Section Public school Private Language Institute
Ownership Public Ministry of Education Private Individual or Corporation
Class size salary Max 30~40 1.8M won~2.3M won Max 8~10 2.0M won~3.0M won
Working hours 9am -5pm 9:30am - 6:30pm or 2pm - 9pm
Teaching hours 22 hours per week 30 or 40 hours per week
Vacation Minimum 14days 10days
No. of foreign teather 1(including you) 2~10
Reliability Will not close or reduce staff unexpectedly if business is bad, the school may close
Others Settlement fee(300.00won) Rural allowance(100.000won) Cash bonus sometimes
Hiring season Mostlly Mar/Sep Partially May Almost every month
Airfare Reimbursed within 30days Prepaid ticket
Common Housing, Severance pay, Medical insurance, Pension plan
Pros Stability, real Korean experience easy to settle down
Cons Being alone, language barrier Working load is a bit hard Hard to learn Korean culture