The table shows the average salaries of school teachers in five countries in 2016. It compares their starting salary, their salary after 15 years, the maximum salary, and how many years they need to reach the maximum level.
Overall, teachers in Japan and Denmark started with the highest salaries, while Belgium and Portugal had the lowest. After 15 years, Australia had the biggest increase in salary, and Portugal stayed the lowest.
In detail, Japan started with 38,345 USD, which was the highest, and it reached 55,015 USD after 15 years. Denmark started with 31,745 USD and became 58,142 USD after 15 years. Australia started low with 22,235 USD but increased to 69,638 USD, which is the second highest after 15 years. Belgium and Portugal had much lower numbers, starting around 15,000-17,000 USD and growing to only 27,528 USD in Belgium and 23,942 USD in Portugal.
For maximum salaries, Australia was again the highest with 77,180 USD, while Portugal had the lowest with 32,493 USD. The years needed to get the maximum salary were longest in Denmark (30 years) and shortest in Australia (19 years).
In conclusion, Australia gave the best long-term growth, while Portugal and Belgium offered the lowest teacher salaries.
