Oh, I’m pretty sure it doesn’t pay anything like a software engineering job. They pay for your plane tickets both ways and an apartment, and then, depending on the job, somewhere between 1.9-2.5 mil won a month (which is about $2000, but it fluctuates w/ the exchange rate). At the end it’s customary for schools to give a bonus equal to one month’s salary. It’s not a huge amount, but it’s certainly far more than anyone needs to cover their cost of living, and you can travel quite a bit within the country while saving over half your money.