The given picture illustrates the annual salaries of secondary/high school teachers in 5 countries across different categories in 2009. The data is presented in the form of table charts, highlighting key trends and differences between measured groups.
Looking at the illustration, it is immediately evident that Luxembourg recorded the highest salary, whereas the opposite was true for Australia. Additionally, most categories showed an upward trend throughout the period.
With the starting salary per year, the number of Luxembourg dominated the chart at 80,000 US$, which was higher than Denmark at 47,000 US$. In contrast, Australia and Korea ranked third with around 34,600 US$ and 30,500 US$ respectively, while Japan came in last at only 28,800. After 15 years, Luxembourg still boasted the largest proportion of total salary in 112,000 US$. Japan experienced a noticeable increase, almost doubling from 28,000 US$ to 49,000 US$. Meanwhile, Korea and Denmark underwent a slight rise and ended with a lower value than Luxembourg, increased to 22,1 US$ and 7 US$, respectively. In comparison, Australia’ salary remained relatively stable and remaining the lowest growth among the group.
About the time to reach top salary and maximum amount, Luxembourg continued to stand out with the highest salary at 139,000 US$, but teachers must have taken 30 years teaching to reach this amount. Korean also had a strong rise to 84,500 US$, which requiring the longest time about 37 years. Similarly, after 34 years, Japan’ salary increased to 62,400 US$. In contrast, Denmark and Australia had the shortest time to the top, requiring only 8 years and 9 years respectively.