Teaching in Guangzhou: Salaries & International Schools
Teacher-reported monthly pay at 9 international schools in Guangzhou. Housing and tax change what you keep more than a small bump in base pay.
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Teacher salaries in Guangzhou, from real reports
Based on 9 anonymous teacher salary reports across 9 international schools in Guangzhou. Figures are monthly base pay in USD, 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 Guangzhou
Utahloy International School Guangzhou
GUIS
The British School of Guangzhou
The British School of Guangzhou was established in 2005 for students aged 1 to 18 and describes itself as the oldest international private school of British heritage in Guangzhou. It follows the English National Curriculum through IGCSE and A-levels, with over 50 nationalities represented. The South Lake campus is on Tonghe Road in Baiyun District. The school is part of the Nord Anglia Education family and its Global Campus.
American International School of Guangzhou
American International School of Guangzhou is a not-for-profit international school serving Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 across two campuses. Its site describes AISG as the only not-for-profit international school in Guangzhou, with full reinvestment into the school community. The Ersha Island campus takes PK to Grade 3 and the Science Park campus Grades 4 to 12. The school offers an IB Continuum, including the IB Diploma in upper secondary.
NCPA
Nansha College Preparatory Academy
Wellington College Hangzhou
ISA Science City
Yew Wah International Education School of Guangzhou (YWIES-GZ)
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