With the increasing demand for foreign teachers in China’s English education market, many “foreign experts” with work visas come to China to engage in education every year, and those fresh graduates in China can engage in English teaching as long as they have bachelor’s degree, English skills at mother tongue level and TEFL certificate.

随着我国英语教育市场对外教的需求不断扩大，每年有不少拥有工作签证的“外国专家”来到中国从事教育工作，还有国内那些应届毕业生，只要他们拥有本科学位、母语水平的英语技能和TEFL证书，就可以从事英语教学。

Boasting the world’s fastest-growing economy and home to 300 million Chinese students who willing to learn English , China represents the largest and one of the most lucrative job markets on earth for teaching English abroad.

中国是世界上经济增长最快的国家，拥有3亿愿意学习英语的中国学生，因此，中国是世界上最大和最有利可图的海外英语教学市场之一。

Given the scope of China’s market for English

language instruction, how much an English teacher can make in China varies widely based on the types of jobs and the size of the company, but most first-time English teachers in China from the U.S., Canada, the U.K. or other native English-speaking countries typically make between 15,000 RMB to 30,000 RMB per month, and some make earn more than that. In addition, Many English teachers in China also receive free accommodation, or a stipend (typically 3,000 RMB per month) to cover housing costs and some other benefits such as reimbursed airfare.

鉴于中国英语教学市场的规模，英语教师在中国的收入因工作类型和公司规模的不同而有很大差异，但大多数来自美国、加拿大、英国或其他以英语为母语国家的初任英语教师月薪通常在15,000元至30,000元之间，有些人的收入甚至超过这个数字。此外，许多在中国的英语教师还获得免费住宿，或津贴（通常为每月3000元人民币）以支付住房费用和其他一些福利，如报销机票。

The salary it depends on the location of where you teach in China too. The salary an international school in Shanghai offers will differ to what you can expect teaching English at a language school in Shenzhen.

工资也取决于你在中国的教学地点。上海的国际学校提供的工资将不同于你在深圳的语言学校教英语的期望值。

1. If you have a bachelor’s degree and

a TEFL certificate but no experience, you can expect to earn 1,5000 – 2,5000 RMB per month teaching at an after-school language training center in China.

1.如果你有学士学位和TEFL证书，但没有经验，你可以期待在中国的课后语言培训中心教书，每月赚取1,5000 – 2,5000人民币。

2. If you’re an experienced, licensed teacher teaching your subject specialty, you can expect to earn anywhere from 2,5000 – 4,0000 RMB per month teaching at an

international school in China.

2.如果你是一个有经验的、有执照的教师，教授你的学科专业，你可以期望在中国的国际学校教书，每月赚取2,5000-4,0000人民币。

3. If you’re an experienced ESL instructor, you can expect to earn anywhere from 2,5000 – 3,0000 RMB a month teaching as little as 25 hours a week within the public school system in China.

3.如果你是一个有经验的ESL教师，你可以期望在中国的公立学校系统内，每周只需教25个小时，就能赚到2,5000-3,0000元人民币。

4. Teaching English at a university in China is also an option that’s open to you – for around 20 hours of teaching a week, you can expect to earn up to 1,5000 RMB a month.

4.在中国的大学里教英语也是一个对你开放的选择–每周大约20个小时的教学，你可以期望每月赚取高达1,5000元人民币。

What does this number mean to me in real terms?

这个数字对我来说有什么实际意义？

While such salaries may not be high in absolute terms compared to what you may consider to be a high salary in your home country, because the cost of living in China is lower and housing costs are provided for, most English teachers in China are able to make enough to save the equivalent of $600 – $1,750 a month after expenses, and some teachers are able to save more than $1,500 a month after expenses or up to $20,000 a year.

虽然与你在国内可能认为的高薪相比，这样的工资绝对值可能并不高，但由于中国的生活成本较低，并且提供住房费用，大多数中国的英语教师能够赚到足够的钱，在扣除开支后，相当于每月600-1750美元，一些教师能够在扣除开支后每月存下超过1500美元，或者每年高达20,000美元。

Why Can I Save so Much?

为什么我可以节省这么多？

Lower Cost of Living

较低的生活成本

A lower cost of living in China (which is roughly 50% of the cost of the US) means that your salary goes farther and it is easier to save. Note that salaries are often lower in regions where the cost of living is also lower, so you can still save a substantial portion of your income.

中国的生活成本较低（大约是美国的50%），这意味着你的工资可以花得更多，更容易储蓄。请注意，在生活成本也较低的地区，工资通常也较低，因此你仍然可以将收入的很大一部分存起来。

Housing Costs are Often Covered

住房费用通常都被包括在内

Most Americans pay 25%-35% of their monthly income in rent and other housing-related costs, so if your housing costs are covered, as they are for English teachers in China, you will be able to keep more of your income each month.

大多数美国人每月支付25%-35%的房租和其他与住房有关的费用，因此，如果你的住房费用得到保障，就像中国的英语教师那样，你将能够每月保留更多的收入。

Employer Covered Health Insurance

and Paid Vacation

雇主提供的健康保险和带薪休假

Many English teachers in China also receive health insurance and paid vacation.

中国的许多英语教师还享有健康保险和带薪休假。