When I was in Vietnam, which is over two years ago now, the starting wage at VUS was 15 bucks an hour. At least that's what I heard. However, I never worked there and maybe I was misinformed, or maybe the pay has gone up since then . I was making just over three grand a month when I was working full-time at RMIT Vietnam. The British Council paid about the same. However, they were two of the best-paying gigs in Vietnam and most EFL teachers in Hanoi or Saigon, or at least most of the ones I knew, were pulling in just under two grand a month gross. They were working mostly at the big language mills though and they had degrees and TEFL certificates.Mr Lovejuice wrote:VUS and VAS remind me a lot of the Cambodian schools but are much better equipped in general. !5$ p h you say? That's very low, they used to pay 18 not so long ago. The real bottom end in Vietnam are agencies that pay 12. Never heard of as low as 10. Government schools pay from 15-22. Need a degree? only so they can tick their form. lol. If your a good teacher ( even if your an alchy - I know a few), you can easily pull in over 2000 per month. More like 3000. Just got to meet the right people for the introductions is all. I get 12 -26 here in KOW but not enough hours to really save a lot so far.
Also, another thing I should have taken into account, is the unpaid holidays which appear to be much more numerous in Cambodia than they are in Vietnam.