Korean Job Discussion Forums

[TheUrbanMyth]

http://www.payscale.com/research/KR/Country=Korea,_Republic_Of/Salary

[FDNY]

First an ESL worker in Korea is not a profession. Please see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profession#List_of_professions

Second, the salary of an ESL worker in Korea is wholly dependant on
how hard you want to work and how you interpret/follow the immigration
laws(which may or may not be fair, reasonable or in sync with the rest
of the OECD countries)

[edwardcatflap]

[Daelim]

It's also worth pointing out that relatively our salaries are around $5000-$6000 higher per year due to accommodation being included. It also stands to reason that our salaries go a bit further as most of us don't have cars to run, home improvements to make, and "Jones'" to keep up with.

We get a good deal here in terms of money, it must be said.

[thegadfly]

[ytide]

[ytide]

Monthly Salary -- Monthly True-Cost to Employer (see above)
2.0 -- 3.0
2.2 -- 3.2
2.5 -- 3.5 million


Assumed Costs Borne by Employer to calculate the above
Monthly Salary: As above
Airfare: 1.2 million
Recruiter Fee: 1.0 million
Rent: 450,000/month
Severance: Same as one month's pay
Healthcare: 50,000/month(?)
Pension: 1.1 million after one year.

[bobbybigfoot]

These figures are way off.

There is a better way to look at things: how much money can you save here in Korea?

$15,000? So what salary would you need back in the US to be able to save this much money?

Some of us are saving $25,000 a year. To do that back in Canada, I'd need a salary of $80 or $90K.

ESL in Korea can be serious money. And certainly not $23K as this post suggests.

[IlIlNine]

[alwaysgood]

Do these figures include hagwon KT's? That could lower the average.

[nathanrutledge]

[pkang0202]

I work at a company. My salary is the same as an ESL teacher without the housing.

So, because I gotta pay rent every month, my salary is about 7 million won LESS than an ESL teacher yearly.

Housing is huge. The fact that ESL teachers get it makes your salary very competitive over company workers.

Also, I work 50-55 hour weeks, no overtime. When I was teaching, I worked 40 hours a week, no more, no less. I left at 4:30 on the dot every single day. That was nice.

[Unposter]

I know for a fact that the average high school teacher's salary is higher than listed. That might be an entry level wage but that is not an average salary.

[Daelim]

[TheUrbanMyth]