Teaching in Tokyo: Salaries & International Schools
Teacher-reported monthly pay at 11 international schools in Tokyo. Housing and tax change what you keep more than a small bump in base pay.
Teacher salaries in Tokyo, from real reports
Based on 15 anonymous teacher salary reports across 11 international schools in Tokyo. Figures are monthly base pay in JPY, 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 Tokyo
British School in Tokyo
The British School in Tokyo is a not-for-profit, British (UK) curriculum school in Tokyo, Japan. Listing details were imported from Wondering Staffroom.
Nishimachi
Nishimachi International School is a not-for-profit, American curriculum school in Tokyo, Japan. Listing details were imported from Wondering Staffroom.
K. International School Tokyo
K. International School Tokyo is a for-profit school in Tokyo, Japan. Listing details were imported from Wondering Staffroom.
United School of Tokyo
United School of Tokyo is a for-profit, American curriculum school in Tokyo, Japan. Listing details were imported from Wondering Staffroom.
Laurus International School of Science
Tokyo Korean School
Canadian International School of Tokyo
British School Tokyo
Shinagawa International School
Clarence International School
Aoba Japan International School
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