Teaching in Thailand - Teachers Salary and Benefit

Salaries and Benefits

Salaries at Thai schools depend upon the type of institution (public or private) and the level of instruction (secondary or post-secondary). In most government institutions, the basic salary is low-about 20,000 + baht per month, or US$600 which is enough money to live on in Bangkok. However, schools provide free housing and other benefits, which amounts to a saving of 4,000 or 5,000 baht per month. Teachers are also assigned 2 or 3 evening classes a week, which earns them another 2,000 to 3,000 baht per month as overtime pay. Foreign teachers who acquire jobs at the colleges on their own can earn about 30,000 baht but they have to pay for housing, which can be grossly expensive in a city like Bangkok. Private high schools such as Bangkok Christian College pay about 35,000 baht. Universities, Thailand’s paramount educational institutions, pay about 35,000 bath to 40,000 baht.

At commercial schools about 500 baht per hour can be expected along with perks as health care, vacation, visa arrangements and other expenses.

The most profitable way to teach English is private tutoring where you can make anywhere from 500 to 700 baht per hour depending on the client. Teaching students pays about 500 to 650 baht, and teaching business people in banking or tourism pays 850 to 900 baht.