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: Benefits include teaching less than 20 hours a week and often having a lot of freedom to teach what you want, plus very little paperwork. Don’t forget too, you can take on a part-time job like I did to make some extra money, which gave me a salary well over 85,000 baht a month. And yes, on a salary over 85,000 baht, you really are living close to the lap of luxury. The lap itself, though, is reserved for the international schools in Bangkok. Average Salaries at International Schools in Bangkok – An average salary at an international school in Bangkok is between 85,000 and 150,000 baht a month, plus, housing allowance of anything from 10,000 baht to 35,000 baht a month. 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.