BD

The reason why you, myself and most other FTs earn a lot more than the locals is because we're a greater asset to the schools than the locals are.

Our foreign faces alone will most of the time attract more clients to the school. Add to this the fact that the schools will charge their students a considerably higher sum of money for our classes, as opposed to those of the locals.

Wether we're really improving the student's English or just playing the role of a perfoming monkey, it doesn't for the most part matter(to the schools), as long as the students (or their parents) are coming up with the cash.

A native speaker in particular will usually attract plenty of clients, becuase it raises the prestige of the school. With the profit margins for the school being higher than if they just used locals, we are generally able to command a much higher wage. It's not so much about the JOB we're perfoming, it's more about how much more money we can bring into the school.

Aren't we the lucky ones!