[jasonbvr]

Wages for English teachers vary depending on experience and the type of instruction you are doing. Personally I wouldn't sign for anything less than 240,000 to 250,000 Yen a month, but I have seen a lot of positions paying less and the same number paying more.

If you are concerned about that being enough, trust me it is more than enough. English teachers fresh off the boat will complain about Japan being expensive, but honestly after the first few months you won't notice it at all. I pay out 500 USD a month for student loans, about 600 USD for rent and utilities, and the rest I have to travel and buy stuff I don't need.

That being said though, you can't really do this job for the money and I don't know anyone who does. Most teachers I know do it for the chance to travel, experience Japan, and basically to put the "get a real job" thing on hold. It is really funny when I talk to teachers on their way out and they say how terrified they are to be going home where they are going to have to work for a living.

But yeah, check the teaching thread and any questions you have, you know the drill.