{"id":251,"date":"2026-07-15T18:02:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/kb\/understanding-job-listings-salary-information\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T18:02:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:02:27","slug":"understanding-job-listings-salary-information","status":"publish","type":"kb_article","link":"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/kb\/understanding-job-listings-salary-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Job Listings &#038; Salary Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Reading a job listing<\/h2>\n<p>Each job listing contains key information to help you decide whether to apply:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Job title<\/strong> \u2014 The position being offered.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Company<\/strong> \u2014 The school or recruiter posting the job (click to view their company profile).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong> \u2014 The city and country where the job is based.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Salary<\/strong> \u2014 The offered salary range, including currency.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Job type<\/strong> \u2014 Full-time, part-time, online, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Salary information<\/h2>\n<p>Salary is displayed in the local currency unless otherwise noted. Some employers choose to hide salary details (shown as &#8220;Salary N\/A&#8221;). When comparing salaries across countries, consider:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>cost of living<\/strong> in that country (see our Country Guides).<\/li>\n<li>Whether <strong>housing<\/strong> is included (many ESL jobs provide free or subsidized housing).<\/li>\n<li>Whether <strong>airfare reimbursement<\/strong> is offered.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Benefits<\/strong> such as health insurance, paid holidays, and contract completion bonuses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A salary that seems low in USD terms may provide a high standard of living locally.<\/p>\n<h2>Featured badge<\/h2>\n<p>Listings with a &#8220;Featured&#8221; badge have paid for premium placement. All listings \u2014 featured or not \u2014 go through the same posting process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading a job listing Each job listing contains key information to help you decide whether to apply: Job title \u2014 The position being offered. Company \u2014 The school\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/kb\/understanding-job-listings-salary-information\/\" class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-primary font-medium text-sm hover:text-primary-dark transition-colors mt-2\">Read more <svg class=\"h-3.5 w-3.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/><polyline points=\"12 5 19 12 12 19\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kb_category":[5],"class_list":["post-251","kb_article","type-kb_article","status-publish","hentry","kb_category-jobs","esl-card"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article\/251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb_article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article\/251\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_category?post=251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}