The table illustrates changes in the salaries of secondary teachers in five countries in the year 2009.
Overall, all regions saw a substantial growth in teachers’ salaries over the period. A notable feature is that teachers in Luxembourg earned the highest incomes when compared to those in the other nations. Additionally, Australians and Danes took short periods of time to earn top salaries.
When it comes to initial incomes, teachers in Luxembourg dominated the salary rankings, with a high income of 80,000. In Denmark, teachers earned 35,000, which was lower than those in Luxembourg by 45,000. Following this figure, Koreans and Australians recorded the same salary levels of around 30,000. Fifteen years later, the salaries of teachers in Luxembourg experienced a further rise of 39,000, while those in Denmark and Japan climbed steadily by 9,000 and 31,000, respectively. Meanwhile, Australians and Koreans followed a similar pattern, surging to the same salary levels of 48,000.
Regarding maximum salaries, the salaries of educators in Australia and Denmark remained unchanged, while the remaining countries still witnessed upward trends. Teachers in Luxembourg took the period of 30 years to reach the highest income level of 132,000. This salary level was lower than that of Japanese educators, reaching 86,000 after 37 years, and their Korean counterparts, spending 34 years to climb to 62,000. Moreover, teachers in Australia and Denmark took around 8 years, four times faster than teachers in the other countries.