compensation

Teach in China

  • Salary of 3,300-4,000 RMB net pay per month

  • All CIEE placements include rent-free modern housing for the duration of the work contract

  • Pay increases to those with graduate degrees and significant teaching experience

  • Occasionally CIEE can source University level-positions for teachers of Science, Math, and English with pay and benefits dependant on qualifications

  • Return airfare reimbursement (up to 10,000RMB) upon completion of two consecutive semesters teaching

Teach in China-Professional

  • Salary of 4,000-6,000 RMB net pay per month

  • All CIEE placements include rent-free modern housing for the duration of the work contract

  • Round-trip airfare reimbursement (up to 10,000RMB) upon completion of two consecutive semesters teaching

Note: One year teaching experience or equivalent required to be eligible for Teach in China-Professional

CIEE Teach in China participants enjoy a comfortable standard of living while working in China. The salary may not seem particularly high by Western terms, but it is generous in local terms-about twice what local teachers earn!

* Host institutions provide furnished accommodations that are compliant with Western expectations. Rent-free living combined with the reasonable cost of living in China allow earnings to go a long way.

** Generally, participants are able to save some of their wages allowing them to travel both during their teaching contract and after their teaching assignment in China.

salary comparison information

Professional educator’s salaries in and average Chinese University:

  • Professor: 5,000 RMB/Month

  • Associate Professor: 3,500 RMB/Month

  • Lecturer: 2,500RMB/Month

Professional educator’s salaries in an average Chinese middle or high school:

  • Principal: 4,000RMB/Month

  • Vice Principal: 3,000RMB/Month

  • Teacher: 2,500RMB/Month

a glimpse of cost of living in china

Taxi fares:

  • In Shanghai starts at 11 RMB and continues at 1RMB/2.1km

  • In smaller cities starts at 5-8 RMB and continues at 1RMB/1.5-2km

Cost of a meal in a Chinese restaurant:

  • Breakfast (typical Chinese breakfast: Baozi, Soybean milk): 1.5-5RMB

  • Lunch & Dinner (meat, vegetable, rice):

    • Shanghai & Beijing: 20-50RMB/person

    • Middle City (regional economic center): 15-25RMB/person

    • Small City: 5-10RMB/person

Average cost of western fast food meals:

  • Burger King: 15-19RMB

  • McDondald’s:16.5-25RMB

  • Kentucky Fried Chicken: 16-22RMB