Well said John. I am seeing tighter restrictions on who can qualify for working visas now too, as specially in the more desirable destinations such as Shanghai. Places out in the middle of nowhere seem to still be able to get visas for 20 year old kids with no degree. However, I feel if things keep tightening up then the supply of employable teachers will be a lot less. Those of us with degrees and teaching credentials will start seeing a rise in salaries.

I think we have been seeing that to some degree, but it can be a lot more. I no longer teach English, so I am out of date when it comes to what teachers should be making. Assuming its a licensed school, and an average work load, and a non sucker for a teacher, what is the average salary now a days?

We really need to get that out there so new teachers coming to China know not to be suckered into low paying jobs. I've talked to people in 2nd tier cities that say they are making 7 or 8 thousand and I think how on earth did they sucker you into taking that. I figure 12,00 a month is a fair bare minimum?