Teaching in Shanghai: Salaries & International Schools
Teacher salaries, schools, and honest reviews from 13 international schools in Shanghai, China. 12 salary reports compiled below.
Teacher salaries in Shanghai, from real reports
Based on 12 anonymous teacher salary reports across 13 international schools in Shanghai. Figures are monthly base pay in CNY, 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.
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Sourced from teachers who worked at these schools. Medians are base pay only. How we handle data.
All international schools in Shanghai
The British International School Shanghai, Puxi
YCIS
Shanghai United International School Pudong
Yew Chung International School Shanghai
Concordia International School Shanghai
Yew Wah Shanghai Lingang (YWIES)
Shanghai Liaoyuan Bilingual School
Wellington College International Shanghai
Shenghua Zizhu academy
The SMIC Private School
NACIS
YK Pao School (YKPS)
YCIS Pudong
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