The Countries Where Teachers Get Paid The Most

Which country has the best-paid teachers? A recent report revealed that among OECD countries, teachers in Luxembourg earn the highest wages. A lower secondary school teacher with 10 years experience can expect to bring home close to $100,000 every year, a considerable distance ahead of second placed Germany's $65,843. Out of the top the top-12 countries listed here, eight are in Europe. The highest-placed non European nation is Canada where the average annual salary comes to $63,557.

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This charts shows the annual average salary of lower secondary school teachers with 10 years experience in 2013.

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Ranking of OECD countries where primary education teachers have the highest salaries in the world in 2023 (in U.S. dollars)
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Average lower-secondary teacher starting salaries in selected European countries in 2024 (in US dollars)
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Average annual upper-secondary teacher starting salaries in selected European countries in 2024 (in US dollars)
Maximum salary rates of primary and upper secondary school teachers in OECD countries in 2009 (in U.S. dollars)
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Average annual primary teacher starting salaries in selected European countries in 2024 (in US dollars)
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Annual salary of public secondary school teachers in Norway in 2017, by level of experience (in U.S. dollars)*

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