Title: What’s the Average Salary for an English Teacher in Bangkok, Thailand – Tasty Thailand
Headings: What’s the Average Salary for an English Teacher in Bangkok, Thailand
What’s the Average Salary for an English Teacher in Bangkok, Thailand
** Updated for 2020
How much money does a western teacher need to make in Bangkok?

Content: A friend works at one of the top international schools in Bangkok and his salary is 125,000 baht plus a 35,000 baht a month housing allowance that he uses to rent a four-bedroom house with a swimming pool, so he is riding high. Jobs in true international schools are difficult to get though, requiring an Education degree, plus 5-10 years teaching experience outside Thailand. International schools also usually only hire from outside the country. How much money does a western teacher need to make in Bangkok? In order to have a decent standard of living in Bangkok, a Western teacher should be making at least 45,000 baht salary a month, and preferably 50,000 to 60,000 baht to have any kind of cushion for emergencies. Some teachers will disagree, but when I have seen the rooms they live in, the clothes they wear, and realize they cannot afford to eat out with me often, as the restaurants I occasionally eat at are beyond their budget (more than 300 baht a meal), then I know which opinion I prefer to keep. For more information on average teaching salaries in Bangkok, there is an excellent set of interviews on Ajarn.com (a teaching website for farang English teachers in Thailand). Continue Reading
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