| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
robitusson
Joined: 29 Sep 2005
Location: Thailand
|
 Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 7:42 am Post subject: The a million and first time this question has been asked.. |
 |
|
| Right, I'm gonna irritate the hell out of all the regular long term users here but I've searched high and low on the site and can't find this question which I'm sure has been asked loads of times. Here in Thailand the average a teacher makes a month is about 30, 000 Baht (750 Euro). If you have a degree, a celta and some experience you can get about 45 or 50 thousand (1000 Euro) a month for full time work. My question is what are the comparable monthly wages in S. Korea? |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
-666-
Joined: 12 Jan 2005
|
| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 7:48 am Post subject: |
|
|
you can easily find a job for 2,000,000 won=about 2000$USD
The scale goes from about 1.8mil to 3.2 mil.
Surprisingly the higher the pay the less actual classtime you have to put in.
But realisitically 1.8-2.2 mil a month is currently the going rate. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
|
| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 12:38 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Educational level, degree and experience are not really relevant in Korea. The basic 4-year degree is all that matters. Having more is nice, but won't get the average person a larger salary. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
|
| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 5:16 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
| Educational level, degree and experience are not really relevant in Korea. The basic 4-year degree is all that matters. Having more is nice, but won't get the average person a larger salary. |
True if you work at a hakwon
Untrue if you work at a public school. My TESOL and experience netted me an extra 200,000 won monthly. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
plato's republic
Joined: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Ancient Greece
|
| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 2:08 am Post subject: |
|
|
| What's with all this 4-year degree nonsense. I have a 3-year degree like most Brits and that hasn't stopped me teaching English in Japan or Korea. You don't need a 4-year degree to get a teaching job here or anywhere else. Most BA's in the UK are only for three years anyway, and it might be similar in Australia/New Zealand too. It seems like only Americans and Canadians study for four years. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
|
| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 2:16 am Post subject: |
|
|
| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
| Educational level, degree and experience are not really relevant in Korea. The basic 4-year degree is all that matters. Having more is nice, but won't get the average person a larger salary. |
True if you work at a hakwon
Untrue if you work at a public school. My TESOL and experience netted me an extra 200,000 won monthly. |
That's true, with my TESOl cert I get 2.1 at my public school gig whereas I got 2.0 at my hagwon. Not a huge increase, but it is nice to know that my hardwork is recognised. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
|
| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 4:06 am Post subject: |
|
|
| ilovebdt wrote: |
| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
| Educational level, degree and experience are not really relevant in Korea. The basic 4-year degree is all that matters. Having more is nice, but won't get the average person a larger salary. |
True if you work at a hakwon
Untrue if you work at a public school. My TESOL and experience netted me an extra 200,000 won monthly. |
That's true, with my TESOl cert I get 2.1 at my public school gig whereas I got 2.0 at my hagwon. Not a huge increase, but it is nice to know that my hardwork is recognised. |
Isn't 2.1 the base salary? You should be getting 2.2 methinks. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
|
| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:17 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Quote: |
Untrue if you work at a public school. My TESOL and experience netted me an extra 200,000 won monthly.
|
TUM:
You're getting W200,000 more per month than the other people you work with who don't have a TESOL and experience?
You are lucky.
I wasn't comparing hakwons and public schools. I was trying to say that an employer will pick a salary, whether it's W1.9 or 2.2 or whatever, and pay everyone who works for him that salary, regardless of degrees and experience. That is almost always true here.
Or have things started to change? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
|
| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 4:39 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| OP - don't forget that in Korea you get return airfare, free apartment too. So, of that $2000pm, the vast majority of it is in your back pocket. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Free World
Joined: 01 Apr 2005
Location: Drake Hotel
|
| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:34 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| plato's republic wrote: |
| It seems like only Americans and Canadians study for four years. |
I'm Canadian and my BA was a 3 year program. A lot of people choose the 4 year option but it is an option most of the time.
OP: You can make a lot more money here but you will likely work more hours than in Thailand. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
|
| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:50 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| ilovebdt wrote: |
| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
| Educational level, degree and experience are not really relevant in Korea. The basic 4-year degree is all that matters. Having more is nice, but won't get the average person a larger salary. |
True if you work at a hakwon
Untrue if you work at a public school. My TESOL and experience netted me an extra 200,000 won monthly. |
That's true, with my TESOl cert I get 2.1 at my public school gig whereas I got 2.0 at my hagwon. Not a huge increase, but it is nice to know that my hardwork is recognised. |
Isn't 2.1 the base salary? You should be getting 2.2 methinks. |
Don't know mate. I am independant of GEPIK or EPIK. No biggie, extra money and fewer hours makes me happy  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
|
| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 10:37 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| plato's republic wrote: |
| What's with all this 4-year degree nonsense. I have a 3-year degree like most Brits and that hasn't stopped me teaching English in Japan or Korea. You don't need a 4-year degree to get a teaching job here or anywhere else. Most BA's in the UK are only for three years anyway, and it might be similar in Australia/New Zealand too. It seems like only Americans and Canadians study for four years. |
Some Canadian universities offer BA's that can be taken in three years. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
plato's republic
Joined: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Ancient Greece
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:19 am Post subject: |
|
|
So why do a lot of hagwons insist upon hiring teachers with 4-year degrees? What's the difference?  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
