Salary

• The standard salary is 10,000 RMB per month (after tax), and is the equivalent to approximately 3 times the average local salary in a second-tier city in China. To some, it can feel a little unpalatable that you are receiving such a high wage compared with local people, and in the interests of good relations and civil sensibility, there is a clause in the contract that asks you not to discuss your salary with others
• Although this is the standard salary, there are some jobs that command higher salaries - and with that may come extra responsibility, extra hours or a specialist role. We do not get into bartering with other companies over salary, and higher salaries will usually require particular skills or experience (just as it would in the West)
• If you are accepted onto the programme, it means that you will have probably worked hard to get to where you are, and you’ve earned the right to command this type of wage.

Please note: some people may offer you more money to try to get you to work with them. In this instance, we advise you to be very careful. here's a checklist of things to watch out for to help you understand the reality behind inflated salaries (although this is not exhaustive).

1. Gut feeling - your own instinct can go a long way
2. Tax - pre/post or combination depending on what bonuses or other benefits are included
3. In-country support from outside your school
4. Emergency medical insurance
5. Security
6. Cleaning bills
7. Extra contributions to accommodation
8. Extra contributions to food
9. Water, electricity, soap and other accessories
10. Inaccurate inventory
11. Working hours / level of flexibility and whether you work weekends

We never enter salary negotiations purely because another company is offering more money. We believe that the salaries and benefits are very fair, and any increases will be bespoke to a situation, level of experience, type of role or length of service.

We have carefully analysed the offer from China, whilst taking into account local demographics, relationships and simple economics. This is reflective of our level level of care and approach to partnership development between the UK and China.