I am a trained teacher with International experience (middle school) my wife is a non-certified English teacher. Which countries pay the best with a reasonable cost of living?
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Straight cash?  Saudi or UAE.  Pretty much anywhere in the middle east.\n\nJapan and Korea (then Tiawan and Hong Kong) pay English teachers very well.
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This question would be much easier answered if you told us where you would like to live!!  Salaries vary greatly among states.  Within states, districts try to be competitive by offering incentives and bonuses. If you're interested in North Carolina, you can go to: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/salary_admin/salinfo.htm\nYou'll be able to find basic salary information at each state's superintendent's office.\n\nThe best site that I know of to launch an national teaching job search is: http://www.teachers-teachers.com/\n\nGood luck!!\n\nHave an AWESOME day!!\n\nCosmicKelly :)
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Well, that sounds good to me.  I don't think I have ever before heard a teacher happy about the amount left after taxes .... at least that is how I am interpreting your details ... or do you mean you don't have much left after taxes?  My thoughts would be to go where you are happy and where you feel you are making a difference.  Those of us who make a career of teaching don't usually do it for the money.
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An elementary school teacher with all the required qualifications will take home about 30,000$ an year.Or about\n2300$ a month after taxes.
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I work for the school district here in Vegas....\n\nIt depends on the position.  Your best start would be within a Title 1 school as a Teacher/Family Aide.  The pay a lot higher.  This position is a lot more involved.  Not only to you assist the teacher, but there is governmental paperwork you are in charge of, parent meetings, etc.  I did this for a year and a half.  I enjoyed it and was assigned to a PRE-K classroom, but got on with Psych Services so I left.  Anyway, schooling is required for these positions, and since you have the AA, you would do good in this posiion. Roughly $13-$14/hr.\n\nOtherwise a general teachers Aide, you are looking at being in a special ed classroom and that is roughly $10/hr.
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With a master's degree, you can work in the local jr. college. Or, go to the local university and see if you can teach overseas for the summer.\n\n$14 an hour?? That's awful low with that kind of education!
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I've been teaching in china almost two years now, three different schools.  First I came through a program, the "Appalachians Abroad" program through Marshall University (do a quick search--don't need to be a student there to participate).  The programs give you the support you may need in case of any problems, and there may be some problems, due to cultural differences, bad school administration, etc.  You can also do a search for anything that relates to bad experiences, school reviews in china.  there are many forums and websites devoted to these things.\n\nIt is easy to find a job through online ads, and you can set this up before you go.  Check out www.abroadchina.org, I got my last two jobs through this site.  It is reliable and straightforward.  If you are certified and have experience, you will have bargaining power.  The chinese will usually low-ball on salary and try to ask you to teach the maximum number of hours.  16 hours at 3500-5000RMB is normal for university is the norm, some have gotten less.  Younger age levels you will teach more hours but should expect a much higher salary.\n\nbeware of TEFL sites that may be frauds, and always ask for past/current foreign teacher's email addresses, to make sure you have chosen the right school.  China is a fascinating country, good luck.
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With disregard to the cost, you should go for any ESL certificate, as long as they are more than 100 hrs. Anything less than a 100 hr. certificate will not be accepted by some countries such as S. Korea. TESOL is North American, and CELTA is British. Some former British colonies such as Malaysia, Hong Kong, etc, are very particular and only prefer you to have a CELTA rather than a TESOL. It's your choice of which countries you would to teach in for the future.
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Germany,coz i had read somewhere that it has literacy rate 100%...USA or UK is also a good option!
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I can't really understand your question as you have apparently left some words out.  But in the US there are many unfilled public school teaching positions.  So a certified teacher should have no problem finding a position, especially in larger cities...the problem comes in on trying to live on the meager wages offered.
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It all depends on where are you from and where do you want to live.  If you are an american and want to live in the US working for an american company, you might be better of in the US.  On the other hand, if you want to work in Australia, or you are not american, I'd go for the Australian University.  The US is the most wonderful country to go for vacation and shopping.  Living in the US means working too much and sticking to too many laws, not to mention a strict police and sometimes abusive.  Enjoy Disneyland, Coca-Cola, 5th Avenue and Rodeo Drive.  Party in Miami but live in Sidney!
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Unfortunately Toronto has the highest cost of living in Canada.  If you have the option, you might considering moving somewhere else.
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Each state in the United States has a different pay scale, and you need to compare Cost of Living to get a real picture of where the pay is best.\n\nIn New Mexico (my state), we have a 3-tier license system that was started about 2 years ago (before that, it was a ladder system based on years in the profession and level of college degree).\n\nAll teachers in New Mexico start at $30,000 per year as a beginning (Level 1) teacher. After 3 - 5 years of teaching, they go through a dossier process to gain Level 2 licensure. Starting this upcomming year, Level 2 will earn $40,000 per year (this year it was $35,000).\n\nAfter at least 3 years at Level 2, and a Master's Degree, the teacher has the option of pursuing a Level 3 licence through another dossier process. Right now, Level 3 earns the same as Level 2. However, in the 2008 - 2009 school year, Level 3 is supposed to go up to $50,000 per year.\n\nWe also have very good medical benefits, a state retirement pension plan (hope it's still there when I retire...lol), and excellent life and disability insurance.
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Teachers here are not paid very well. I don't know why. They are paid about 1/3 what a mainland big city teacher would make. I would suggest actually calling some of the schools here and talk to someone in the school. They are all very friendly and probably wouldn't mind talking to you.
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Kansas.\nAlot of stupid people here,\nBut living expenses are lower than hell.\nEven car insurance costs less here.\n\nThese suckers think people making $14/hr are wealthy\nHahaha\nMan you can buy a decent home here for 60
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$43,000 as a second grade bilingual teacher, plus nominal side job as an interpreter for the police department.\n1) It's a good start.  When I need more $$ for home improvement or education expenses I get a side job for a few years. (Besides the interpreter thing, that's a constant, oh yeah, we eBay too, but that's not in the $43,000.)\n2) Spouse is full-time student, part time pizza delivery "boy"; income is a pittance because gas is so expensive and we live where hardly anyone tips the delivery boy.\n3) No\n4) Yes, because we live below our means and raise a large garden.\n5) I am where I want to be, but I also aspire to teach a college course part-time and I'd like to be a motivational speaker for teachers.\n\nHey "Pete" what state do you teach in?  I've been in the racket for 10 years. . .and I'm well below you.
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"Rich" is a misleading term. If you mean which one ranks highest in terms of human development and attainable lifestyle, it looks like this:\n\n1. Scandinavia (Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark)\n2. Australia and New Zealand\n3. Japan\n\nAnd I would like to live in all of them, but since language comes into the equation, and things like "will I get a visa" and "will I find a job", I would say Australia and New Zealand are probably most people's best bet.