Salary Survey

[crankman]

I'm writing an article on salaries farangs earn in SE Asian countries. I would appreciate some help with examples of both factual or estimated monthly wages for the following occupations/positions farangs have in Thailand:

• barristor/lawyer/judicial advisor

• manager at hotels, restaurants, bar/pub

• chef/cook at restaurant, hotel or pub

• diving instructor/dive shop manager

• sales representative (local or regional)

• other occupation/positions

Thanks for taking the time to answer.

[thaihome]

Engineering Manager for MNC $10,900 (includes 20% overseas uplift), plus 120K baht housing allowance. Car and driver.

TH

[Neeranam]

Engineering Manager for MNC $10,900 (includes 20% overseas uplift), plus 120K baht housing allowance. Car and driver.

TH

Per year or month?

Per year my "basic" salary, working in a Thai Govt. Institution is $8400.

I think you must mean monthly - you rich b@stard - you wouldn't be posting about earning so little otherwise.

I get $450 a year housing allowance in Isaan, which can actually get a 2 bedroomed house with a garden!

Isn't it great being a farang and earning so much more than the natives?

Edit - why the fick am I talking in dollars, never been to that country of lucky football teams? Oh and lots of perks, which I can't talk about here

Edited November 14, 2005 by Neeranam

[think_too_mut]

Engineering Manager for MNC $10,900 (includes 20% overseas uplift), plus 120K baht housing allowance.  Car and driver.

TH

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

We lost touch, last time you were in some other country.

Yeah, 12K pm in my pocket but no perks and it's in Japan, as a local employee, not an expat.

[davethailand]

not telling

[Neeranam]

not telling

Not paying your taxes mate?

The ones to the goverment I mean.

[davethailand]

not telling

Not paying your taxes mate?

The ones to the goverment I mean.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

OK 60k

The rest i'm not telling

[Neeranam]

OK 60k 

The rest i'm not telling 

What?

Baht per month, pounds per year, rupees per fortnight?

[davethailand]

OK 60k 

The rest i'm not telling 

What?

Baht per month, pounds per year, rupees per fortnight?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ok, as far as the goverment are concerned i earn 60000bht per month as thats the figure that I pay tax on, what I take personally is another matter

[bino]

Ok, as far as the goverment are concerned i earn 60000bht per month as thats the figure that I pay tax on, what I take personally is another matter

Same as me- 60K is the salary level required by immigrations / labour depts to support my visa. I pay the tax on this amount. The rest gets paid outside of Thailand and is nobody's business but mine!

[ilyushin]

I make more in commissions than in salary 6 digits up per mth in some cases. Salary is Baht 100,000+ per mth with all expenses paid.

Project Director , Aerospace & Defense along with some heavy industry.

Edited November 14, 2005 by ilyushin

[thaihome]

We lost touch, last time you were in some other country.

Yeah, 12K pm in my pocket but no perks and it's in Japan, as a local employee, not an expat. 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Haven't seen you posting much, and not at all on the other forum. Previous assignment finished about a year ago. Sent me back to Thailand, apparently indefinitely. Life can be a real bitch.

TH

[Neeranam]

My Irish mate farms 'fuks' - he gets about 30,000 baht a for a good year.

QUOTE(think_too_mut @ 2005-11-14 16:26:55)

We lost touch, last time you were in some other country.

Yeah, 12K pm in my pocket but no perks and it's in Japan, as a local employee, not an expat. 

Haven't seen you posting much, and not at all on the other forum. Previous assignment finished about a year ago. Sent me back to Thailand, apparently indefinitely. Life can be a real bitch. 

TH

You didn't tell us yet if it were a year or month!

Edited November 14, 2005 by Neeranam

[pnustedt]

I earn about half of my salary

[Neeranam]

Why work so hard Pnusted?

[expatinasia]

Reliability engineer: 2.9M/year

[BambinA]

i have a sick buffy (or two) ..you guys farang help me please

[bendix]

marketing director.

480,000 a month. a 13 month year. plus a discretionary bonus.

Anyone got any tax minimisation advice? They're killing me.

[think_too_mut]

marketing director.

480,000 a month.  a 13 month year.  plus a discretionary bonus.

Anyone got any tax minimisation advice?  They're killing me.

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Cool. I am not surprised with the figures you stated.

Nothing on this planet moves until somebody has sold something to someone.

My job is to provide "support that will generate more sales".

[think_too_mut]

i have a  sick buffy (or  two) ..you guys farang help me  please    

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I still have to hear that buffalo story. It's a farang fad, have never heard that from Thais.

[Neeranam]

I can't wait to hear how much a internet webmaster gets , a moderator, and a DJ.

I suspect the big three are-

George, Dr.Pat, Linux Feel

Come on - no one proud to be an English teacher?

[Sir Burr]

Anyone got any tax minimisation advice?  They're killing me.

Work offshore. I don't pay any.

[RDN]

I can't wait to hear how much a internet webmaster gets , a moderator...

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Moderator? Pay? :D

[think_too_mut]

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Edited November 14, 2005 by think_too_mut

[AlexLah]

Have car from company and free fuel.

Housing up to 55000 Bath

And salary about 150.000 Bath per month.

KR,

Alex

[GuestHouse]

I left Thailand when my employers cut the deal I was on (very similar to Thaihome's deal) and put expats on local deals (30% of the expat deal).

I'm very happy to earn more money overseas and take holidays in Thailand, just as importantly, while I love Thailand I'm not prepared to take crap money to be there when there are plenty of well paying jobs in very nice locations available.

(he says writing from Rome while enjoying a very good deal)

[OxfordWill]

One friend working as a webmaster earns 200 000 USD per year pre-tax. I bet that will mess up your averages for webmasters..

[raro]

One friend working as a webmaster earns 200 000 USD per year pre-tax. I bet that will mess up your averages for webmasters..

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

...does he work for one of those pages my mother didn't want to look me at?

[FreedomDude]

Where are all the teachers hiding? Come out! Come out!

[zaz]

I take it the teachers are the bottom of the ladder then...??!!!

Those expat numbers look bloody good!!