Live, work and save as an ESL teacher in Vietnam

Many ESL teachers from countries with strict work environments like South Korea, Japan, and China are currently moving to Vietnam to take the best ESL positions. ESL market in Vietnam is growing and an average teacher's salary in Vietnam is around 800 -1,000 USD a month or 10 -16 USD an hour. However, with some experience one can expect to make 1,200 - 1,800 USD. Language Schools in Vietnam pay a remuneration of around 800-1,000 USD/month, whereas International Schools pay 1,200 -1,800 USD/month. If you can make some time for private tutoring, that will fetch you around 10 -16 USD/hour. Other than this, Vietnam is a quite inexpensive place and the cost of living is lower which will allow you to save much of your earnings.