The International Schools Review Forum

A friend sent this to me as an Excel file. Take it with a grain of salt, as I am not sure what his source was. I think it was from Dave's ESL Cafe or something like that. I'd be interested to know if someone on this forum is aware of the site it originated on.

Apparently, it was taken from an international school in Vietnam that commissioned a survey of all the international schools in the region. You will notice it uses the terms Case 1,2,3 etc. I think that refers to qualifications - Case 1 for eg, may just be BA without certification.

Anyway, make of this what u will:)

School Net Cash
Case 1 Singapore American School $35,726.12
Case 1 Hong Kong International School $29,167.57
Case 1 Jakarta International School $38,473.00
Case 1 Taipei American School $33,184.10
Case 1 International School Bangkok $35,779.00
Case 1 Shanghai American School $30,905.30
Case 1 ASIJ $49,619.27
Case 1 International School of Beijing-Shunyi $34,488.00
Case 1 Seoul Foreign School $34,706.11
Case 1 The International School of Kuala Lumpur $24,614.21
Case 1 Seoul International School $28,086.10
Case 1 Morrison Academy $12,623.56
Case 1 Canadian Academy $29,007.70
Case 1 International School Ho CHi Minh City $23,576.00
Case 1 International Christian School Seoul $12,954.65
Case 1 Western Academy of Beijing $32,003.00
Case 1 International School Singapore $23,998.54
Case 1 United Nations International School of Hanoi $26,300.00
Case 1 Nishimachi International School $37,566.58
Case 1 American International School of Guangzhou $30,723.00
Case 1 International School of Phnom Penh $24,500.00
Case 1 North Jakarta International School $19,455.00
Case 1 TEDA Interantional School, Tianjin $26,264.00
Case 1 Kaohsiung American School $32,448.12
Case 1 Bali International School $24,900.00
Case 1 Osaka Intl School $34,116.27
Case 1 Concordia International School Shanghai $24,999.00
Case 1 Surabaya International School $25,946.00
Case 1 Fukuoka International School $27,235.00
Case 1 Hokkaido International School $24,463.16
Case 1 Vientiane International School $21,860.00
Case 1 Brent International School Subic Bay $20,109.27
Case 1 American Pacific International School $16,580.07
Case 1 Kyoto International School $25,927.79
Case 1 Makassar International School $18,450.00
Case 2 Singapore American School $48,855.00
Case 2 Hong Kong International School $44,967.42
Case 2 Jakarta International School $33,820.00
Case 2 Taipei American School $44,134.93
Case 2 International School Bangkok $43,544.00
Case 2 Shanghai American School $43,747.30
Case 2 ASIJ $55,944.56
Case 2 International School of Beijing-Shunyi $51,152.00
Case 2 Seoul Foreign School $40,566.11
Case 2 The International School of Kuala Lumpur $31,531.05
Case 2 Seoul International School $31,241.27
Case 2 Morrison Academy $15,552.46
Case 2 Canadian Academy $41,190.92
Case 2 International School Ho CHi Minh City $31,900.00
Case 2 International Christian School Seoul $15,034.24
Case 2 Western Academy of Beijing $41,568.00
Case 2 International School Singapore $37,648.93
Case 2 United Nations International School of Hanoi $33,500.00
Case 2 Nishimachi International School $44,797.55
Case 2 American International School of Guangzhou $38,434.00
Case 2 International School of Phnom Penh $26,000.00
Case 2 North Jakarta International School $23,705.00
Case 2 TEDA Interantional School, Tianjin $33,467.00
Case 2 Kaohsiung American School $34,603.12
Case 2 Bali International School $27,400.00
Case 2 Osaka Intl School $39,144.27
Case 2 Concordia International School Shanghai $31,977.00
Case 2 Surabaya International School $0.00
Case 2 Fukuoka International School $34,084.04
Case 2 Hokkaido International School $28,991.58
Case 2 Vientiane International School $28,547.00
Case 2 Brent International School Subic Bay $22,970.41
Case 2 American Pacific International School $22,319.32
Case 2 Kyoto International School $31,265.73
Case 2 Makassar International School $0.00
Case 3 Singapore American School $52,967.71
Case 3 Hong Kong International School $56,322.44
Case 3 Jakarta International School $35,868.00
Case 3 Taipei American School $46,569.29
Case 3 International School Bangkok $47,132.00
Case 3 Shanghai American School $41,958.00
Case 3 ASIJ $68,901.33
Case 3 International School of Beijing-Shunyi $57,592.00
Case 3 Seoul Foreign School $47,266.11
Case 3 The International School of Kuala Lumpur $36,725.53
Case 3 Seoul International School $32,203.40
Case 3 Morrison Academy $15,552.46
Case 3 Canadian Academy $57,628.62
Case 3 International School Ho CHi Minh City $32,999.00
Case 3 International Christian School Seoul $12,873.10
Case 3 Western Academy of Beijing $46,264.00
Case 3 International School Singapore $40,223.21
Case 3 United Nations International School of Hanoi $33,500.00
Case 3 Nishimachi International School $57,499.44
Case 3 American International School of Guangzhou $51,157.00
Case 3 International School of Phnom Penh $34,000.00
Case 3 North Jakarta International School $26,255.00
Case 3 TEDA Interantional School, Tianjin $35,641.00
Case 3 Kaohsiung American School $38,786.12
Case 3 Bali International School $0.00
Case 3 Osaka Intl School $46,686.27
Case 3 Concordia International School Shanghai $35,704.00
Case 3 Surabaya International School $0.00
Case 3 Fukuoka International School $34,084.04
Case 3 Hokkaido International School $33,600.58
Case 3 Vientiane International School $34,298.00
Case 3 Brent International School Subic Bay $25,151.12
Case 3 American Pacific International School $21,681.62
Case 3 Kyoto International School $34,392.47
Case 3 Makassar International School $0.00
Case 4 Singapore American School $37,459.85
Case 4 Hong Kong International School $34,772.90
Case 4 Jakarta International School $42,227.00
Case 4 Taipei American School $36,887.43
Case 4 International School Bangkok $38,504.00
Case 4 Shanghai American School $33,958.00
Case 4 ASIJ $52,906.81
Case 4 International School of Beijing-Shunyi $36,138.00
Case 4 Seoul Foreign School $34,316.11
Case 4 The International School of Kuala Lumpur $28,517.89
Case 4 Seoul International School $28,737.34
Case 4 Morrison Academy $12,975.03
Case 4 Canadian Academy $30,651.46
Case 4 International School Ho CHi Minh City $23,576.00
Case 4 International Christian School Seoul $13,199.31
Case 4 Western Academy of Beijing $32,003.00
Case 4 International School Singapore $26,386.42
Case 4 United Nations International School of Hanoi $27,300.00
Case 4 Nishimachi International School $38,605.18
Case 4 American International School of Guangzhou $33,518.00
Case 4 International School of Phnom Penh $23,750.00
Case 4 North Jakarta International School $21,155.00
Case 4 TEDA Interantional School, Tianjin $27,886.00
Case 4 Kaohsiung American School $34,603.12
Case 4 Bali International School $0.00
Case 4 Osaka Intl School $36,944.52
Case 4 Concordia International School Shanghai $28,283.00
Case 4 Surabaya International School $0.00
Case 4 Fukuoka International School $29,652.31
Case 4 Hokkaido International School $23,971.64
Case 4 Vientiane International School $22,963.00
Case 4 Brent International School Subic Bay $20,109.27
Case 4 American Pacific International School $17,090.22
Case 4 Kyoto International School $25,927.79
Case 4 Makassar International School $17,900.00
Case 5 Singapore American School $50,662.04
Case 5 Hong Kong International School $50,370.02
Case 5 Jakarta International School $36,933.00
Case 5 Taipei American School $49,789.29
Case 5 International School Bangkok $47,268.00
Case 5 Shanghai American School $47,220.00
Case 5 ASIJ $58,998.43
Case 5 International School of Beijing-Shunyi $52,877.00
Case 5 Seoul Foreign School $41,556.11
Case 5 The International School of Kuala Lumpur $36,587.11
Case 5 Seoul International School $33,693.00
Case 5 Morrison Academy $15,552.46
Case 5 Canadian Academy $43,124.77
Case 5 International School Ho CHi Minh City $31,900.00
Case 5 International Christian School Seoul $15,278.90
Case 5 Western Academy of Beijing $41,568.00
Case 5 International School Singapore $38,936.15
Case 5 United Nations International School of Hanoi $34,500.00
Case 5 Nishimachi International School $45,832.16
Case 5 American International School of Guangzhou $41,931.00
Case 5 International School of Phnom Penh $29,000.00
Case 5 North Jakarta International School $25,405.00
Case 5 TEDA Interantional School, Tianjin $35,440.00
Case 5 Kaohsiung American School $36,632.12
Case 5 Bali International School $28,900.00
Case 5 Osaka Intl School $41,972.52
Case 5 Concordia International School Shanghai $35,704.00
Case 5 Surabaya International School $0.00
Case 5 Fukuoka International School $36,984.81
Case 5 Hokkaido International School $29,555.62
Case 5 Vientiane International School $29,671.00
Case 5 Brent International School Subic Bay $22,970.41
Case 5 American Pacific International School $19,641.00
Case 5 Kyoto International School $31,265.73
Case 5 Makassar International School $0.00
Case 6 Singapore American School $60,148.86
Case 6 Hong Kong International School $60,996.75
Case 6 Jakarta International School $39,235.00
Case 6 Taipei American School $52,494.13
Case 6 International School Bangkok $55,491.00
Case 6 Shanghai American School $45,536.00
Case 6 ASIJ $71,914.91
Case 6 International School of Beijing-Shunyi $59,317.00
Case 6 Seoul Foreign School $48,216.11
Case 6 The International School of Kuala Lumpur $42,644.47
Case 6 Seoul International School $34,658.56
Case 6 Morrison Academy $15,552.46
Case 6 Canadian Academy $57,628.62
Case 6 International School Ho CHi Minh City $32,999.00
Case 6 International Christian School Seoul $13,117.75
Case 6 Western Academy of Beijing $46,264.00
Case 6 International School Singapore $35,186.64
Case 6 United Nations International School of Hanoi $35,400.00
Case 6 Nishimachi International School $57,496.22
Case 6 American International School of Guangzhou $55,810.00
Case 6 International School of Phnom Penh $34,000.00
Case 6 North Jakarta International School $26,255.00
Case 6 TEDA Interantional School, Tianjin $37,776.00
Case 6 Kaohsiung American School $41,071.12
Case 6 Bali International School $0.00
Case 6 Osaka Intl School $49,514.52
Case 6 Concordia International School Shanghai $40,218.00
Case 6 Surabaya International School $0.00
Case 6 Fukuoka International School $41,980.58
Case 6 Hokkaido International School $34,406.35
Case 6 Vientiane International School $35,666.00
Case 6 Brent International School Subic Bay $25,151.12
Case 6 American Pacific International School $22,191.78
Case 6 Kyoto International School $34,392.47
Case 6 Makassar International School $0.00
Case 7 Singapore American School $41,706.31
Case 7 Hong Kong International School $38,219.38
Case 7 Jakarta International School $48,715.00
Case 7 Taipei American School $40,935.55
Case 7 International School Bangkok $39,281.00
Case 7 Shanghai American School $33,958.00
Case 7 ASIJ $53,358.04
Case 7 International School of Beijing-Shunyi $37,238.00
Case 7 Seoul Foreign School $35,266.11
Case 7 The International School of Kuala Lumpur $30,381.84
Case 7 Seoul International School $32,828.14
Case 7 Morrison Academy $12,975.03
Case 7 Canadian Academy $32,295.23
Case 7 International School Ho CHi Minh City $23,576.00
Case 7 International Christian School Seoul $13,851.73
Case 7 Western Academy of Beijing $32,003.00
Case 7 International School Singapore $26,386.41
Case 7 United Nations International School of Hanoi $27,300.00
Case 7 Nishimachi International School $39,635.92
Case 7 American International School of Guangzhou $36,253.00
Case 7 International School of Phnom Penh $23,750.00
Case 7 North Jakarta International School $22,005.00
Case 7 TEDA Interantional School, Tianjin $0.00
Case 7 Kaohsiung American School $35,942.12
Case 7 Bali International School $0.00
Case 7 Osaka Intl School $39,772.77
Case 7 Concordia International School Shanghai $31,042.00
Case 7 Surabaya International School $0.00
Case 7 Fukuoka International School $32,311.35
Case 7 Hokkaido International School $26,090.81
Case 7 Vientiane International School $22,963.00
Case 7 Brent International School Subic Bay $20,109.27
Case 7 American Pacific International School $17,217.76
Case 7 Kyoto International School $25,927.79
Case 7 Makassar International School $0.00
Case 8 Singapore American School $54,882.20
Case 8 Hong Kong International School $53,986.30
Case 8 Jakarta International School $42,318.00
Case 8 Taipei American School $55,266.95
Case 8 International School Bangkok $48,330.00
Case 8 Shanghai American School $47,220.00
Case 8 ASIJ $62,052.29
Case 8 International School of Beijing-Shunyi $29,000.00
Case 8 Seoul Foreign School $42,466.11
Case 8 The International School of Kuala Lumpur $38,451.58
Case 8 Seoul International School $36,583.31
Case 8 Morrison Academy $15,552.46
Case 8 Canadian Academy $0.00
Case 8 International School Ho CHi Minh City $54,027.00
Case 8 International Christian School Seoul $15,931.32
Case 8 Western Academy of Beijing $41,568.00
Case 8 International School Singapore $17,852.15
Case 8 United Nations International School of Hanoi $34,500.00
Case 8 Nishimachi International School $46,866.96
Case 8 American International School of Guangzhou $45,352.00
Case 8 International School of Phnom Penh $61,775.00
Case 8 North Jakarta International School $26,255.00
Case 8 TEDA Interantional School, Tianjin $0.00
Case 8 Kaohsiung American School $38,054.12
Case 8 Bali International School $0.00
Case 8 Osaka Intl School $44,800.77
Case 8 Concordia International School Shanghai $39,266.00
Case 8 Surabaya International School $0.00
Case 8 Fukuoka International School $39,885.58
Case 8 Hokkaido International School $30,441.96
Case 8 Vientiane International School $29,671.00
Case 8 Brent International School Subic Bay $22,970.41
Case 8 American Pacific International School $19,768.54
Case 8 Kyoto International School $31,265.73
Case 8 Makassar International School $0.00
Case 9 Singapore American School $64,492.14
Case 9 Hong Kong International School $64,505.95
Case 9 Jakarta International School $45,059.00
Case 9 Taipei American School $58,512.76
Case 9 International School Bangkok $59,774.00
Case 9 Shanghai American School $45,536.00
Case 9 ASIJ $75,387.78
Case 9 International School of Beijing-Shunyi $60,467.00
Case 9 Seoul Foreign School $49,166.11
Case 9 The International School of Kuala Lumpur $44,435.53
Case 9 Seoul International School $37,548.23
Case 9 Morrison Academy $15,611.04
Case 9 Canadian Academy $57,628.62
Case 9 International School Ho CHi Minh City $32,999.00
Case 9 International Christian School Seoul $13,770.18
Case 9 Western Academy of Beijing $46,264.00
Case 9 International School Singapore $40,223.21
Case 9 United Nations International School of Hanoi $35,400.00
Case 9 Nishimachi International School $0.00
Case 9 American International School of Guangzhou $60,366.00
Case 9 International School of Phnom Penh $34,000.00
Case 9 North Jakarta International School $26,255.00
Case 9 TEDA Interantional School, Tianjin $0.00
Case 9 Kaohsiung American School $42,672.12
Case 9 Bali International School $0.00
Case 9 Osaka Intl School $52,342.77
Case 9 Concordia International School Shanghai $43,065.00
Case 9 Surabaya International School $0.00
Case 9 Fukuoka International School $45,123.08
Case 9 Hokkaido International School $35,292.70
Case 9 Vientiane International School $35,666.00
Case 9 Brent International School Subic Bay $25,151.12
Case 9 American Pacific International School $22,319.32
Case 9 Kyoto International School $34,392.47

A tidied up, more detailed version can be found here;
http://backpackingteacher.wordpress.com ... ry-survey/

This information provides a good start but not the whole story, especially for those teachers who are new to international teaching. I have 25 years of teaching experience, yet at some schools I have been employed at they only recognize the first 5-7 years and thats where I joined the scale. At my current school though I started right at the top, which was a pleasant surprise. Not having this kind of information makes it difficult to know how the schools compare.

The other piece of the equation is cost of living. You might be earning 50-60,000 dollars but if the cost of living is high then your savings will reflect this. On the other hand, and this was my experience at one small SE Asian school, my salary was $28,000 but the cost of living was so low that we saved a ton and were still able to travel. Of course this part of the equation is really difficult to determine because we all have different lifestyles but it is an important one to try to determine before accepting a job.