're bills are pretty cheap on a small apartment... Food and drink are also cheaper than they are back home for the most part... There's generally no tax... And because of that you make a heck of a lot more in real disposible income than you would working a similar job back home (if you can find one right now...) |
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marlow
Joined: 06 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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| marlow wrote: |
| Yes, it's right. You'll get $9 per hour. Don't worry though, you'll get a REALLY small apartment for free. My advice is stay in school so that you'll have good credentials when the economic storm is finished. |
Sure... $9 an hour... but you forget that if you're living in a city you don't need a car... You're bills are pretty cheap on a small apartment... Food and drink are also cheaper than they are back home for the most part... There's generally no tax... And because of that you make a heck of a lot more in real disposible income than you would working a similar job back home (if you can find one right now...) |
Nah. Korea is just not a good deal right now. I'd do welfare before I'd come here fresh at the moment.
It's better to prepare for the first post-crash job in your career than get stuck in K-Land for $9 an hour.
If you want an 'experience', I'd say China or Japan have WAY more culture. |
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egrog1717
Joined: 12 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:35 am Post subject: |
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| marlow wrote: |
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| marlow wrote: |
| Yes, it's right. You'll get $9 per hour. Don't worry though, you'll get a REALLY small apartment for free. My advice is stay in school so that you'll have good credentials when the economic storm is finished. |
Sure... $9 an hour... but you forget that if you're living in a city you don't need a car... You're bills are pretty cheap on a small apartment... Food and drink are also cheaper than they are back home for the most part... There's generally no tax... And because of that you make a heck of a lot more in real disposible income than you would working a similar job back home (if you can find one right now...) |
Nah. Korea is just not a good deal right now. I'd do welfare before I'd come here fresh at the moment.
It's better to prepare for the first post-crash job in your career than get stuck in K-Land for $9 an hour.
If you want an 'experience', I'd say China or Japan have WAY more culture. |
Unless you actually want to become a teacher 
Plus, when you add airfare costs, apartment costs, cost of living, etc. etc. to a city in Japan vis a vis a city in Korea, you're def. saving a lot more by coming to Korea... |
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