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Teachers' statutory salaries

<p>This dataset contains data on statutory salaries of teachers at different points of their careers (starting salary, salaries after 10 and 15 years of experience, and salary at the top of the salary scale). It covers full-time teachers in public institutions in pre-primary, primary and (lower and upper) secondary general education.</p><p>The default table displays data in equivalent USD for teachers with the most prevalent qualification at each stage of career (in the reference year). The selection can be changed to display data by qualification level of teachers (minimum, most prevalent or maximum) and by currency unit (equivalent USD or national currency).</p><p>Additional details regarding sources for data and the methodology used and specific notes for countries can be found in the accompanying document <b>Sources, Methodologies and Technical Notes</b>. For more information, please consult <a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/education-at-a-glance_19991487.html"><i>Education at a Glance</i></a>.</p><p>For historical data, see <a href="https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?fs[0]=Topic%2C1%7CEducation%20and%20skills%23EDU%23%7CTeachers%23EDU_TEA%23&pg=20&fc=Topic&bp=true&snb=26&df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EAG_SAL_TREND%40DF_TCH_STA&df[ag]=OECD.EDU.IMEP&lc=en"><b>Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000</b></a>.</p><p>Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026.