Title: What’s the Average Salary for an English Teacher in Bangkok, Thailand – Tasty Thailand
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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: What’s the Average Salary for an English Teacher in Bangkok, Thailand – Tasty Thailand
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What’s the Average Salary for an English Teacher in Bangkok, Thailand
January 12, 2019
Students in rural Thailand
** Updated for 2020
We often receive messages from people asking what the average salary for a farang (western) teacher is in Bangkok, Thailand and is it possible to live on it? The average farang English teacher salary in Thailand varies immensely, depending on what job you do and where you work. If you are a qualified teacher in Thailand, of course, you will make more money than the many farang teachers who are not. Qualified teachers make a higher salary and also get the better job offers. Overall, though, average salaries in Bangkok for farang English teachers are low — particularly compared to countries like Japan and South Korea, which pay their foreign English teachers far higher salaries. Average Salaries at a Thai Government School in Bangko k – Thai government schools usually pay the lowest salaries. Anything from 30,000 to 37,000 baht is standard and, in Bangkok, where the cost of living can be high, it can be difficult to live on 35,000 baht a month. Of course, some farang teachers (usually unqualified teachers who do not have a lot of job options) will tell you it is possible to live on this. It is if you do not mind living in a one-room Thai-style apartment, eating street food every day, not being able to afford imported western food very often, socializing only once or twice a week, and taking buses almost everywhere you travel – yes, it is doable. But, if you want any kind of social life, to be able to eat western food once in a while, and don’t wish to live in a box, then 45,000 baht a month is the minimum salary you should aim for, and 50-60,000 baht is better.