The Huffington Post – Tom Ostapchuk
“Ever met a teacher making over $138,000 a year? Maybe you should talk to educators in Luxembourg, where the starting salary of lower secondary teachers is $79,000 in equivalent U.S. dollars. Teachers in Luxembourg earn 30 percent more than any other teacher in the world, with a starting salary that exceeds nearly every other nation’s maximum teacher salary. By sharp contrast at the bottom of this chart, teachers in Estonia reach their maximum earning potential at just over $17,000 a year. Other big players in the teaching world are Germany and Denmark, who take home near their maximum earning potential with their starting salary. Teachers in Canada, the United States and New Zealand reach their maximum salary towards the end of their career, and achieve close to their top salary after 15 years experience.”(more)