The given table compare five different countries, namely Japan, Australia, Denmark, Luxembourg and Korea based on the income of secondary or high school teachers in 2009.
Looking at the illustration, it is immediately evident that Luxembourg offered the highest maximum salary for teachers but it took a long time to reach the top salary. By contrast, teachers in Australia and Denmark received the lowest salary range, achieved the maximum salary in the shortest time.
In the first year, the teachers’ wages of Luxembourg dominated the table at approximately 80,000 dollars, which was roughly 33,000 dollars higher than that of Denmark. Australia ranked third at 34,600 dollars. Compared with a mere about 30,500 dollars. Meanwhile, Japan came in last at around 28,000 dollars. Even after 15 years, Luxembourg continued to offer the highest teacher salaries, at 112,000 dollars. Denmark and Korea still held the second and third positions, with 54,000 dollars and 52,600 dollars respectively. Japan surpassed Australia to claim fourth place at 49,000 dollars, while Australia fell to the bottom of the list, though its figure was only 1,000 dollars lower than that of Denmark.
In addition, the maximum teacher salary in Luxembourg reached 139,000 dollars, ranking first among all countries; however, it took 30 years to reach this level. Meanwhile, the top salaries in Korea and Japan were 84,500 dollars and 62,400 dollars respectively, which were only attainable after 37 and 34 years. By contrast, Denmark and Australia achieved their maximum salaries much earlier, specifically after just 8 and 9 years, both well before the 15-year mark.