[antony]

I earn a decent salary in China, it might not be as much as you guys are earning in Japan and Germany but the cost of living is a lot cheaper here. I think ESL teaching has a lot has to do with how good a teacher you are! My salary is about 1,000 pounds sterling(UK) for 20 teaching hours per week. I live very comfortably on about 20% of my salary as I have free accommodation with all bills paid. I also get a paid return flight to the UK every year. So I can quite honestly say, Yes I make enough money. I don't even bother teaching private classes as I like my free time.

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So I can quite honestly say, Yes I make enough money.

But could you do this as a career in China? Could you see yourself staying there forever?

Would you be able to make enough in the long run to cover retirement?

[teachingenglishmadeeasy]

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But could you do this as a career in China? Could you see yourself staying there forever?

Would you be able to make enough in the long run to cover retirement?

Good point. In Korea, you can. I wasn't going to post what I make here, but I've noticed that someone else has. So here it goes:

3 million won a month (about 2500USD a month)
Free apartment walking distance to work
3 months paid vacation
12 hours a week during fall and spring semesters/10 hours a week during summer and winter semesters.

I pick up extra work at the University's academy, 8 hours a week, and earn an extra 1.5 million Won a month (1,200 a month)

So, in total, 20 hours a week and I earn 3,700USD a month. My wife is the same, but without the academy work.