I am here and working for a Dutch company that does advanced science related work. I left education in China because it is totally bogus and pointless to even consider teaching in China. My spouse does not want to go outside of the country since my spouse's family are all here. As soon as I left education my life in China was 100% better immediately. My work setting is professional, there are no Chinese people working where I work at all, and with an 8,000 RMB housing allowance per month, I rented another apartment for a few months, sold our other home, and used that money and the 8,000 RMB per month to buy a better home and the company pays the mortgage for me. If I had to keep teaching in China I would be gone tomorrow AM. I do keep all of my licenses active and when I go home I do whatever CEU is required to stay current just in case I ever go back into education at home or elsewhere. My advice to anyone considering teaching in China is first of all, forget it, and second of all, don't even consider it. If you have a family in China you cannot afford to live and work if you teach. You need a high-paying job with benefits and teaching does not do it. Mortgage and school fees alone, plus insurance will completely burn the average ESL teacher's wages up 100%

If you don't have a home and if you can hold your breath long enough to get a visa for the Chinese spouse, great. Teach on 15,000 or less and keep the bags packed.