Where can I make the most money as a teacher?
Where in the world can I go (and am qualified to go as a certified US teacher) where I can make the most money? Bear in mind I am a woman, so I want to avoid places like Saudi Arabia. Please don't assume that my main motivation as a teacher is to make money. It obviously isn't or else I wouldn't have gone into this profession and I would not stay in it. One of my major priorities right now though is not having my bank account be negative at the end of every pay period. I would like to teach somewhere where I can actually afford to live and pay off my student loans and debts. It really annoys me how people get so preachy on this site with such limited information.
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If you don't mind, you could always try China. To put it in simple terms, take what a doctor makes here, multiply the number by about 3 then divided by 5 or 7. That's how much you should make a year as high school teacher. But you have to learn chinese if you already don't know it. I hope this helped.
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If your sole motivation in qualifying as a teacher was to make as much money as possible, you`re in the wrong profession.
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I don't know what your loans/debts are exactly and I can only speak to the area that I live in but I can tell you that in Ontario, Canada a teacher will start at anywhere from $42,000 to $45,000 or so depending on your education and skills going into teaching. That number will go up every year for 10 or 12 years, depending on the school board that you work for, and will eventually reach as high as around $75,000 or so. The cost of living in Toronto varies quite a bit, but you could get yourself a small apartment or a basement for under a thousand a month, a transit pass is around $100 a month. So, for around $12,000 you've got yourself a modest home and transportation around the city. Double that for food and other expenses and you're saving up $18,000 in your first year toward your student and other debt. Not the most ideal situation for a young professional to be living in a small apartment and using public transit but hey, I'm staying at home 'till my student debt is paid off so it aint that bad. I would imagine that salaries/cost of living would be similar across the major Canadian cities. The thing here though is that there are a ton of qualified teachers and not too many jobs. Toronto is a shrinking school board (while those around Toronto are growing, living in the suburbs is a lot more expensive than living in the city if you're just looking for a small place) and you would need to get a Canadian education degree to be able to teach up here... so this whole post actually seems like a big waste and not very practical for you... sorry :(
