Education: Key Tables from OECD
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Keywords: attainment, relative earnings, entry rates, public expenditure, tertiary graduation rates
Teachers' salaries 2012/2
Annual statutory salaries in public institutions
Also available in: French
| Teachers' salaries | ||||||||||
| Annual statutory salaries in public institutions, minimum training | ||||||||||
| Equivalent USD converted using PPPs | ||||||||||
| | 2010 or latest available year | |||||||||
Primary education | Lower secondary education | Upper secondary education | |||||||||
Salary | Salary | Years to top salary | Salary | ||||||||
Initial | 15 years | Maximum | Initial | 15 years | Maximum | Initial | 15 years | Maximum | |||
| Australia | 34 193 | 47 445 | 47 445 | 34 321 | 47 445 | 47 445 | 9 | 34 321 | 47 445 | 47 445 |
| Austria | 30 812 | 40 818 | 60 973 | 32 236 | 44 179 | 63 361 | 34 | 32 680 | 45 425 | 66 487 |
| Belgium (Fl.) | 31 193 | 44 076 | 53 949 | 31 193 | 44 076 | 53 949 | 27 | 38 939 | 56 638 | 68 278 |
| Belgium (Fr.) | 30 202 | 42 792 | 52 509 | 30 202 | 42 792 | 52 509 | 27 | 37 736 | 55 157 | 66 613 |
| Canada | 34 443 | 54 978 | 54 978 | 34 443 | 54 978 | 54 978 | 11 | 34 588 | 55 191 | 55 191 |
| Chile | 17 820 | 23 411 | 30 866 | 17 820 | 23 411 | 30 866 | 30 | 17 941 | 24 820 | 32 665 |
| Czech Republic | 15 036 | 19 949 | 22 276 | 14 916 | 20 217 | 22 522 | 32 | 15 533 | 21 449 | 24 117 |
| Denmark | 43 393 | 50 253 | 50 253 | 43 393 | 50 253 | 50 253 | 8 | 44 640 | 58 256 | 58 256 |
| England | 30 204 | 44 145 | 44 145 | 30 204 | 44 145 | 44 145 | 12 | 30 204 | 44 145 | 44 145 |
| Estonia | 11 876 | 12 576 | 17 357 | 11 876 | 12 576 | 17 357 | 7 | 11 876 | 12 576 | 17 357 |
| Finland | 29 029 | 37 455 | 39 702 | 31 351 | 40 451 | 42 879 | 20 | 32 276 | 42 809 | 45 377 |
| France | 24 334 | 32 733 | 48 296 | 27 184 | 35 583 | 51 301 | 34 | 27 420 | 35 819 | 51 560 |
| Germany | 46 456 | 55 771 | 61 209 | 51 058 | 61 784 | 68 592 | 28 | 53 963 | 66 895 | 76 433 |
| Greece | 26 583 | 32 387 | 38 934 | 26 583 | 32 387 | 38 934 | 33 | 26 583 | 32 387 | 38 934 |
| Hungary | 10 701 | 13 228 | 17 644 | 10 701 | 13 228 | 17 644 | 40 | 11 755 | 15 616 | 22 963 |
| Iceland | 24 822 | 27 930 | 29 123 | 24 822 | 27 930 | 29 123 | 18 | 22 850 | 28 103 | 29 399 |
| Ireland | 32 601 | 53 677 | 60 758 | 32 601 | 53 677 | 60 758 | 22 | 32 601 | 53 677 | 60 758 |
| Israel | 17 646 | 25 181 | 36 137 | 17 646 | 23 047 | 33 230 | 36 | 13 995 | 21 009 | 31 543 |
| Italy | 27 015 | 32 658 | 39 762 | 29 122 | 35 583 | 43 666 | 35 | 29 122 | 36 582 | 45 653 |
| Japan | 25 454 | 44 788 | 56 543 | 25 454 | 44 788 | 56 543 | 34 | 25 454 | 44 788 | 58 075 |
| Korea | 26 776 | 46 338 | 74 149 | 26 670 | 46 232 | 74 043 | 37 | 26 670 | 46 232 | 74 043 |
| Luxembourg | 65 171 | 95 043 | 114 988 | 73 777 | 101 775 | 128 181 | 30 | 73 777 | 101 775 | 128 181 |
| Mexico | 14 302 | 18 621 | 30 602 | 18 446 | 23 854 | 39 085 | 14 | .. | .. | .. |
| Netherlands | 36 861 | 50 621 | 53 654 | 38 001 | 61 704 | 66 403 | 16 | 38 001 | 61 704 | 66 403 |
| New Zealand | 27 719 | 41 009 | 41 009 | 28 127 | 42 062 | 42 062 | 8 | 28 535 | 43 116 | 43 116 |
| Norway | 32 629 | 35 991 | 40 405 | 32 629 | 35 991 | 40 405 | 16 | 35 991 | 38 817 | 42 766 |
| Poland | 9 526 | 15 186 | 15 824 | 10 725 | 17 300 | 18 030 | 10 | 12 119 | 19 791 | 20 629 |
| Portugal | 30 825 | 37 542 | 54 158 | 30 825 | 37 542 | 54 158 | 34 | 30 825 | 37 542 | 54 158 |
| Scotland | 30 207 | 48 188 | 48 188 | 30 207 | 48 188 | 48 188 | 6 | 30 207 | 48 188 | 48 188 |
| Slovak Republic | 11 028 | 12 688 | 13 680 | 11 028 | 12 688 | 13 680 | 32 | 11 028 | 12 698 | 13 680 |
| Slovenia | 26 690 | 32 436 | 34 074 | 26 690 | 32 436 | 34 074 | 13 | 26 690 | 32 436 | 34 074 |
| Spain | 37 137 | 42 846 | 51 822 | 41 518 | 47 816 | 58 065 | 38 | 42 325 | 48 818 | 59 269 |
| Sweden | 28 937 | 33 374 | 38 696 | 29 245 | 34 481 | 38 951 | .. | 30 650 | 36 429 | 41 675 |
| Switzerland | 45 226 | .. | 70 784 | 51 240 | .. | 79 603 | 27 | 59 107 | .. | 90 374 |
| Turkey | 23 130 | 24 761 | 26 587 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 780 | 25 411 | 27 237 |
| United States | 36 858 | 45 226 | 52 137 | 36 772 | 45 049 | 55 259 | .. | 37 267 | 48 446 | 55 199 |
| OECD average | 28 523 | 37 603 | 45 100 | 29 801 | 39 401 | 47 721 | 24 | 30 899 | 41 182 | 49 721 |
| EU21 | 28 948 | 38 280 | 44 907 | 30 202 | 40 211 | 47 287 | 24 | 31 346 | 42 470 | 50 139 |
| Argentina | 13 768 | 17 041 | 20 657 | 11 231 | 14 852 | 18 015 | 25 | 11 231 | 14 852 | 18 015 |
| Brazil | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| China | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| India | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Indonesia | 1 638 | 2 072 | 2 361 | 1 745 | 2 361 | 2 565 | 32 | 2 021 | 2 615 | 2 849 |
| Russian Federation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Last updated: 21 September 2012 | |||||||||||
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Note: Information on data for Israel:https://doi.org/10.1787/888932315602. Belgium (Fl.): Flemish community, Belgium; Belgium (Fr.): French community, Belgium. Due to a change in the methodology used to convert teachers’ salaries into USD, data are not directly comparable with the figures published in previous editions of Education at a Glance. Sources, methods and technical notes are available on: www.oecd.org/edu/eag2012. | |||||||||||
Source: Education at a Glance 2012: OECD Indicators; data for Argentina are from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (World Education Indicators programme). |