u/broken_zapinator

I’m a native English speaker from the US with a bachelor’s degree and 120-hour TEFL, but no formal teaching experience.

I currently have a kindergarten offer in Nanjing for 23k RMB after tax, but I think I’m honestly much more interested in living in Chengdu.

My concern is that it’s already October and the school year has started. How realistic would it be to find a decent kindergarten position in Chengdu starting ASAP?

Would 18–20k after tax be realistic with my experience level? And would you give up a 23k net offer in Nanjing to keep looking for Chengdu, or is that too risky this late in the hiring season?

Mostly interested in hearing from people who have taught or job hunted in Chengdu recently.