Teaching English in Korea can earn me how much?

Question

I hear you can do it privately or with an Academy, but Academies sometimes jerk you around and don't pay on time.

Answer 1

Actually, this is a good question and the answer is truly up to you. If you go the business corporation route, you can earn over a million won per week, or about US$1,100 a week. You can teach independently, choosing well-to-do students and earn perhaps US$50 an hour, but this may require you to travel and teach in homes of doctors, lawyers, and officials. Teaching for an institute is usually the low end of the spectrum, perhaps W1.4 million per month (US$1,600) plus room and board, which you likely will share with other English teachers.