> I do feel sorry for most foreign teachers engaged by schools in
> China. Most recruiters and schools keep lying about the salary
> offered to foreign teachers. Most claim that we chinese teachers are
> paid less than foreign teachers, which is actually not true.

> I've been teaching for 2 years now and my salary is more if not on
> par with 2 the foreign teachers in my school. My salary, including
> bonus and incentives is around 2800-3000rmb/month for 12 lesson a
> week. The two foreign teacher are being paid 3000 and getting 18
> lessons.

> Some of my older collegues are even getting more. One way for you
> people to find out is to look at teachers who smoke. A collegue of my
> told the Foreign teachers that he is only getting 1500, Rubbish. He
> smoke 2 packets of cigarettes a day, costing about 30rmb and that
> will cost him 900rmb. How could he live with 600 and month,. He has a
> wife , 2 children and has to feed his parents,too. What I hear is
> that he is getting 3600rmb.He has a motorbike and his wife has a
> motorised bicycle.

Hi Chineseteacher,

Amazing! Your honesty and candour, I mean.

Best wishes,
Jack