Korean Job Discussion Forums

[jgolds11]

I'm a teacher outside of Seoul, and I make 2.2 million won a month. I'm about to resign for a second year. Is it normal to expect to get a 200,000 won raise per month for the second year? Is that somewhat of a standard?

[ssuprnova]

10% sounds about right. My gyopo friend recently renewed and got a bit more than that as a raise.

[southernman]

It all depends on what level you will be on. If you go up a level you will get a raise. Sometimes you don't. For instance to go from level 1 to 1+ one of the requirements to go to level 1+ is 2 years teaching experience in Korea. Or it is in my province anyway, everywhere is slightly different as are the pay scales.

Just check out your contract, it will all be in there. Another way to get extra money during the re-signing process is to ask for extra afterschool classes. Or in leiu of more money then more time off work. Not going into school on test days and other days while you're not actually teaching. You could even ask for unpaid extra leave during the holiday times, it's all allowed under your contarct if your Principal agrees.

[busanliving]

I find it amusing how when people reply to threads like these they just assume the question relates to public school when generally it doesn't.

For hogwons the typical rise is around 100,000 a month and/or extra benefits like more holidays, better accom etc. If you get more then great.

[TheGuardPanda]

It really depends on the school. I know teachers that got as much as a 20% raise and I know teachers that didn't get a raise at all. I think it something you need to talk about in your new contract meeting with your principal or director

[Abacus]

[busanliving]

It also depends on what the school can afford and how much they value keeping you as a teacher as opposed to getting a new, probably cheaper, teacher.

[southernman]