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Sign up with Google Sign up with FacebookQ: what is the average pay like in Chinese universities?
Might want to get a teaching job in an university here.
10 years 46 weeks ago in Business & Jobs - China
It's probably close to the equivalent of 2 grand which is probably around 15 thousand rmb or slightly more. Depends what type of degree you have. If you have something higher than a bachelors they are supposed to pay you more. Same rules apply if you have anything higher than a Masters! The higher degree you have the more pay you are supposed to get. That plus experience and performance. It can vary is what I'm saying!
For English teachers, it's the same as other schools - rubbish. Maybe even lower, because English is generally not compulsory for the students. There is usually no mark given on the subject. It is just a government requirement, but that could change soon.
For content teachers with proper qualifications, pay can be quite good.
It depends greatly on a couple of factors, including regional price levels, your qualifications, and the requirements of the position. In general I would like to say that the pay is higher than in other schools, but this is largely due to the limited amount of hours that you will be expected to do. As for the above factors, these could be summed up as follows:
Regional price levels - Guangdong, Shanghai, Beijing, etc. have higher price levels - so higher salaries can be expected here (especially in cities) than in the poorer rural areas in the central and western parts. There are exceptions to this rule however.
Qualifications - many universities that I have been in contact with would offer different salaries on the basis of your degree, (relevant) experience, and teaching qualifications. These will also make it easier to get a job in general.
Requirements of position - while English teaching jobs won't have particularly great pay scales, this can change very much if you are teaching a subject that is in demand at your school. Take accounting, design, or economics as useful examples.
Foreign language department as a basic English teacher - about 5000/month.
In the international department where the university has an agreement with an overseas university, and students have the option of studying over there (and the teachers require some good qualifications and experience - such as master's degree and a couple of years, PLUS a decent teaching qualification), and the pay goes up to 12,000 plus.
(information from personal experience, as I've increased my quals, and moved universities )
The Qingdao Maritime College, which prepares students to work in the shipping business, pays foreign English language teachers with master's degrees 4,800 RMB a month. In addition, the school provides free housing - a two-room hovel in a ramshackle barrack - with all utilities paid. And a lunch pass to eat on campus at a discount price of 4 or 5 kuai. Paid Chinese holidays.
Work load is no more than 16 60-minute hours per week. No weekends. No nights.
Not bad if you're 20. (But then again, at that age, you wouldn't have an MA. So you'd make less. A BA commands about 300 RMB less than an MA... Geez, what a country...)
da_wei:
If you have a teaching degree, then they are ripping you off. I only have an unrelated degree but would not work for that little. They should provide you with three free meals a day. Not to mention travel allowances on completion of your time.
10 000Rmb /m x 9 m/Y or 8000 /m x 11 m/Y, free 90 m2 apartment with paid utilities with 10 h (60') weekly workload!
No ticket refund, or free meals.
However, this isn't University's salary, but Middle and Primary Public School. Not in the big city, either.
ou812:
I am confused, how many class periods are you teaching per week? How many students/class?
icnif77:
15 periods x 40' each. In June, I worked 25 periods altogether. Today (6/18) was the last working day in this semester. Class with approx. 50 students, usual students count in Public Schools.
I work in a university, and i get 11000 a month, its alright considering only expected to work 14hrs a week, no office time and long paid holidays, plenty of time to do extra work and travel. way better than private schools in my opinion and generally they are much more secure aswell
mandydeng:
Hi that's great deal! A school offers me 13500 for 25 hours plus 5 office hours , is that a good deal.
Rin:
Mandy, I think that's pretty good.. depending which city you are in of course!
bill8899:
What qualifications do you all have? I'm not challenging you, I'm curious because I think your salaries are not common.
mandydeng:
Hi,I think that's a pretty common salary. 25 teaching hours plus 5 office hours per week,that's a lot work!
In smaller cities around 4,500 if you only have a BA. Free apartment, air ticket and around 3 months paid holidays. Around 14 classes a week.
From experience.