| When looking for the best paid overseas teaching job | | | | to remain for the full length of your contract and are |
| it is easy to be blinded by the salary being offered but | | | | willing to give you a financial incentive to do so. You |
| this may prevent you from making the best choice if | | | | may be able to negotiate an end-of-contract bonus of |
| saving money is your primary concern. Here are two | | | | 10-15%. |
| tips to help you find the highest paying teaching job | | | | Income Tax |
| abroad - net. | | | | Another consideration when considering teaching |
| Teaching jobs abroad come in many shapes and | | | | positions abroad and attempting to evaluate which one |
| sizes. You can teach English in private language | | | | will be the most profitable is how much tax you will |
| schools, teach at universities set up for local students | | | | have to pay. Countries have the differing tax rules, for |
| from the host countries and, you can teach at | | | | example in Taiwan you may only pay 10% tax, but in |
| international schools which are set up for expatriate | | | | Poland you will have to pay closer to 20%. Therefore |
| children. | | | | it is important to find out how much tax you will have |
| The most lucrative position is usually teaching at an | | | | to pay and establish how this will affect your overall |
| international school for expatriate children. There are | | | | take home salary. |
| over 4000 international schools worldwide so there is | | | | Also, some benefits are taxable as well, so it is wise to |
| plenty from which to choose. | | | | check whether the dollar amounts you are quoted are |
| Salary and Benefits | | | | gross (before tax) or net (after tax). |
| When considering a teaching position abroad it is | | | | Finally on the subject of income tax, you should check |
| important that you consider the overall package rather | | | | with the tax department in your home country to |
| than simply the salary offered. This is what makes an | | | | establish what your tax commitment to them will be. |
| international school teaching job the best paid teaching | | | | Simply not living in your home country does not mean |
| position abroad. | | | | your government will not require you to pay tax there, |
| Some benefits offered by many international schools | | | | for example, the government in Holland expects |
| that can add to the overall package are: | | | | citizens who teach abroad to pay 'wealth tax' on any |
| * flights paid from your home to the school's location at | | | | assets they leave behind. |
| the beginning and end of your contract. Depending on | | | | This information is difficult to come by for most |
| how far your home is from the school, this benefit | | | | international schools in the initial stages of the |
| alone can save you several thousand dollars. | | | | recruitment process. Some international teacher job |
| * housing allowance. Often international schools will pay | | | | fair organisers require member schools to complete |
| you a monthly housing allowance, or even provide | | | | some of this information in their vacancy listings, but |
| accommodation for you in an apartment or a housing | | | | others do not. In order to ensure you have the required |
| complex. When you are offered a housing allowance | | | | information to make the best decision possible before |
| you can usually find yourself adequate housing for the | | | | you sign a contract for a teaching job overseas, make |
| amount you are paid, and sometimes you can even | | | | up a set of interview questions that will cover this |
| end up with a surplus. | | | | ground. |
| * end-of-contract bonus. International schools want you | | | | |