What is the salary of a Japan Exchange Teacher (JET)?

Question

Does anyone know the salary of a participant in the JET Programme?

To the first answerer, I have had experience teaching children before and have been on exchange to Japan previously.

Answer 1

The minimum salary for English teacher is 250,000 yen a month and I believe that is what JET teachers make. But they have really good benefits. I know teachers who saved a lot of money with JET.

Answer 2

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What is the salary of a Japan Exchange Teacher (JET)?
Does anyone know the salary of a participant in the JET Programme?

Answer 3

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Answer 4

JET's earn about 3,600,000 yen per year (it works out to just over 300,000 yen a month). I'm a bit surprised when I checked this out for you, because the wage has NOT changed since I was in the programme 7 years ago. However, it's still a good wage,the benefits are good, and I managed to save up quite a good chunk of money despite living in a super expensive urban area.

I do recommend the program, despite what some people say. They take good care of you, and you could possibly be eligible for tax exemption (in Canada, it exists, but I'm not sure about other countries).

I had a fantastic experience, where I had great colleagues who definitely did not act "superior" to me (well, ok, there was one, but I didn't really have to work with him). JET alumni have one phrase that we repeat over and over: "Everyone has a different experience on JET." I hope you'll apply and have a fantastic experience!

Answer 5

the pay is good- 250000yen, and you get lots of perks (rent assist, key money, elec, etc) , which would push it up to around 300000. (+ or - depending on where you get stationed- country/city)
however JET is dying ! the government is handing ALT job responsibilities over to the city councils etc and they in-turn hire dispatch companies (call them 'middle men') for finding teachers, they of course take their cut of the annual wage of the teacher (sometimes up to 50% ---- this is where your perks go bye bye ) thus the pays are go down down down, the quality of the teachers is also crashing as it all becomes an issue of money.

however if you can still bare this, your next prob is working in the public school system. where the Japanese teachers see themselves as elite over you (even if your a qualified teacher in your own country), you will be a guest nothing else (first year being the best).
think of it as : being a dog at a BBQ

and yes if you don't like kids then do a Donnie Brasco and ....
'FO-GE-ABOUT-IT'

:P

just my two cents

Answer 6

Good answers so far, but I would add my personal experience. I taught at a Japanese college with a co-worker who had attended the same university as I did in the U.S. We both had Ph.D. degrees (he had only one; I had two), but students and other faculty called him "Doctor" and me "Mister" almost to a person. There are status differences between Japanese teachers and foreign teachers. This did not happen when I taught in South Korea.

Answer 7

JET pay enough for you to live here but I would worry more about whether you have what it takes to teach children if I were you.