Teaching in Cairo: Salaries & International Schools
Teacher-reported monthly pay at 11 international schools in Cairo. Housing and tax change what you keep more than a small bump in base pay.
Teacher salaries in Cairo, from real reports
Based on 8 anonymous teacher salary reports across 11 international schools in Cairo. Figures are monthly base pay in GBP, with the top and bottom 5% trimmed. Compare housing, flights, tax context, and estimated savings on each school page before treating a median as the full picture.
The spread is the real story. Salary ranges, per-role medians, and exact school-by-school packages (base + housing + flights + savings) are members-only, $10/year.
Sourced from teachers who worked at these schools. Medians are base pay only. How we handle data.
All international schools in Cairo
Cairo English School
Cairo English School opened in 2006 with 130 students and now teaches over 1,500 students aged 3 to 17 on a purpose-built campus in New Cairo. CES follows the English National Curriculum, with students sitting the same standardised testing as students in England, and offers the IB Diploma Programme and an A Level programme in the secondary school.
Cairo American College
Cairo American College (CAC) is a prestigious American international school established in 1945, serving students from Pre-K through Grade 12. The school offers an American college preparatory curriculum alongside IB Diploma and Primary Years programmes, with students from 58 nationalities. CAC emphasizes experiential learning through global programs like PRIME (Problem-solving, Research, Innovation, Making, Entrepreneurship). The campus features modern facilities supporting academics, athletics, aquatics, and arts. Teachers deliver a rigorous curriculum focused on critical thinking and character development, preparing students for admission to top universities worldwide.
New Cairo British International School
NCBIS
The British International School, Cairo
Modern English School Cairo
Modern English School Cairo is a for-profit, British (UK) curriculum school in Cairo, Egypt. Listing details were imported from Wondering Staffroom.
American International School - West Campus
American International School in Egypt
The British School of Egypt
The British School of Egypt is a for-profit, British (UK) curriculum school in Cairo, Egypt. Listing details were imported from Wondering Staffroom.
El Alsson British & American International Schools NEWGIZA
Maadi British International School
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