MINIMUM SALARY

NUMBER OF
COUNTRIES GRADE LEVEL & AGE MONTHLY and
HOURS
HOURS
INFANT SCHOOL:
Nursery School = 1 – 4 yrs. old (0-3 in
PUBLIC SCHOOL
Western age)
TEACHERS:
Kindergarten = 5 – 7 yrs. old (4-6)
1.5 Million won per
PRIMARY SCHOOL:
month = $1,350 per
1st Grade = 8 yrs. old (7 in Western age)
month
2nd Grade = 9 yrs. old (8)
PRIMARY SCHOOL:
3rd Grade = 10 yrs. old (9)
5 hours 30 teaching hours
4th Grade = 11 yrs. old (10)
MIDDLE SCHOOL: per week
5th Grade = 12 yrs. old (11)
Advisory period = 7
6th Grade = 13 yrs. old (12)
hours 20,000 won/hr =
MIDDLE SCHOOL:
Sports/Activities = 2 $16.57/hr =
South Korea 7th Grade = 14 yrs. old (13 in Western
hours P843.21/hr
age)
HIGH SCHOOL:
8th Grade = 15 yrs. old (14)
Minimum of 12 hours HAGWON or
9th Grade = 16 yrs. old (15)
(8am – 8pm/10pm) + PRIVATE SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL:
Night classes at a TEACHERS:
10th Grade = 17 yrs. old (16 in Western
private school 1.9 Million won per
age)
month = $1,700 -
11th Grade = 18 yrs. old (17)
per month
12th Grade = 19 yrs. old (18)
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION:
30 teaching hours
Tertiary education (College or University)
per week
= Ages vary

LOWER
ELEMENTARY
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: SCHOOL:
1st Grade = 6 – 7 yrs. old Morning session = 4 PUBLIC SCHOOL
2nd Grade = 7 – 8 yrs. old hours (8:30am – TEACHERS:
3rd Grade = 8 – 9 yrs. old 12:30pm) 409,490.99 yen per
4th Grade = 9 – 10 yrs. old UPPER month = $3,694.75
5th Grade = 10 – 11 yrs. old ELEMENTARY per month
6th Grade = 11 – 12 yrs. old SCHOOL:
LOWER SECONDARY: 6 hours and a half 39 hours per week
Japan
1st Grade (Grade 7) = 12 – 13 yrs. old (8:30am – 3:00pm) + (20 hours for
2nd Grade (Grade 8) = 13 – 14 yrs. old After-school clubs teaching)
3rd Grade (Grade 9) = 14 – 15 yrs. old (once a week)
UPPER SECONDARY: MIDDLE SCHOOL 4,322.39 yen/hr =
1st Grade (Grade 10) = 15 – 16 yrs. old (Lower & Upper $39/hr = /hr =
2nd Grade (Grade 11) = 16 – 17 yrs. old Secondary): P1,987.75/hr
3rd Grade (Grade 12) = 17 – 18 yrs. old 6 hours and a half
HIGHER EDUCATION = Ages vary (8:30am – 3:00pm) +
After-school clubs
(until 5:00pm)
Taiwan PRESCHOOL: ELEMENTARY: PUBLIC SCHOOL
Kindergarten = 2 – 6 yrs. old 8 hours and a half TEACHERS:
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: (7:30am – 4:00pm) NT 60,000 per
1st Grade = 6 – 7 yrs. old JUNIOR & SENIOR month =
2nd Grade = 7 – 8 yrs. old HIGH: $2,000 per month
3rd Grade = 8 – 9 yrs. old 9 hours and a half
4th Grade = 9 – 10 yrs. old (7:30am – 5:00pm) 25-35 teaching
5th Grade = 10 – 11 yrs. old hours per week
6th Grade = 11 – 12 yrs. old
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL: NT 1,714.29/hr =
7th Grade = 12 – 13 yrs. old $56/hr
8th Grade = 13 – 14 yrs. old
 PRIVATE SCHOOL
9th Grade = 14 – 15 yrs. old
TEACHERS:
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL:
NT 40,000 per
Senior High 1st (Grade 10) = 15 – 16 yrs.
month =
old
$1,200 per month
Senior High 2nd (Grade 11) = 16 – 17 yrs.
old
25 teaching hours
Senior High 3rd (Grade 12) = 17 – 18 yrs.
per week
old
HIGHER EDUCATION = Ages vary
NT 365.02/hr =
$12/hr = P611.50/hr
LEVEL 1:
K1 = 4 yrs. old
K2 = 5 yrs. old
K3 = 6 yrs. old
PRIMARY LEVEL:
Prathom 1 (Grade 1) = 7 yrs. old 30,000 Baht per
Prathom 2 (Grade 2) = 8 yrs. old month = $945 per
Prathom 3 (Grade 3) = 9 yrs. old month
PRIMARY:
Prathom 4 (Grade 4) = 10 yrs. old
5 hours (P1 – P3)
Prathom 5 (Grade 5) = 11 yrs. old 20 teaching hours
Thailand 7 hours (P4 – P5)
Prathom 6 (Grade 6) = 12 yrs. old per week
UPPER & LOWER
LOWER SECONDARY:
SECONDARY:
Mattayom 1 (Grade 7) = 13 yrs. old 300 Baht/hr =
7 – 8 hours
Mattayom 2 (Grade 8) = 14 yrs. old $9.51/hr =
Mattayom 3 (Grade 9) = 15 yrs. old P483.90/hr
UPPER SECONDARY:
Mattayom 4 (Grade 10) = 16 yrs. old
Mattayom 5 (Grade 11) = 17 yrs. old
Mattayom 6 (Grade 12) = 18 yrs. old
HIGHER EDUCATION = Ages vary
PRESCHOOL:
Playgroup = 3 – 4 yrs. old
Kindergarten = 4 -5 yrs.old
PUBLIC SCHOOL
PRIMARY EDUCATION:
TEACHERS:
1st Grade = 6 – 7 yrs. old
34,751,880.00 dong
2nd Grade = 7 – 8 yrs. old
per month =
3rd Grade = 8 – 9 yrs. old
$1,500 per month
4th Grade = 9 – 10 yrs. old PRIMARY:
5th Grade = 10 – 11 yrs. old 5 hours and a half
20 – 25 teaching
Vietnam SECONDARY HIGH SCHOOL: (7:30am – 1:00pm)
hours per week
6th Grade = 11 – 12 yrs. old HIGH SCHOOL:
(2 hours and 15
7th Grade = 12 – 13 yrs. old 6 hours and half
minutes per day)
8th Grade = 13 – 14 yrs. old
9th Grade = 14 – 15 yrs. old
289,371.68 dong/hr
HIGH SCHOOL:
= $12.5/hr =
10th Grade = 15 – 16 yrs. old
P636.13/hr
11th Grade = 16 – 17 yrs. old
12th Grade = 17 – 18 yrs. old
HIGHER EDUCATION = Ages vary

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PREPARED BY:
EDIANON, BLANCHE JANE ABEGAIL L.