Korean Job Discussion Forums

[koreanalysis]

How much do you earn annually, after taxes?

[insamjunkie]

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[gang ah jee]

In US dollars I guess I'd be making maybe $7000 or so annually.

[Smee]

A very Korean question.


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[flotsam]

[Real Reality]

Teachers in Korea have guaranteed tenure until they reach the mandatory retirement age.
Annual teacher salaries, public schools (with minimum training) (US$)
Starting Salary: 25,177
After 15 years: 42,845
Top of Scale: 68,581
Attracting, Developing and Retaining Effective Teachers
Country Note: Korea
John Coolahan, Paulo Santiago, Rowena Phair and Akira Ninomiya
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Directorate for Education, Education and Training Policy Division
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/26/49/31690991.pdf

More Education Means More Pay
The monthly pay of workers with bachelor's degrees averaged at 3 million won during the nine months to September, while that of workers with the same length of service but with only high school diploma stood at 2.06 million won.... Those with a master's degree or doctorate earned 4 million won a month on average.
By Kim Sung-jin, Korea Times (December 12, 2005)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200512/kt2005121217335210230.htm

International Comparisons of Teacher Salaries
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind02/c1/c1s7.htm#c1s7l3

Giving Gifts for Teachers Day
May 15 is Teacher's Day in South Korea, and to honor their teachers, students will be bring them flowers, write compositions in appreciation of them, and even participate in sports competitions with them. Parents also often give gifts or gratuities to the teacher. According to an article in the Nishinippon Shimbun, surveys indicate that parents spend a minimum of 100,000 won on these gifts (roughly US$100.00), while cash presents can go as high as 30 million won (roughly US$3,000). Instead of cash, reports the paper, it is not unusual for teachers to receive gift certificates, gold bracelets, Western liquor, foreign cosmetics, or nutritional supplements.
Japundit, Polishing the apple (May 15, 2005)
http://japundit.com/archives/2005/05/15/polishing-the-apple

Regular professors work about 6 - 9 hours a week,....
There are 2,268 non-tenure track professors working in 104 universities, including the ones appointed in 2003. The average teaching time is 10.9 hours a week, which is relatively more than regular professors, but they are paid only 79.3 percent on average compared to regular professors. However, this result is calculated based on basic pay, and it is known to be only half if considering an actual pay including allowances.... Only 64.4 percent of the universities provide their non-tenure track professors with research funds, and 58.7 percent allow them to attend faculty meetings.
Two Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-eight Non-tenure Track Professors on the Edge
Donga.com (October 18, 2006)
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2006101884668

Foreign scholars merit equal status
The foreign professor -- colleague or hired hand
Foreign professors do most of the heavy lifting in terms of course loads, devoting themselves almost exclusively to teaching. They tend to be treated as hired hands, without academic standing, and lacking the possibility of career advancement or tenure. They must submit to yearly contracts (compensated at a rate only 60 percent of their Korean peers) while walled off from the permanent Korean faculty who benefit from travel, research funding, sabbaticals, etc.... According to the Samsung Group's chairman, Lee Kun-hee, to succeed globally, Korea must forgo the thought that Korea and being Korean is superior, and foreign specialists must be treated with respect.
by John B. Kotch, JoongAng Daily (June 14, 2002)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200206/14/200206142349223599900090109011.html

College Tutors Can Earn 60,000-100,000 Won Per Hour
by Yi-Young Cho and Soo-Jung Shin,
Donga.com (August 03, 2004)
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=040000&biid=2004080497078

The era of professional babysitters
Babysitters who can teach English are particularly in high demand as they provide more benefits for a comparatively low fee. The majority of such babysitters are students who lived in English-speaking countries as children and speak English fluently. They usually make 30,000 won for an hour and a half of babysitting. Other high-end types of babysitters include well-educated women who can replace parents in educating children at home. They usually charge 40,000 to 60,000 won per hour, although each agency has its own remuneration policy.
KBS Global
http://english.kbs.co.kr/life/trend/1364429_11857.html

27% of Economy Goes Underground
By Kim Sung-jin, Korea Times (February 26, 2006)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200602/kt2006022617591810230.htm

[bobbyhanlon]

wow.. koreanalysis and real reality on one thread.. will the country survive??

[ajgeddes]

Are those Hong Kong dollars?

[jmbran11]

Are we counting benefits (like my apartment, severance, free meals and transportation, health benefits, pension) or just our actual take-home pay? Let me know, and I'll answer honestly.

[ilovebdt]

Mind your own business.

ilovebdt

[periwinkle]

6 people so far are making over $60,000, after taxes? Only guy I know making that much has a Ph.D. in English lit. Actually, after taxes, I'm not sure if he's even bringing in that much....

[PRagic]

Why stop at 60? I know full time editors, people at networks, and private instructors, all legit and perfectly legal, that make over 100K. I also know university full-time instructors that, with overtime and a summer or winter session, make at least 60.

The OP needs to big up and let us all in on what he/she makes, though, or I'd suggest nobody put up personal specifics.

[riley]

Well, considering he didn't specify what country the dollars are from, that could explain some of the high salaries. I mean if I'm from Canada or Australia, am I going to immediately think about my salary in US dollars?
Personally, I think we need to get to the heart of the subject. How big is your dick? C'mon everybody, whip it out and tell us. Women can play too, just imagine how big your ego is girls and then put it in inches.

[Canadian Club]

[riley]

Me too, it sounds much bigger.