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Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

What is the average rate for overtime in a public/private high school? (And is it different in and outside of Seoul?)

I'm getting W20,000 per class in the high school where I teach, but will get W25,000 for the extra middle school class.

[Mildly amusing anecdote: The middle school extra class co-ordinator came to our building yesterday to beg me to teach at least one extra class for them. The high school co-ordinator sat at the table with us while we discussed it in English. Then at the end I brought up pay. They immediately switched to Korean and the middle school woman told him they would offer me W25,000. He clued her in that I was only getting W20,000 at the high school. Then they switched back to English and told me the offer. I said, "No, I prefer the W25,000 that she was going to offer me." Both of them blushed.

Today my co-ordinator came over to tell me that this semester I will be getting W20,000, but that next term they will pay W25,000.

It DOES pay to know your numbers! Very Happy

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Unreal · Joined: 01 Jul 2004 Location: Jeollabuk-do

Nice!

My contract states that I get the same as Korean teachers but doesn't state the exact amounts. I should have had this clarified before I signed the contract but I thought they would get fair compensation. Apparently they get 25,000 for extra classes between 9-5 but any work after that and on weekends...a measley 7,500 won. So I get no extra classes on weekdays but at least once a month have to travel for at least an hour (unpaid) either after school or on a weekend to make 15,000 won per hour (they're very generous to double the 7,500 for us foreigners).

Colorado · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:38 pm Post subject:

I teach at a public middle school in a small city near Busan. Overtime here is 40,000 won per hour for anything over 22 hours a week.

Jarome_Turner · Joined: 10 Sep 2004

30,000 an hour for anything over 22 hours at our private elementary school in Cheongju

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

W30,000 and W40,000? Grrrrrrrrrr! Evil or Very Mad

zappadelta · Joined: 31 Aug 2004

cruisemonkey · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:19 pm Post subject:

Real Reality · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul

Unreal · Joined: 01 Jul 2004 Location: Jeollabuk-do

What is your overtime rate for non-teaching time?

I am doing a lot of extra work with the school board doing testing, making tests, proofreading, and attending useless meetings. For those of you who do similar work: as these are not "teaching hours" is the rate different or the same as your regular overtime rate?