FAQ - Will I make more money teaching overseas?

2. Will I make enough money teaching overseas to live on? What if the cost of living is high?

These are all legitimate questions about moving your teaching career abroad, and you should seek to answer them before you make any life-changing decisions. I get asked these questions all the time, here's my answer...

Exactly how much money is enough? This is a hard one to answer because we all have different opinions on how much is enough, don’t we?

You should do your homework because just as individual teachers needs are vary, so do international school packages and the cost of living in different countries. It is possible to make loads and loads and put your investment portfolio on the map (or cover the map with your travels! Or both?), but it really depends where you go.

Western Europe doesn’t have the same potential for earning that the Middle East or South East Asia has, but you’ll still make enough to live reasonably. Even in Western Europe, some schools pay better than others, and Eastern Europe is a whole other set of conditions again because of the low cost of living.

Go into teaching in an international school with your eyes-wide-open and you will end up having a fabulous and lucrative experience.