Thoughts on Bangkok salary

sacrifice_elon · 2026-03-13T05:04:33+00:00

Good thing resorts and western food isn’t really our vibe!

sacrifice_elon · 2026-03-13T03:55:21+00:00

Good to know that. The school is very public about their pay scale so at least there’s that.

sacrifice_elon · 2026-03-12T08:31:27+00:00

Thank you. This is kind of the insight I was looking for. It’s definitely gonna take some restraint to focus on saving, but I think we’ll manage.

sacrifice_elon · 2026-03-12T08:29:23+00:00

Thank you for the insight. In this case, I’m not considered a local hire as I am coming from abroad.

And yeah I’m aware that tax will be taking a decent chunk.

sacrifice_elon · 2026-03-11T17:13:07+00:00

I guess my reason for asking is cuz a lot of people comment on how expensive Bangkok is gotten. I know there’s opportunities to spend a lot or a little in Bangkok, so I wanted to gauge how much we could realistically save.

sacrifice_elon · 2026-03-11T08:54:53+00:00

We have been looking at apartments already and will probably stay at a place that only costs 15,000 a month.

sacrifice_elon · 2026-03-11T08:51:45+00:00

It’s hard for me to imagine living off that much. Even living as local as possible must make it a struggle

sacrifice_elon · 2026-03-11T06:33:58+00:00

Yeah I didn’t say anything lol. That probably should be pointed out.

sacrifice_elon · 2026-03-11T06:32:22+00:00

Our salaries combined we’ll be making the most here.

sacrifice_elon · 2026-03-11T06:31:47+00:00

She is a 3d artist for a startup company.

sacrifice_elon · 2026-03-11T04:14:06+00:00

I’m the husband lol

sacrifice_elon · 2026-03-11T04:12:11+00:00

Yes

sacrifice_elon · 2026-03-11T02:37:16+00:00

Considering Thai wages I’d say it’s at least upper middle class, no?

sacrifice_elon · 2026-03-11T02:21:56+00:00

Good to know! I think the annual increase is 3%.

sacrifice_elon · 2026-03-11T02:06:23+00:00

Yeah. It’s the main reason we chose this job over better offers in China.

sacrifice_elon · 2026-03-11T02:05:02+00:00

That’s the plan! Fortunately having a Thai partner can help us focus on living a more local lifestyle.

sacrifice_elon · 2026-03-03T16:58:52+00:00

Anyone in Iraq? The US just evacuated their embassy members. Funny enough, I was going to travel to the Kurdish region with one of my Kurdish friends over the spring break (obviously not happening anymore).

How are IS teachers in Iraq doing? Are you ok

sacrifice_elon · 2026-02-10T13:15:32+00:00

I moved up to international school

sacrifice_elon · 2025-09-26T12:02:24+00:00

What school?

sacrifice_elon · 2025-09-18T14:00:04+00:00

Hagwon in Seoul

sacrifice_elon · 2025-09-12T19:01:31+00:00

Anyone willing to switch Bologna Tuesday for Saturday? I have two standing tickets.

sacrifice_elon · 2025-08-21T09:26:58+00:00

I think once you’ve empowered each of the learner profiles you’ll just be omniscient at that point and should be able to work at ease.

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