I never said salaries for teachers don't vary in the West. But what I DID say was that they are determined by the actual employer in line with strict regulations re a job applicant's academic qualifications and teaching experience. Said assessment is a serious matter, and cannot be queried by a job applicant. There are pay scales in place, and that's good. No-one can be cheated, unlike the situ at your crumby outfit. I guess you've never been a teacher back home before you landed here in China! That's why you're ignorant of standard procedure, as followed by srupulous employers in the West. I'dd advise anyone to steer clear of GAC/ACT on the Chinese mainland, students and foreign teachers alike!

I know that in Europe teachers' salaries are determined by what I stated in my original post, and are on an ascending ladder. Teachers have no right to haggle with prospective employers in the West! Can you undermine his BS on my behalf? Teaching is a profession, after all! Not flipping hamburgers in a big Mac outlet. That guy's the one who doesn't know what he's talking about, not me! I know in North America, it's the same. Maybe he's never been a teacher in the West!