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[bocceman]

Hi Everybody!


I was curious as to what to your knowledge, are the highest paying Hagwons/Schools/Academies/Jobs? Thanks in advance for your responses.

[ttompatz]

[ChilgokBlackHole]

This is clearly something else that ttompatz is either ignorant of or trying to simplify too hard. If you want to teach English in Korea, your salary will be 2.1 mil to 2.3 mil DOE. International schools pay international fares. This is between $30k and $40k DOE. You need to be an actual teacher to do that. Sometimes you need a CELTA. Corporate jobs are all over the map. You can get upwards of $50k a year (that's United States Dollars), but they're few and far between.

Other jobs depend on experience. Your question can't be adequately answered here. If you're a translator for LG Telecom, you're going to make some dollars. If you're an accent reduction instructor, it will be a little less, but you might need a little linguistics background. My Korean boss is better qualified to teach that than I am, and I'm a certified teacher in the US.

Get your resume out there. There's no bottom, and the sky's the limit.

[ttompatz]

simplified = yes.

different from what you said = not really.

But I will ALWAYS defer to those with more experience and superior knowledge than I.

[hagwonnewbie]

With a year or two of experience, a clean cut appearance, North American passport and a little patience, you should be able to get 2.5 to 2.8 mil per month for less than 30-50 minute classes each week. That's if you only respond to the highest paying ads and are in Korea when these academies have someone fall through at the last minute and get desperate.

Likewise, someone in the same situation with an English degree from a recognizable school could probably land a Uni position in late Feb or August. The pay might be a little less, but the vacation time would more than make up for it.

[Mr. Pink]

[jiberish]

If your a famous teacher then you can rake in the cash.