[Tsuwabuki]

With that, you're looking at an income range of ¥300,000/mo to ¥450,000/mo given you can find a full time private high school or university position. I recommend you make sure to get publications while working on your master's, and since you're in the states, I would recommend taking your Praxis and gaining Teacher's Certification in your state. This will require student teaching, and may take up to three months if you do it after you graduate with your BA. It would have been better if you had done it concurrently with your BA, but I am sure your state has an alternative certification program.