**F Tier (Under** ¥**300,000 a month)**
Dispatch ALT (sans JET)
Eikawa
Yochien/Kindgergarten
Westgate
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**D Tier (** ¥**300,000-** ¥**350,000 a month)**
JET
Direct Hire ALT
Private ES/JHS/HS Dispatch
Technical College
Business English gigs
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**C Tier (** ¥**300,000-** ¥**400,000 a month)**
Part-time university gigs
Tier 3 International School
US Military base school
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**B Tier (**¥**400,000-** ¥**500,000 a month)**
Direct Hire private school
Tier 2 International School
Full-time contract University
Licensed public school teacher
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**A Tier (Over** ¥**500,000 a month)**
Tenure University
Tier 1 International School
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**NOTES**
\*If you are coming to teach in Japan for a year or two, don’t worry about this. Your job is to have fun and enjoy yourself. You can take an F tier job and have fun because this isn’t a career path for you
\*In general, you should try to spend only 2 years max in a tier. It’s up to you to move yourself up
\*Getting A tier is very rare but settling in the B tier will allow for a comfortable life.
\*In general you will need qualifications/credentials to move up tiers. You MAY be able to “charisma” yourself from F tier to D tier but that’s about it. It’s up to you to get qualified/credentials.
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by AnyRecording9797