Countries that pay highest starting salary for high school teachers (2024)

According to World Bank data and the Learning Police Institute, teachers are paid less, which might be a reason that countries are experiencing a shortage of educators. The data collected from the National Center for Education Statistics shows that many states in the United States have registered an average of 4.6% salary reduction since 2009-2010. This results in the country having outsourced teachers from other countries.

Here is the list of countries that pay the highest salaries to their high school teachers:

1.Luxembourg— Rs 58,91,995.2282

As per the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report, Luxemburg has the best-paid teachers in the world. Secondary teachers earn much more in comparison to their foreign colleagues.

The education system in this country is trilingual with Luxembourgish, German, and French as the mandatory languages studied. The teachers of Luxembourg achieve their highest salary after a career of 30 years.

The European Commission has suggested that Luxembourg teacher salaries have barely changed in the period between 2017/2018 to 2018/2019.

2. Switzerland —Rs 51,90,214.9404

According to the latest report by a leading media firm for 2018, Switzerland ranks second in the world. The education system in Switzerland is unconventional, compulsory, and largely decentralized with 26 cantons, which is observed by the State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation (SERI).

3. Germany —Rs 47,73,219.2762

In Germany, the education system is different as compared to the rest of the world. The majority of students attend public schools. But most of the classes are conducted in German, which might cause a problem for the students in the latter period. The practice of homeschooling is illegal in Germany and European countries compared to the rest of the world.

4. Norway —Rs 35,22,943.1058

The high school teacher in Norway earns a much higher salary and ranks fourth in the world with the average salary including housing, transport, and other benefits.

The salary of the teacher is completely based on experience, skills, gender, or location. It is also based on the experience level of the teacher, where the number of years of experience will give a higher wage in the salary. Norway recruits a number of teachers from overseas in its bilingual international schools for ex-pat children.

5. Denmark —Rs 34,83,544.8306

The average salary of a high school teacher in Denmark is higher when compared to the other occupations.Here, a teacher needs to have a bachelor’s degree to become a high school teacher. The salaries of people vary drastically from teaching and educational careers.

The increase in the percentage of the salary is based on the years of experience of the teacher in the field of education. Denmark also has a free education system for nine years of compulsory education.

6. United States —Rs 32,43,236.3496

According to the Bureau of Labour Statistics, 4% employment growth has been calculated for high school teachers from the year 2019 to 2029. The metropolitan areas that pay the highest salary in the United State of India are Bakersfield, Fresno, San Francisco, El Centro, and New York.

The region and education have some additional factors such as specialties, industry, and employers that have an effect on a high school teacher’s salary.

7. Mexico —Rs 31,88,117.3346

The education system in Mexico was initially influenced by the Catholic church, which provided education during the colonial era. Since 1992, the education system in Mexico has been decentralized with the restricted role of the central government in education.

The high schools are administered through federal governments, state governments, and autonomous institutions.

8. Spain —Rs 31,18,905.2754

High school in Spain is a blend of Spanish culture, customs, and languages. Spain is the best choice to teach English abroad as the government runs a robust North American language and culture assistant’s salary that is based on the type of program you participate in and the teaching role in the institute you work at.

9. Australia —Rs 30,35,173.5162

Australia is a popular destination for higher studies in the world. It is more than just education, it is a place where the schools are dedicated with an innovative mindset to being the world's most liveable country. The Australian government is continuously making efforts to improve the education system in the country.

10. The Netherlands —Rs 29,11,238.5692

The educational system in the Netherlands doesn’t have middle schools or junior schools and they have bridge classes that are elementary to the educational system.

11. Canada —Rs 29,09,293.674

Canada stands for the highest record of student achievement on the globe. The structure of the education system in Canada varies from territory to territory and doesn’t have a centralised system.

The Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) has observed that the demographic changes that attract many international students to get a multicultural society approach and educational quality have led to students enrolling in Canadian institutions for studies.

According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Canada has the 2nd highest rate of high school worldwide.

12. Finland —Rs 28,09,247.7288

Studies in Finland are not based on competition but on cooperation. They claim that the education system is not meant for artificial or arbitrary merit-based systems.

Since the 1980s, Finnish educators have focused on factors like education as an instrument to balance social inequality, free school meals, health care facilities, psychological counseling, and individualised guidance in a collective environment of equality in a country like Finland.

13. Austria —Rs 27,64,136.8824

Austria uses educational technology to improvise their education. The country enjoys a free and public-school system where education is compulsory for nine years.

14. Sweden —Rs 27,37,656.6726

As per the Swedish Education Act, children are asked for a compulsory education from the year they turn six and it is tax-financed. School in Sweden consists of four stages: f¶rskoleklass (‘preschool year’ or year 0), lågstadiet (years 13), mellanstadiet (years 46), and h¶gstadiet (years 79).

15. Costa Rica —Rs 24,95,846.3334

The Costa Rican education system is considered one of the best in America as it has the highest rates of literacy, educational coverage, and public spending on education.

Basic general education is free of cost with 6 years of primary education and 3 years of secondary education.

16. Portugal —Rs 24,24,696.825

The educational institutions in Portugal are divided into two types; traditional universities and polytechnical schools, which give practical and professional-oriented training.

17. France — Rs 23,39,644.1454

The education system in France is divided into three cycles: école, collège, and lycée, which is highly centralized with many subdivisions.

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