Do English teaching jobs in Korea include housing?
Of the 461 live adverts on LucyESL for a salaried job that say, 369 (80%) provide housing, 70 pay a housing allowance instead and 22 offer none. 69 do not say.
Updated · counted live from 530 adverts paid by the month · counts of adverts, not of jobs
What do the adverts offer?
| Housing | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Provided | 369 | 80% |
| An allowance instead | 70 | 15.2% |
| None | 22 | 4.8% |
| Not stated | 69 | — |
Does it depend on the region?
Of the three regions with the most adverts that say, Seoul's provide housing least often (132 of 188) and Busan's most often (23 of 24).
| Region | Say | Provide it |
|---|---|---|
| Seoul | 188 | 70.2% |
| Gyeonggi / Incheon | 174 | 86.2% |
| Busan | 24 | 95.8% |
| Gyeongsang | 14 | 85.7% |
| Daejeon | 11 | 81.8% |
| Gangwon | 10 | 70% |
| Jeolla | 9 | 88.9% |
| Gwangju | 8 | 100% |
| Daegu | 8 | 62.5% |
A region prints from 8 adverts that say; an advert naming two regions counts in each.
How much is the allowance?
2 of the 70 adverts offering an allowance state how much it is, too few for a figure. Ask for the amount, and whether it covers the deposit as well as the rent.
What should I ask about housing?
Whether the flat is yours alone or shared, who pays the deposit (key money) and the monthly utilities and building fees, how far it is from the school, and what happens to the deposit when the contract ends. A school posting on LucyESL that provides housing is asked the deposit and the utilities on the form.
How does LucyESL read housing?
From the advert itself: housing provided, an allowance in its place, or no housing. An advert that says nothing is counted apart, never as no housing. Only employment adverts paid by the month are counted, the same adverts the salary data counts: a contract post never comes with housing.
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