A person working in Teaching / Education in Cayman Islands typically earns around 41,300 KYD per year. Salaries range from 19,800 KYD (lowest average) to 75,300 KYD (highest average, actual maximum salary is higher).
This is the average yearly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Salaries vary drastically between different Teaching / Education careers. If you are interested in the salary of a particular job, see below for salaries for specific job titles.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Academic Advisor | 41,000 KYD |
Academic Coach | 39,700 KYD |
Academic Manager | 45,400 KYD |
Academic Specialist | 35,700 KYD |
Academic Staff | 32,100 KYD |
Accompanist | 34,400 KYD |
Achievement Coach | 39,700 KYD |
Admissions Specialist | 35,700 KYD |
Agricultural Sciences Teacher | 32,600 KYD |
Anthropology Teacher | 31,500 KYD |
Arabic Language Teacher | 31,000 KYD |
Archeology Teacher | 34,000 KYD |
Architecture Teacher | 34,700 KYD |
Archivist | 26,900 KYD |
Art Teacher | 29,300 KYD |
Assistant School Principal | 40,300 KYD |
Assistant Teacher | 27,500 KYD |
Biochemistry Professor | 58,200 KYD |
Biology Teacher | 32,800 KYD |
Bursary Scheme Manager | 38,400 KYD |
Business Teacher | 33,100 KYD |
Chemistry Teacher | 32,600 KYD |
Child Care Coordinator | 31,700 KYD |
Child Care Worker | 26,600 KYD |
Clinical School Psychologist | 46,300 KYD |
College Aide | 39,700 KYD |
College and Career Readiness Specialist | 43,800 KYD |
College President | 72,200 KYD |
Communications Teacher | 34,100 KYD |
Community Education Officer | 27,500 KYD |
Computer Science Teacher | 30,900 KYD |
Computer Teacher | 30,900 KYD |
Creative Writing Trainer | 39,600 KYD |
Credit Counselor | 38,000 KYD |
Cultural Studies Teacher | 30,100 KYD |
Curriculum Developer | 43,700 KYD |
Curriculum Specialist | 41,500 KYD |
Demonstrator | 27,800 KYD |
Deputy Controller of Examinations | 37,800 KYD |
Director of Learning Technology | 45,200 KYD |
Distance Learning Coordinator | 35,700 KYD |
Economics Lecturer | 55,500 KYD |
Education Administrator | 38,100 KYD |
Education Assistant Director | 42,800 KYD |
Education Assistant Principal | 36,100 KYD |
Education Assistant Professor | 44,000 KYD |
Education Consultant | 47,200 KYD |
Education Coordinator | 34,900 KYD |
Education Counselor | 36,100 KYD |
Education Director | 56,900 KYD |
Education Program Specialist | 42,700 KYD |
Education Researcher | 45,400 KYD |
Education Resource Specialist | 35,900 KYD |
Education Services Facilitator | 35,600 KYD |
Educational Psychologist | 50,200 KYD |
EFL Teacher | 34,100 KYD |
eLearning Trainer | 28,200 KYD |
Elementary School Teacher | 27,600 KYD |
Engineering Lecturer | 56,200 KYD |
Engineering Teacher | 43,500 KYD |
English Teacher | 29,200 KYD |
ESL Teacher | 34,100 KYD |
Faculty Assistant | 38,900 KYD |
Foreign Language Teacher | 30,000 KYD |
GED Teacher | 29,500 KYD |
Geography Teacher | 32,100 KYD |
Head of Mathematics Department | 43,400 KYD |
Head of School | 52,000 KYD |
High School Teacher | 35,900 KYD |
History Teacher | 33,500 KYD |
Infant Teacher | 24,100 KYD |
Instructional Assistant | 35,100 KYD |
Instructor | 36,200 KYD |
Kindergarten Teacher | 25,000 KYD |
Language Instructor For Expatriate | 25,500 KYD |
Law Teacher | 46,800 KYD |
Learning Designer | 37,000 KYD |
Lecturer | 56,100 KYD |
Librarian | 25,500 KYD |
Library Assistant | 21,300 KYD |
Library Director | 36,900 KYD |
Library Specialist | 27,400 KYD |
Life Sciences Teacher | 32,600 KYD |
Math Lecturer | 59,100 KYD |
Mathematics Teacher | 35,400 KYD |
Mentor | 35,000 KYD |
Middle School Teacher | 34,400 KYD |
Music Teacher | 29,300 KYD |
Nursery Manager | 46,800 KYD |
Nursery Worker | 20,200 KYD |
Paraprofessional | 45,200 KYD |
Physical Education Specialist | 35,900 KYD |
Physical Education Teacher | 27,800 KYD |
Physics Teacher | 31,900 KYD |
Political Science Teacher | 33,100 KYD |
Post Doctoral Researcher | 49,600 KYD |
Preschool Education Administrator | 37,600 KYD |
Preschool Teacher | 27,100 KYD |
Primary School Teacher | 28,900 KYD |
Principal | 45,400 KYD |
Product Specialist | 34,700 KYD |
Professor - Accounting | 57,900 KYD |
Professor - Architecture | 61,200 KYD |
Professor - Biology | 55,800 KYD |
Professor - Business Administration | 56,600 KYD |
Professor - Chemical Engineering | 58,300 KYD |
Professor - Chemistry | 59,800 KYD |
Professor - Civil Engineering | 57,700 KYD |
Professor - Communication | 53,900 KYD |
Professor - Computer Science | 59,100 KYD |
Professor - Dentistry | 57,900 KYD |
Professor - Drama | 55,500 KYD |
Professor - Economics | 62,200 KYD |
Professor - Education | 57,700 KYD |
Professor - Electrical Engineering | 62,500 KYD |
Professor - English | 53,200 KYD |
Professor - Environmental Engineering | 59,300 KYD |
Professor - Foreign Languages | 57,200 KYD |
Professor - Geological Sciences | 55,800 KYD |
Professor - History | 58,600 KYD |
Professor - Industrial Engineering | 54,600 KYD |
Professor - Law | 61,700 KYD |
Professor - Legal Support | 57,200 KYD |
Professor - Liberal Arts | 56,200 KYD |
Professor - Marketing | 55,500 KYD |
Professor - Mathematics | 64,000 KYD |
Professor - Mechanical Engineering | 58,800 KYD |
Professor - Medical Administration | 61,700 KYD |
Professor - Medicine | 72,300 KYD |
Professor - Music | 52,000 KYD |
Professor - Nursing | 55,600 KYD |
Professor - Pharmaceutical Sciences | 55,100 KYD |
Professor - Philosophy | 57,900 KYD |
Professor - Physical Therapy | 63,200 KYD |
Professor - Physics | 61,400 KYD |
Professor - Psychology | 58,100 KYD |
Professor - Rehabilitation | 50,900 KYD |
Professor - Social Work | 52,100 KYD |
Professor - Sociology | 59,200 KYD |
Professor - Special Education | 56,700 KYD |
Psychology Teacher | 46,500 KYD |
Public Management Assistant Professor | 47,300 KYD |
School Counselor | 43,000 KYD |
Science Educator | 32,400 KYD |
Science Laboratory Assistant | 28,900 KYD |
Science Teacher | 33,600 KYD |
Secondary Mathematics Teacher | 31,900 KYD |
Secondary School Teacher | 30,700 KYD |
Special Education Teacher | 33,100 KYD |
Special Needs Assistant | 28,100 KYD |
Statistics Lecturer | 54,400 KYD |
Student Accounts Coordinator | 30,200 KYD |
Student Development Specialist | 39,100 KYD |
Student Employment Specialist | 35,000 KYD |
Student Services | 28,900 KYD |
Student Support Manager | 37,000 KYD |
Substitute Teacher | 26,000 KYD |
Teacher | 28,400 KYD |
Teacher Aide | 25,600 KYD |
Teacher Trainer | 39,400 KYD |
Training and Development Specialist | 43,200 KYD |
Training Coordinator | 28,400 KYD |
Tutor | 31,400 KYD |
University Teacher | 53,200 KYD |
Vocational Education Teacher | 30,100 KYD |
Teaching / Education salaries in Cayman Islands range from 19,800 KYD per year (minimum average salary) to 75,300 KYD per year (maximum average salary, actual maximum is higher).
The median salary is 38,800 KYD per year, which means that half (50%) of people working in Teaching / Education are earning less than 38,800 KYD while the other half are earning more than 38,800 KYD. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of people working in Teaching / Education are earning less than 26,400 KYD while 75% of them are earning more than 26,400 KYD. Also from the diagram, 75% of people working in Teaching / Education are earning less than 53,600 KYD while 25% are earning more than 53,600 KYD.
Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both of the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people are earning more than you and there is plenty of room for improvement. If your wage is between the average and the median, then things can be a bit complicated. We wrote a guide to explain all about the different scenarios. How to compare your salary
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher the wage.
Generally speaking, employees having experience from two to five years earn on average 32% more than freshers and juniors across all industries and disciplines.
Professionals with experience of more than five years tend to earn on average 36% more than those with five years or less of work experience.
As you hit the ten years mark, the salary increases by 21% and an additional 14% for those who have crossed the 15 years mark.
Those figures are presented as guidelines only. The numbers become more significant if you consider one job title at a time.
It is well known that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We compared the salaries of professionals at the same level but with different college degrees levels across many jobs, below are our findings.
Workers with a certificate or diploma earn on average 17% more than their peers who only reached the high school level.
Employees who earned a Bachelor's Degree earn 24% more than those who only managed to attain a cerificate or diploma.
Professionals who attained a Master's Degree are awarded salaries that are 29% more than those with a Bachelor's Degree.
Finally, PhD holders earn 23% more than Master's Degree holders on average while doing the same job.
A Master's degree program or any post-graduate program in Cayman Islands costs anywhere from 16,200 Cayman Islands Dollar(s) to 48,600 Cayman Islands Dollar(s) and lasts approximately two years. That is quite an investment.
You can't really expect any salary increases during the study period, assuming you already have a job. In most cases, a salary review is conducted once education is completed and the degree has been attained.
Many people pursue higher education as a tactic to switch into a higher paying job. The numbers seem to support this tactic. The average increase in compensation while changing jobs is approximately 10% more than the customary salary increment.
The decision really depends on your situation and experience among many other factors. Putting all variables aside, if you can afford the costs of higher education then the return on investment is definitely worth it. You should be able to recover the costs in roughly a year or so.
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male employees in Cayman Islands who work in Teaching / Education earn 14% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 43,300 KYD | |
Female | -12% | 38,000 KYD |
Teaching / Education professionals in Cayman Islands are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 5% every 27 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 5% granted to employees every 28 months.
The term 'Annual Salary Increase' usually refers to the increase in 12 calendar month period, but because it is rarely that people get their salaries reviewed exactly on the one year mark, it is more meaningful to know the frequency and the rate at the time of the increase.
The annual salary Increase in a calendar year (12 months) can be easily calculated as follows: Annual Salary Increase = Increase Rate x 12 ÷ Increase Frequency
Banking | 4% | |
Energy | 8% | |
Information Technology | 3% | |
Healthcare | 7% | |
Travel | 2% | |
Construction | 6% | |
Education | 1% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Cayman Islands for the year 2020. Companies within thriving industries tend to provide higher and more frequent raises. Exceptions do exist, but generally speaking, the situation of any company is closely related to the economic situation in the country or region. These figures tend to change frequently.
Teaching / Education is considered to be a moderate bonus-based field due to the generally limited involvement in direct revenue generation, with exceptions of course. The people who get the highest bonuses are usually somehow involved in the revenue generation cycle.
68% of surveyed staff in Teaching / Education reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 32% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 3% to 5% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 32% | |
No Bonus | 68% |
The most standard form of bonus where the employee is awarded based on their exceptional performance.
Company Performance BonusesOccasionally, some companies like to celebrate excess earnings and profits with their staff collectively in the form of bonuses that are granted to everyone. The amount of the bonus will probably be different from person to person depending on their role within the organization.
Goal-Based BonusesGranted upon achieving an important goal or milestone.
Holiday / End of Year BonusesThese types of bonuses are given without a reason and usually resemble an appreciation token.
People tend to confuse bonuses with commissions. A commission is a prefixed rate at which someone gets paid for items sold or deals completed while a bonus is in most cases arbitrary and unplanned.
The main two types of jobs | |
Revenue Generators | Supporting Cast |
Employees that are directly involved in generating revenue or profit for the organization. Their field of expertise usually matches the type of business. | Employees that support and facilitate the work of revenue generators. Their expertise is usually different from that of the core business operations. |
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Revenue generators usually get more and higher bonuses, higher salaries, and more frequent salary increments. The reason is quite simple: it is easier to quantify your value to the company in monetary terms when you participate in revenue generation.
Top management personnel and senior employees naturally exhibit higher bonus rates and frequencies than juniors. This is very predictable due to the inherent responsibilities of being higher in the hierarchy. People in top positions can easily get double or triple bonus rates than employees down the pyramid.
The hourly wage is the salary paid in one worked hour. Usually jobs are classified into two categories: salaried jobs and hourly jobs. Salaried jobs pay a fix amount regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs pay per worked hour. To convert salary into hourly wage the above formula is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may differ slightly depending on the worked hours per week and the annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximations and are considered to be the standard. One major difference between salaried employees and hourly paid employees is overtime eligibility. Salaried employees are usually exempt from overtime as opposed to hourly paid staff.
The average salary for Teaching / Education is 6% more than that of All Jobs.
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Cayman Islands earn 21% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 35,400 KYD | |
Public Sector | +21% | 42,800 KYD |