Thread: Thai Teacher Rich List

[quote=Property;502808]

How rich are Thai teachers?

A Thai teacher's annual income is 1380 USD (4500 baht/month).

A Thai teacher is the 1,751,315,439th richest person in the world.


A Thai teacher is in the top 29.18% richest people in the world.

Hate to piss on your parade Prop, but 1,380 US dollars is 45,540 baht.
I do believe you need to consult someone in the Mathematics Dept.

The new Thai teachers were I work are paid 7200 baht/month, but some make up to about 30K tutoring on the side.

[quote=Texpat;502862]

Originally Posted by Property

How rich are Thai teachers?

A Thai teacher's annual income is 1380 USD (4500 baht/month).

A Thai teacher is the 1,751,315,439th richest person in the world.


A Thai teacher is in the top 29.18% richest people in the world.

Hate to piss on your parade Prop, but 1,380 US dollars is 45,540 baht.
I do believe you need to consult someone in the Mathematics Dept.

If I'm reading your post correctly Tex he is right in saying that 1380USD per year as in annually,(45,540b per year) is equal to just under 4500B per month not per year assuming those figures are correctly posted from their source..

Actually more precisely but not sure why it isn't posted as such it would be 3795b per month..

Under any circumstance it is depressingly low...

Originally Posted by Spin

^ Why are people even talking in dollars? err this is Thailand and Baht is the currency here.

cos usually when comparing salaries etc most of the world uses dollar.

Notwithstanding the error picked by Driventowin above, the OP does clearly state annual vs monthly.

Originally Posted by Texpat

I do believe you need to consult someone in the Mathematics Dept.

Perhaps you can help each other with your homework after you have consulted someone in the English Department?

Originally Posted by CSFFan

The new Thai teachers were I work are paid 7200 baht/month, but some make up to about 30K tutoring on the side.

True, and for the students that don't go to tutoring classes, it is reflected in their grades, even if they don't need tutoring. At least thats what I'm told by Thais. Is it possible that this is just another way to milk the cow?

my wife earns quiet a lot and she is a teacher

Originally Posted by tristram

my wife earns quiet

A good quality for a wife.

Originally Posted by tristram

my wife earns quiet a lot and she is a teacher

apologies to CMN... this is clearly a DD typo...

Originally Posted by mellow

True, and for the students that don't go to tutoring classes, it is reflected in their grades, even if they don't need tutoring. At least thats what I'm told by Thais. Is it possible that this is just another way to milk the cow?

Its been known to happen....though I've never seen first hand evidence of it.

Originally Posted by Property

No wonder they (Thai teachers) are always complaining about these Johnny Foreigners coming over here & earning 30k a month. I genuinely feel sorry for them, still one wonders why they go into the teaching game if it pays so poorly.

Is it really that low or, if compared with teacher vs other occupations salaries in other countries is it comparable? Teachers worldwide are far from high paid.

Originally Posted by CSFFan

The new Thai teachers were I work are paid.......

Do you teach better than you post on here?

I personally know Head Deputy assistants (hee-hee,married to one) that make more than what the majority of senior Thai teachers make.

Originally Posted by kingwilly

Originally Posted by Spin

^ Why are people even talking in dollars? err this is Thailand and Baht is the currency here.

cos usually when comparing salaries etc most of the world uses dollar.

Your not up to date ! Things are starting to change. See the following article


NEW YORK - When people start talking about rappers and supermodels shunning the dollar, you know there's a problem.
As the greenback recently hit historic lows against other major currencies, rap mogul Jay-Z released a new video in which he flashes euros, not dollars. It was also widely reported last week that one of the world's richest supermodels, Gisele Bundchen, opted to be paid in euros because of the dollar's weak outlook. Her spokeswoman has denied that the model was spurning the dollar, saying Bundchen is paid in the currency of a job's location.
Nevertheless, the euro bought an all-time record $1.4752 on Friday and the British pound has also been trading at its highest levels against the dollar since the early 1980s. The Canadian dollar, often called the "Loonie," reached parity with the dollar in September for the first time since 1976, and has climbed steadily since.

the rest..Pop culture giving weak dollar a bad rap - Stocks & economy - MSNBC.com

thought I might add a nice little picture:
Supermodel Gisele Demands her Pay in Almost Anything BUT American Dollars // Current

4500 per month? Sounds like a 20 year old statistic to me. Most teachers start at about 7000 per month. Raises depend on their qualifications, reviews, what subject they teach and maybe where they teach (I'm not sure of the last one)

Most teachers get annual raises and after 20 or 30 years get about 20,000 to 25,000 plus whatever they make from private lessons. A smart teacher who teaches a popular subject can double their income with a few weekend classes.