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This table reports TEFL teacher pay in China provided by English teachers from around China. I hope you can use it to negotiate the best pay possible for yourself while teaching English in China.
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| Pay in RMB | Pay term | Full description | Hours/Week | Province | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5500 | Monthly | 5,500 RMB/month in Chizhou, Anhui | 16 x 45 minutes | Anhui | Chizhou |
| 250 | Hourly | 250/hour in Beijing (part-time)(check out his/her advice) | Beijing | Beijing | |
| 210 | Hourly | link | 16 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 150 | Hourly | 12 | Beijing | Beijing | |
| 14500 | Monthly | 14500 | 16 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 5000 | Monthly | FT | 22 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 15000 | Monthly | 15000 per month | 40 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 14000 | Monthly | 14,000 RMB/month teaching kindergarten in Beijing | 25 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 18000 | Monthly | 18000 per month | 30 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 150 | Hourly | 150/hr | 12-16 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 16000 | Monthly | 16000 per month | 20 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 13000 | Monthly | 13,000 RMB/month teaching English in Beijing | 30 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 9000 | Monthly | 9000 per month | 18.5 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 150 | Hourly | 150/hr | 10 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 12000 | Monthly | 12000 per month | 15 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 5500 | Monthly | 5500 per month | 12 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 15000 | Monthly | 15,000 RMB/month in Beijing | 27 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 13000 | Monthly | 13000 per month | 20 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 16500 | Monthly | 16,500 RMB/month in Beijing | 35 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 200 | Hourly | 200 per hr | 20 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 200 | Hourly | 12 | Beijing | Beijing | |
| 4900 | Monthly | 4,900 RMB/month teaching University English in Beijing | 13 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 5000 | Monthly | FT | 09 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 110 | Hourly | 04 | Beijing | Beijing | |
| 15000 | Monthly | FT | 20 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 13000 | Monthly | FT | 20 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 9000 | Monthly | FT | 10 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 4500 | Monthly | 4500/month | 20 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 22000 | Monthly | 22,000 RMB/month in Beijing | 30 (max) | Beijing | Beijing |
| 12000 | Monthly | 12,000/month teaching English in Beijing | 25 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 250 | Hourly | 250 RMB/hour in Beijing | 9 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 7000 | Monthly | 7000/month | 26 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 18000 | Monthly | 18,000/month in Beijing | 28 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 11000 | Monthly | 11,000 RMB/month in Sunyi, Beijing | 25 | Beijing | Sun Yi |
| 9000 | Monthly | 9,000 RMB/month in Beijing | 28 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 333 | Hourly | 06 | Beijing | Beijing | |
| 13000 | Monthly | link | 10 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 6500 | Monthly | 6500/month | 14 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 4500 | Monthly | 4500/month | 10 | Chongqing | Chongqing |
| 12000 | Monthly | 12,000 yuan/month in Chongqing | 25 | Chongqing | Chongqing |
| 6000 | Monthly | 6000/month | 10 | Chongqing | Chongqing |
| 5000 | Monthly | 5,000 RMB/month in Wuyishan, Fujian | 19 | Fujian | Wuyishan |
| 5800 | Monthly | FT | 16 | Fujian | Fuzhou |
| 10000 | Monthly | 10,000 RMB/month in Fuzhou, Fujian | 8 | Fujian | Fuzhou |
| 6000 | Monthly | 6,000 RMB/month in Xiamen, Fujian | 16 | Fujian | Xiamen |
| 11000 | Monthly | 11,000 RMB/month teaching English in Shenzhen | 11 | Guangdong | Shenzhen |
| 8400 | Monthly | FT | 17 | Guangdong | |
| 13000 | Monthly | link | 25 | Guangdong | Guangzhou |
| 8500 | Monthly | FT | 16 | Guangdong | Dongguan |
| 8500 | Monthly | 8500/month | 23 | Guangdong | Zhaoqing |
| 8200 | Monthly | 8200/month | 30 | Guangdong | Dongguan |
| 5500 | Monthly | 5500/month | 14 | Guangdong | Jiangmen |
| 8800 | Monthly | 8500/month | 85-93 (per month) | Guangdong | Zhuhai |
| 8000 | Monthly | link | 37 | Guangdong | Guangzhou |
| 20500 | Monthly | 20500/month | 18 | Guangdong | Zhuhai |
| 9000 | Monthly | 9,000 RMB/month in Foshan, Guangdong | 18 | Guangdong | Foshan |
| 10000 | Monthly | 10,000 RMB/month in Dongguan, Guangdong | 20-22 | Guangdong | Dongguan |
| 150 | Hourly | 150 per hour | 25 | Guangdong | Guangzhou |
| 8700 | Monthly | 8700/month | 16 | Guangdong | Guicheng |
| 4000 | Monthly | 4000/month | 12 | Guangxi | Liuzhou |
| 5000 | Monthly | 5,000 RMB/month in Yangshuo, Guangxi | 20 | Guangxi | Yangshuo |
| 6500 | Monthly | 6500/month | 20 | Guangxi | Nanning |
| 3500 | Monthly | 3,500/month in Yangshuo, Guangxi | 15 | Guangxi | Yangshuo |
| 9000 | Monthly | 9000/month | 16-20 teaching – 45-60 hr work week | Guangxi | Liuzhou |
| 6500 | Monthly | 6,500 RMB/month in Huizhou, Guangzhou | 20-24 | Guangzhou | Huizhou |
| 10000 | Monthly | 10,000 RMB/month in Hainan | 12 | Hainan | Haikou |
| 5500 | Monthly | 5,500 RMB/month in Chengde, Hebei | 16 | Hebei | Chengde |
| 6000 | Monthly | 6000/month | 24 over four weekdays | Hebei | Xingtai |
| 9800 | Monthly | 9,800 RMB/month in Harbin | 35 | Heilongjiang | Harbin |
| 5500 | Monthly | link | 12 | Heilongjiang | Harbin |
| 6500 | Monthly | 6,500/month | 20 | Heilongjiang | Harbin |
| 4800 | Monthly | 4800/month | 13 | Heilongjiang | Harbin |
| 5000 | Monthly | FT | 16 | Heilongjiang | Harbin |
| 6000 | Monthly | 6000/month | 13.5 | Henan | Zhengzhou |
| 3000 | Monthly | 3000/month | 10 | Henan | Kaifeng |
| 5500 | Monthly | 5,500 RMB/month in Zhengzhou, Henan | 20 | Henan | Zhengzhou |
| 4900 | Monthly | 4900/month | 18 | Henan | Gongyi |
| 500 | Monthly | 500/month | 16 | Henan | Zhengzhou |
| 10000 | Monthly | 10000/month | 12 | Henan | Zhengzhou |
| 5000 | Monthly | link | 20 | Hunan | A small town |
| 5500 | Monthly | link | 24 | Hunan | Changsha |
| 4000 | Monthly | 4000/month | 12 | Hunan | Changsha |
| 6000 | Monthly | 6000/month | 14 | Hunan | Changsha |
| 9000 | Monthly | 9000/month | 25 | Jiangsu | Zhangjiagang |
| 7800 | Monthly | 7,800 per month in Wuxi | 20 | Jiangsu | Wuxi |
| 10000 | Monthly | 10,000/month in Nanjing | 24 | Jiangsu | Nanjing |
| 5000 | Monthly | 5,000 RMB/month in Nanjing | 16-18 | Jiangsu | Nanjing |
| 9500 | Monthly | 9,500 RMB/month in Suzhou (good advice in this one) | 20, but more in Summer and Winter breaks | Jiangsu | Suzhou |
| 120 | Hourly | 120/hour teaching English in Nanjing | 8-12 | Jiangsu | Nanjing |
| 5000 | Monthly | 5000/month | 20 | Jiangsu | Xuzhou |
| 5000 | Monthly | 5,000 RMB/month in Changzhou, Jiangsu | 16 | Jiangsu | Changzhou |
| 5500 | Monthly | link | 16 | Jiangsu | Lianyungang |
| 150 | Hourly | 150/hr in Nanjing | 10 | Jiangsu | Nanjing |
| 7000 | Monthly | 7000 per month | 10 | Jiangsu | Huai'an |
| 125 | Hourly | 125/RMB per hour in Nanjing | 6 | Jiangsu | Nanjing |
| 7000 | Monthly | 7,000 RMB/month, part-time, in Nanjing | 15 | Jiangsu | Nanjing |
| 100 | Hourly | 100 RMB/hour teaching English in Nanjing | 2 | Jiangsu | Nanjing |
| 12000 | Monthly | 12,000/month in Wuxi | 16 | Jiangsu | Wuxi |
| 8000 | Monthly | 8000 per month | 20 | Jiangsu | Nanjing |
| 7500 | Monthly | 7500 per month | 20 | Jiangsu | Nanjing |
| 35000 | Monthly | 35,000 yuan/month in Wuxi, Jiangsu | 40 | Jiangsu | Wuxi |
| 6000 | Monthly | 6,000 yuan monthly in Jiangsu | 13 | Jiangsu | |
| 160 | Hourly (Full time) | 160/RMB per hour teaching English in Nanjing | 20 | Jiangsu | Nanjing |
| 10000 | Monthly | 10,000 RMB/month teaching English in Nanjing | 20-25 | Jiangsu | Nanjing |
| 7000 | Monthly | link | Jiangsu | Suzhou | |
| 100 | Hourly | 100 RMB hourly in Nanjing | 4 | Jiangsu | Nanjing |
| 5500 | Monthly | link | 18 | Jiangxi | Jiujiang |
| 5000 | Monthly | link | 18-20 | Jiangxi | Jiujiang |
| 5000 | Monthly | FT | 22 | Jilin | Changchun |
| 5000 | Monthly | link | 12 | Jilin | Changchun |
| 7500 | Monthly | FT | 24 | Jilin | Changchun |
| 5000 | Monthly | FT | 22 | Jilin | Changchun |
| 5000 | Monthly | FT | 22 | Jilin | Changchun |
| 100 | Hourly | PT Tutoring | 02 | Jilin | Changchun |
| 7000 | Monthly | 7000/month | 20 | Jilin | Changchun |
| 4300 | Monthly | 4,300 RMB/month in Jinzhou, Liaoning | 18 | Liaoning | Jinzhou |
| 10000 | Monthly | 10,000/month in Dalian | 25 + 10 office hours | Liaoning | Dalian |
| 12000 | Monthly | 12,000 yuan/month in Dalian | 15 (+5 office hours) | Liaoning | Dalian |
| 8000 | Monthly | 8,000 RMB/month in Shenyang, Liaoning | 18 | Liaoning | Shenyang |
| 140 | Hourly | 140 RMB/hour in Dalian | 5 | Liaoning | Dalian |
| 12000 | Monthly | 12000 per month | 40 | Liaoning | Shenyang |
| 12000 | Monthly | 12000/month | 15 + 5 office hours | Liaoning | Dalian |
| 10000 | Monthly | 10,000/month Kindergarten TEFL job in Dalian | 25 | Liaoning | Dalian |
| 6000 | Monthly | link | 15 | Liaoning | Shenyang |
| 5500 | Monthly | 5500/month | 18 | Liaoning | Dalian |
| 8000 | Monthly | link | 12 | Shaanxi | Xi'an |
| 3400 | Monthly | 3,400 RMB/month in Xi'an | 12 | Shaanxi | Xi'an |
| 11000 | Monthly | 11000/month | 35 | Shaanxi | Xi'an |
| 4000 | Monthly | 4000/month | 12 | Shaanxi | Xi'an |
| 70 | Hourly | 18 | Shandong | Jinan | |
| 7000 | Monthly | 7000 per month | 25 | Shandong | Weihai |
| 7000 | Monthly | 7,000 RMB/month in Binzhou, Shandong | 20 | Shandong | Binzhou |
| 5000 | Monthly | FT | 22 | Shandong | Weishan |
| 12000 | Monthly | FT | 14 | Shanghai | Shanghai |
| 14000 | Monthly | 14000/month | 30 | Shanghai | Shanghai |
| 15000 | Monthly | 15,000 RMB/month in Shanghai | 15 | Shanghai | Shanghai |
| 80000 | Annually | link | 21 | Shanghai | Shanghai |
| 16000 | Monthly | link | 30 | Shanghai | Shanghai |
| 150 | Hourly | 18-30 | Shanghai | Shanghai | |
| 14200 | Monthly | 14200/month | 20 | Shanghai | Shanghai |
| 100000 | Yearly | FT | almost none | Shanghai | Shanghai |
| 11000 | Monthly | 11000/month | 21 | Shanghai | Shanghai |
| 20000 | Monthly | FT | 20 | Shanghai | Shanghai |
| 20000 | Monthly | link | 15 | Shanghai | Shanghai |
| 200 | Hourly | 200/hr | 22 | Shenzhen | Shenzhen |
| 13100 | Monthly | 13,100 RMB/month in Shenzhen | 25 | Shenzhen | Shenzhen |
| 5000 | Monthly | 5000 per month | 14 | Shenzhen | |
| 14000 | Monthly | 14000 per month | 25 | Sichuan | Chengdu |
| 8000 | Monthly | 8000 per month | 15 | Tianjin | Tianjin |
| 5000 | Monthly | 5000/month | 16 | Tianjin | Tianjin |
| 15000 | Monthly | link | 19 | Tianjin | Tianjin |
| 4500 | Monthly | 4,500 RMB/month in Kuitun, Xinjiang | 18 | Xinjiang | Kuitun |
| 7500 | Monthly | 7500 | 11 | Yunnan | Kunming |
| 6000 | Monthly | 6000/month | 15 | Yunnan | Kunming |
| 3500 | Monthly | 3500/month | 15 | Yunnan | Kunming |
| 2880 | Monthly | 2880/month | 08 | Yunnan | Kunming |
| 100 | Hourly | 100/hr | 04 | Yunnan | Kunming |
| 3500 | Monthly | 3500/month | 14 | Yunnan | Kunming |
| 4700 | Monthly | FT | 16 | Yunnan | Kunming |
| 115 | Hourly | 115/hour | 04.5 | Yunnan | Kunming |
| 5900 | Monthly | 5900/month | 14 | Yunnan | Kunming |
| 150 | Hourly | 150/hr | 09 | Yunnan | Kunming |
| 3300 | Monthly | 3300/month | 30-40 (12-14 by contract) | Yunnan | Kunming |
| 120 | Hourly | 120/hour | 16 | Yunnan | Kunming |
| 3400 | Monthly | 3400/month | 12 | Yunnan | Kunming |
| 8000 | Monthly | 8000/month | 19 | Yunnan | |
| 100 | Weekly | 100/week | 01 | Yunnan | Kunming |
| 9500 | Monthly | 9500/month | 18 | Yunnan | Kunming |
| 8000 | Monthly | 8000/month | 15-20 | Yunnan | Kunming |
| 10000 | Monthly | 10000/month | 30 | Yunnan | Kunming |
| 11000 | Monthly | 11000 per month | 16 | Yunnan | Kunming |
| 5000 | Monthly | FT | 16 | Zhejian | Hangzhou |
| 12000 | Monthly | link | 25 | Zhejiang | Xiaoshan, Hangzhou |
| 4000 | Monthly | link | 10 | Zhejiang | Hangzhou |
| 5000 | Monthly | 5000/month | 18 | Zhejiang | Wenzhou |
| 3200 | Monthly | PT | 04 | Zhejiang | Hangzhou |
| 75 | Hourly | link | 04 | Zhejiang | Hangzhou |
| 4200 | Monthly | 4,200 RMB/month in Hangzhou | 14 | Zhejiang | Hangzhou |
| 13000 | Monthly | 13,000 RMB/month in Hangzhou | 8 | Zhejiang | Hangzhou |
| 4600 | Monthly | 4600/month | 06 | Zhejiang | Hangzhou |
| 6400 | Monthly | 6400/month | 16 | Zhejiang | Hangzhou |
| 20000 | Monthly | 20000/month | 18 | Zhejiang | Ningbo |
| 5500 | Monthly | 5500 per month | 16 | Zhejiang | Linan |
| 6750 | Monthly | FT | 10 | Zhejiang | Hangzhou |
| 7000 | Monthly | 7,000 RMB/month in Yueqing, Zhejiang | 12 | Zhejiang | Yueqing |
| 8000 | Monthly | 8000/month | 18-20 | Zhejiang | Hangzhou |
| 6500 | Monthly | 6,500 yuan/month teaching English in Wenzhou China | Around 20 | Zhejiang | Wenzhou |
| 6000 | Monthly | 6,000 RMB/month teaching English in Hangzhou | 14.5 | Zhezhiang | Hangzhou |
| 7000 | Monthly | 7,000 RMB/month teaching English in Ningbo | 14 | Zheziang | Ningbo |
| 15000 | Monthly | 15,000 RMB/month in Yinchuan, Ningxia | 12-15 | Ningxia | Yinchuan |
| 22000 | Monthly | 22,000 RMB/month in Beijing | 20 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 6500 | Monthly | 6500 RMB/month in Yongjia | 10 | Zhejiang | Yongjia |
| 220 | Hourly | 220 RMB/hour in Shanghai | 12 | Shanghai | Shanghai |
| 16000 | Monthly | 16,000 RMB/month in Beijing | 20 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 8000 | Monthly | 8,000 RMB/month in Zhuhai, Guangdong | 12-16 | Guangdong | Zhuhai |
| 6000 | Monthly | 6,000 RMB/month in Changchun | 16-20 | Jilin | Changchun |
| 9000 | Monthly | 9,000 RMB/month in Foshan, Guangdong | 30 | Guangdon | Foshan |
| 15500 | Monthly | 15,500 RMB/month in Qingdao | 16.5 | Shandong | Qingdao |
| 17500 | Monthly | 17,500 RMB/month teaching grad students in Beijing | 20 | Beijing | Beijing |
| 18000 | Monthly | 18 | Jiangsu | Zhangjiagang | |
| 6500 | Monthly | 6,500 RMB/month in Hangzhou | 16-20 | Zhejiang | Hangzhou |
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