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

The table compares the annual incomes of school teachers in five different countries at various stages of their careers in 2009.

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teachers in Luxembourg earn significantly higher salaries compared to pedagogues in

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other countries,

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Australia has the lowest maximum salary after 15

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of experience. At the beginning of their careers, teachers in Luxembourg earn the highest annual income at 80000, followed by Denmark, Australia, and Korea at 47000, 34600, and 30500, respectively. Japanese educators have the lowest starting salary at 28000. After 15

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, educators in Luxembourg reach a peak salary of 112000, which can increase to 139000 after 30

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, pedagogues in Denmark, Korea, Japan, and Australia earn between 48000 and 54000 per year at the same stage of

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length of their service. Australian and Danish educators reach their maximum pay in less than 10

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their Korean and Japanese colleagues take much longer to reach their maximum earnings of up to 139000, 84500, and 62400, respectively.