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Starting salaries for teachers in public primary education, 2015

The vertical axis shows average scheduled gross salary per year for a full-time teacher with the minimum training necessary to be fully qualified at the beginning of the
teaching career.

GDP per capita (int.-$)$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000$100,000Annualsalary(int.-$)United StatesUnited StatesIndonesiaIndonesiaJapanJapanMexicoMexicoGermanyGermanyTurkeyTurkeyItalyItalyChileChileSwitzerlandSwitzerlandSlovakiaSlovakiaLuxembourgLuxembourgAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Data compiled from multiple sources by World Bank

Note: Statutory salaries refer to scheduled salaries, according to official pay scales. These salaries are gross (total sum paid by the employer) less the employer’s contribution to social security and
pension, according to existing salary scales. Salaries are before tax.

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