Teacher salary (lower secondary, 15 years' experience) by country

See the United States's strengths and weaknesses

United States: $78,231 in 2025, 6th of 32 OECD members (highest first). 6th of all 36 with data.

Highest: Luxembourg ($150,897, 2025) · Lowest: Slovakia ($29,433, 2025) · 36 countries and territories with data.

Statutory annual salary of a lower-secondary teacher in a public school with typical qualifications and 15 years of experience, in US dollars at purchasing power parity. Only the latest year is available, so there is no trend.

Ranking

Latest value for each country (within 5 years).

Over time

United States: rank over time

Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).

World ranking (highest first)

RankCountryValueYear
1Luxembourg$150,8972025
2Germany$111,8042025
3Austria$95,5992025
4Australia$85,0022025
5Denmark$80,5442025
6United States$78,2312025
7Spain$77,4402025
8Canada$77,0792025
9Ireland$77,0362025
10South Korea$74,3102025
11Norway$70,5862025
12Slovenia$69,5692025
13Colombia$66,0112025
14New Zealand$65,2832025
15Iceland$65,1662025
16Japan$61,6792025
17Sweden$61,6332025
18Finland$61,6162025
19Mexico$59,9842025
20Portugal$57,0452025
21Türkiye$56,0152025
22France$54,7782025
23Italy$52,6132025
24Lithuania$51,3802025
25Croatia$50,5812025
26Chile$50,2052025
27Romania$48,8852025
28Poland$46,8182025
29Thailand$46,3192025
30Israel$46,2172025
31Hungary$40,4262025
32Costa Rica$37,4122025
33Bulgaria$35,9172025
34Greece$32,8832025
35Czechia$31,8292025
36Slovakia$29,4332025

Source: OECD Data Explorer, Teachers' statutory salaries (OECD). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.

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