The table given compares five different countries based on salaries of secondary and high school teacher in five countries in 2009
Looking at the illustration, it is immediately evdien that Luxembourg recorded the highest salaries at all stages, whereas Japan had the lowest top salary. Additionally, Japan and Korea took the longest time to reach maximum pay, while Denmark and Australia required under 10 years.
In the first year of employment, Luxembourg topped the list, accounting for a starting salary of 80,000 US dollars, followed by Denmark at around 47,000. Korea stood at the third position of 30,500 US dollars, which was higher than Japan 28,000 USD and Australia 34,600 USD. Denmark reached the lowest point at just 8 years needed to reach the top salary, compared with 34 years in Japan and 37 years in Korea. Meanwhile, Australia and Luxembourg required 9 and 30 years, respectively, to attain the maximum salary, placing them in the middle range.
At the maximum, despite some fluctuations, Luxembourg experienced substantial growth and reached a peak of around 139,000 USD, remaining the highest among the five countries. Japan and Korea also saw steady increases, with final salaries rising to 62,400 and 84,500 USD, respectively, ranking second and third. By contrast, salaries in Denmark and Australia stayed unchanged after 15 years, at 54,000 and 48,000 USD, showing limited long-term growth.