The table below gives information about salaries of secondary/high school teachers in five countries in 2009.

The table compares teachers’

income

in five countries in 2009.

Overall

, teachers in Luxembourg were the best well-paid at all times.

Besides

this

,

whereas

Denmark

had the second highest beginner

salary

, its increase over the

years

did not reach the

salary

of

Korea

and

Japan

, which experienced the second and third highest maximum

income

respectively.

In addition

to

this

, Australia had the lowest

income

for educators. Regarding the number of

years

needed to reach the maximum

income

,

Denmark

and Australia needed less time than the other countries, in which

Japan

took the longest time to get it, followed by

Korea

and

finally

by Luxembourg.

To begin

with, the highest incomes were of Luxembourg,

Japan

and

Korea

. In the first country, the

salary

for beginners was $80,000, increasing to $119,000 after 15

years

and rising to $132,000 after another 15

years

. In the case of

Japan

, its

salary

started at $34,000, going up to $65,000 after 15

years

, reaching its maximum

income

of $86,000 after another 17

years

.

Furthermore

, even if

Korea

started at $30,000, half of

Denmark

, after 15

years

, its

salary

used to increase to $48,000 and

then

to reach its maximum peak, another 19

years

needed to pass in order to get $62,000.

On the other hand

, teachers in Australia earned $28,000 at the beginning, increasing their

salary

to $48,000 after 9

years

, which was their maximum

salary

. Regarding

Denmark

, the

income

for educators was $45,000, reaching $54,000 after 8

years

, which

also

was their maximum

income

.