Teacher salaries vary substantially between different regions of the world and also within the borders of nations, making it sometimes difficult to obtain comparable information. Salaries in the USA, for example, vary by as much as $40,000 between states!
The following list has been compiled by doing research for several weeks, trying to find comparable data, by focusing on the salaries of secondary school teachers.
(A sister article provides comparable teacher’s salary data regionally and includes the basic English proficiency of countries, with populations larger than one million.) Most of this information was obtained in July/ August 2022 with the currency exchange rate to the US dollar at that time.
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Afghanistan
Teachers in Afghanistan on average earn 60,200 Afghanistan afghani or 676 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 29,500 AFN to 94,000 AFN (331 to 1,056 USD) per month. The median salary is 61,500 afghani ($691) per month.
Albania
Elementary school teachers in Albania on average earn 67,800 Albanian Lek or 577 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 33,200 to 106,000 ALL (283 to 903 USD) per month. The median (50%) salary is 69,100 lek or $589 per month.
Algeria
Secondary school teachers in Algeria on average earn 155,000 DZD (Algerian dinar) or 1,063 USD per month, with salaries ranging between 72,900 dinars ($500) and 245,000 dinars ($1,680) per month. The median (50%) salary is 164,000 dinar ($1,125) per month.
Angola
Secondary school teachers in Angola on average earn 209,000 Angolan kwanza or 487 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 105,000 to 324,000 AOA (245 to 756 USD) per month. The median (50%) salary is 209,000 kwanzas or 487 US dollars per month.
Argentina
The average annual salary of secondary school teachers is 1,235,141 Argentinian pesos (9,647 USD). The national average (50% median) is around 47,900 ARS ($375) per month. Salaries range from 23,000 to 87,400 ARS ($180 – $683).
Australia
Primary school teachers in Australia on average earn 67,900 Australian dollars or 42,752 American dollars per year, with salaries ranging from 31,200 AUD to 108,000 AUD (19,636 to 67,972 USD). The median salary (50%) is 73,400 AUD or 46,195 USD per year.
Austria
Primary school teachers in Austria earn between 33,980 and 57,781 euros per year, with an average of €47,006 per year. New secondary school teachers earn around €3,020 ($3,073) per month, but the average pay is €4,550 per month.
Bangladesh
Primary school teachers in Bangladesh on average earn 20,000 Bangladeshi takas or 212 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 9,180 to 31,700 BDT (97 to 338 USD). The median (50%) salary is 26,100 takas ($278) per month.
Belarus
Secondary school teachers in Belarus on average earn 2,460 Belarussian rubles or 976 American dollars per month with salaries ranging from 1,260 to 3,790 BYN (500 – 1,503 USD) per month. The median (50%) salary is 2,410 BYN ($956) per month.
Belgium
Primary school teachers in Belgium typically earn around 4,620 euros per month, with salaries ranging from €2,120 to €7,340. High school teachers typically earn salaries of between €2,330 and €8,050, with an average of €5,060 per month or between €35,441 to €60,300 per year.
Benin
Secondary school teachers in Benin on average earn 293,000 West African francs or 448 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 158,000 to 442,000 XOF (241 to 675 USD) per month. The median salary is 269,000 XOF ($752) per month.
Bolivia
Secondary school teachers in Bolivia on average earn 6,820 Bolivian boliviano or 981 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 3,270 BOB to 10,700 BOB (470 to 1,539 USD) per month. The median (50%) salary is 7,090 boliviano ($1,020) per month.
Bosnia
Secondary school teachers in Bosnia and Herzegovina on average earn 1,920 Bosnian convertible mark or 981 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 880 BAM to 3,050 BAM (450 to 1,559 USD) per month. The median salary is 2,070 marks ($1,058) per month.
Botswana
Secondary school teachers in Botswana earn an average of 9,230 Botswana pula or 742 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 4,890 to 14,000 BWP (393 to 1,126 USD) per month. The median (50%) salary is 8,680 pula or $132.
Brazil
Elementary school teachers in Brazil typically earn 6,020 Brazilian real or 1,148 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 2,950 BRL to 9,390 BRL (563 to 1,792 USD). The median (50%) salary is 6,140 real or $1,172 per month.
Brazzaville-Congo
Secondary school teacher salaries in Brazzaville-Congo range from 270,000 Central African francs or 420 American dollars to 909,000 XAF or 1,412 USD per month. The median (50%) salary is 610,000 francs or 948 dollars per month.
Bulgaria
Elementary school teachers in Bulgaria earn on average 2,400 Bulgarian lev or 1,226 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging between 1,250 to 3,670 BGN or 639 to 1,875 US dollars. The median (50%) salary is 2,300 lev ($1,175) per month.
Cambodia
Secondary school teachers in Cambodia earn an average of 2,700,000 Cambodian riels or 660 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 1,240,000 to 4,300,000 KHR (303 – 1,050 USD). The median (50%) salary is 2,920,000 riel ($713) per month.
Cameroon
Secondary school teachers in Cameroon on average earn 391,000 Central African Franc or 596 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 207,000 XAF to 594,000 XAF (315 to 905 USD). The median salary is 367,000 francs ($559) per month.
Canada
Primary school teachers in Canada typically earn around 91,600 Canadian dollars or 66,600 American dollars per year, with salaries ranging from 42,100 to 146,000 CAD (30,610 – 106,154 USD). The median (50%) salary is 99,000 CAD (71,981 USD). However, another source says the national average teacher salary in Canada is 69,000 CAD (50,168 USD).
Central African Republic
Secondary school teachers in the Central African Republic on average earn 356,000 Central African Franc or 542 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 193,000 XAF to 538,000 XAF (294 to 820 USD). The median salary is 328,000 francs ($450) per month.
Chad
Secondary school teachers in Chad on average earn 378,000 Central African Franc or 596 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 197,000 XAF to 579,000 XAF (300 to 882 USD) per month. The median salary is 363,000 francs ($553) per month.
Chile
Salaries of elementary school teachers in Chile range between 620,000 Chilean pesos or 670 American dollars to 1,920,000 CLP (2,075 USD) per month, with an average of 1,240,000 pesos ($1,340) per month.
China
China has the world’s biggest educational system, with 18.44 million teachers for about 300 million students. Teachers in China earn between 11,200 to 32,800 Chinese Yuan (1,655 to 4,729 US Dollars) per month. The median (middle 50%) salary is 20,600 Yuan ($3,044) per month.
Colombia
Teachers in Colombia on average earn 2,899,350 Colombian pesos (665 USD) per month. The median (50%) is 3,520,000 (807 USD) per month.
Costa Rica
Costa Rican teachers earn on average 1,870,000 Costa Rican colons or 2,943 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging between 936,000 and 2,900,000 CRC (1,473 to 4,563 USD) per month. A second source says elementary school teachers earn 11,437,872 colons ($18,000) per year.
Croatia
Secondary school teachers in Croatia on average earn about 11,600 Croatian kuna or 1,590 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 5,330 to 18,400 HRK (730 to 2,522 USD) per month. The median (50%) salary is 12,500 kuna ($1,714) per month.
Cuba
Teachers in Cuba earn around 16,800 Cuban pesos or 700 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 8,210 to 26,100 CUP (342 to 1088 USD). The median (50%) income is 17,100 pesos ($713).
Cyprus
Secondary school teachers in Cyprus on average earn 1,660 Euro per month, with salaries ranging from 850 to 2,560 euros. The median salary is 1,630 EUR per month.
Czechia
Primary school teachers in Czechia earn around 42,800 Czech koruna or 8,719 American dollars per annum. The national average teacher’s wage is 44,000 to 59,900 CZK (8,963 to 12,203 USD) per year.
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Secondary school teachers in the DRC earn around 382,000 Congolese francs or 191 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 206,000 to 577,000 CDF (103 to 290 USD) per month. The median (50%) salary is 352,000 francs or $176 per month.
Denmark
Primary school teachers in Denmark earn between 300,477 to 510,938 Danish krone (41,137 – 69,951 American dollars) per month.
Dominican Republic
The average salary of teachers in the Dominican Republic is around 14,200 Dominican pesos or 262 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 6,940 to 22,100 DOP ($128 to $407 per month.
East Timor
Secondary school teachers in East Timor on average earn 1,790 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 860 USD to 2,810 USD and a median (50%) of $1,860 per month.
Ecuador
Elementary school teachers in Ecuador earn on average about 920 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from $420 to $1,470. The median (50%) salary is $1,000 per month.
Egypt
Teachers in Egypt earn around 9,760 Egyptian pounds or 518 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 4,680 to 17,800 pounds ($248 to $944).
El Salvador
Elementary school teachers in El Salvador on average earn around 1,180 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 600 to 1,820 USD. The median (50%) salary is $1,160 per month.
Eritrea
Elementary school teachers in Eritrea on average earn 4,370 Eritrean nakfas or 291 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 2,060 to 6,910 ERN or 137 to 461 USD per month. The median (50%) salary is 4,640 nakfas or $309.
Estonia
Elementary school teachers in Estonia earn on average around 1,770 EUR or 1,770 American dollars per month, with salaries
ranging from 960 to 2,670 euros. The median (50%) salary is 1,630 euros per month.
Ethiopia
Secondary school teachers in Ethiopia earn around 7,160 Ethiopian birr or 137 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 3,720 to 11,000 ETB (71 to 210 USD). The median salary is 6,870 birrs or $132 per month.
Finland
Teachers in Finland earn an average of 3,570 Euros per month, with salaries ranging from 1,750 to 5,570 euros. The median (50%) salary is 3,640 euros per month.
France
Primary school teachers in France earn on average 36,500 euros per year. Salaries range from €16,800 to €58,000. Secondary school teachers on average earn €43,569 per year.
Gabon
Secondary school teachers in Gabon on average 435,000 Central African francs or 662 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 226,000 to 666,000 XAF (344 to 1,014 USD). The median salary is 418,000 francs or $636 per month.
Georgia
Elementary school teachers in Georgia on average earn around 4,510 Georgian lari or 1,558 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 2,170 to 7,080 GEL or 750 to 2,446 USD. The median (50%) salary is 4,690 lari ($1,620) per month.
Germany
Teachers in Germany’s 16 German federal states (Bundesländer) earn an average of 2,830 euros per month. Primary school teachers in Bavaria, however, earn between €3,945 and €4,640.
Ghana
Secondary school teachers in Ghana earn around 3,860 Ghanaian cedis or 425 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 2,050 GHS (226 USD) to 5,870 GHS ($647) per month. The median (50%) salary is 3,630 cedis or $400 per month.
Greece
Primary school teachers in Greece typically earn around 1,700 euros per month, with salaries ranging from €780 to €2,710 per month.
Guatemala
Elementary school teachers in Guatemala earn an average of 7,000 Guatemalan quetzal or 908 American dollars, ranging from 3,360 GTQ (434 USD) to 11,000 quetzals ($1,419) per month. The 50% median salary is 7,280 quetzals ($940) per month.
Haiti
Secondary school teachers in Haiti on average earn around 52,400 Haitian gourde or 441 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 24,600 HTG to 82,700 HTG (207 to 696 USD). The median salary is 55,500 gourdes ($467 US) per month.
Honduras
Secondary school teachers in Honduras on average earn 21,200 Honduras lira or 856 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 11,000 to 32,400 HNL (446 to 1,315 USD). The 50% median salary is 20,300 lira ($864) per month.
Hungary
Graduated teachers in Hungary earn notably lower salaries than those in other professions with similar university qualifications. The national average income for teachers in Hungary is 530,000 Hungarian forint or 1,297 American dollars per month, ranging from 254,000 to 967,000 HUF (621 to 2,367 USD).
Iceland
Elementary school teachers in Iceland on average earn 464,000 Icelandic krona or 3,267 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 213,000 ISK to 737,000 ISK (1,500 to 5,190 USD) per month. The median (50%) salary is 501,000 krona per month.
India
Government teachers in India on average earn 360,119 Indian rupees or 4,505 American dollars per year, with entry-level salaries starting at ₹250,000 ($3,128) per year.
Indonesia
Secondary school teachers in Indonesia earn around 10,200,000 Indonesian rupiah or 690 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging between 5,210,000 rupiahs ($353) and 15,700,000 rupiahs ($1,063) per month. The median salary is 10,000,000 IDR ($677) per month.
Iran
Elementary school teachers in Iran earn an average of 31,200,000 Iranian rials or 106 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 15,300,000 to 48,700,000 IRR ($361 – $1,151) per month. The median (50%) salary is 31,900,000 rial or $754 per month.
Iraq
Elementary school teachers in Iraq on average earn about 1,450,000 Iraqi dinar or 987 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 680,000 to 2,280,000 IQD ($463 – $1,552) per month. The median (50%) salary is 1,530,000 Dinar ($1,042) per month.
Ireland
Only teachers in Luxembourg, Denmark and Germany have higher earnings than teachers in Ireland within the European Union, with Ireland’s teachers earning salaries ranging from 47,848 to €73,948 euros.
Israel
School teachers in Israel on average earn 13,880 Israeli shekel or 3,964 American dollars per month, with salaries for elementary school teachers varying between 100,290 and 170,536 ILS (28,644 to 48,705 USD.
Italy
Primary school teachers in Italy earn between 22,394 and 37,799 euros per year, with an average of €25,000
Ivory Coast
Secondary school teachers in Ivory Coast earn an average salary of 290,000 West African francs or 455 American dollars per month. Another source puts the salary range for educators in Ivory Coast between $125 for teachers and $240 for headmasters.
Jamaica
Teachers in Jamaica on average earn 102,000 Jamaican dollars or 677 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 49,000 to 186,000 JMD ($325 – $1220) per month.
Japan
Teachers in Japan typically earn around 411,000 Japanese yen or 3,032 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 214,000 to 629,000 JPY (1,578 to 4,640 USD).
Jordan
Secondary school teachers in Jordan on average earn 1,400 Jordanian dinar or 1,972 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 740 to 2,140 JOD (1,043 to 3,015 USD) per month. The median salary is 1,320 dinars ($1,860) per month.
Kazakhstan
Teachers in Kazakhstan on average earn about 267,000 Kazakhstan tenge or 563 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 136,000 to 411,000 KZT (287 to 867 USD) per month. The median salary is 261,000 tenge ($550) per month.
Kenya
Primary school teachers in Kenya earn around 126,000 Kenyan shillings or 1,050 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 61,700 to 197,000 KES ($514 to $1,642).
Kuwait
Primary school teachers in Kuwait earn an average of 1,010 Kuwaiti dinars or 3,293 American dollars per month. Salaries range from 470 to 1,610 KWD ($1,532 – $5,250) per month. The median salary 50% of teachers earn, is 1,100 dinars ($3,586) per month.
Kyrgyzstan
Teachers in Kyrgyzstan on average earn about 15,300 Kyrgyzstan som or 190 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 7,640 to 23,700 KGS (95 to 294 USD) per month. The median (50%) salary is 15,300 som ($190) per month.
Latvia
Elementary school teachers in Latvia on average earn between 890 and 1,020 euros per month.
Lebanon
Secondary school teachers in Lebanon earn an average of 1,830,000 Lebanon pounds or 1,206 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 935,000 to 2,820,000 LBP ($616 to $1,860). The median (50%) salary is 1,800,000 pound ($1,186) per month.
Libya
Secondary school teachers in Libya on average earn 1,890 Libyan dinars or 383 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 1,020 to 2,850 LYD (207 to 578 USD). The median (50%) salary is 1,740 dinars ($353) per month.
Lithuania
Elementary school teachers in Lithuania on average earn about 2,380 Lithuanian Litas or 688 US dollars per month, with salaries ranging between 1,190 to 3,690 LTL or 344 to 1,066 USD. The median (50%) salary is 2,380 LTL ($688) per month.
Madagascar
Secondary school teachers in Madagascar on average earn 1,030,000 Malagasy ariary or 128 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 527,000 MGA to 1,590,000 MGA (128 to 385 USD). The median (50%) salary is 1,010,000 MGA ($245) per month.
Malawi
Secondary school teachers in Malawi earn on average 135,000 Malawian kwacha or 132 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 66,200 to 211,000 MWK (65 to 206 USD). The median salary is 138,000 kwacha or 135 US dollars per month.
Malaysia
Secondary school teachers in Malaysia on average earn 5,630 Malaysian ringgit or 1,256 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 2,650 MYR to 8,900 MYR (591 to 1,980 USD) per month. The median (50%) salary is 5,970 ringgit or $1,331 per month.
Mexico
Teacher salaries in Mexico range from 26,600 Mexican pesos or 1,312 American dollars per month to 41,500 MXN (2,048 USD). Another source put the median pay for English teachers at 29,435 pesos ($1,452) per month.
Moldova
Elementary school teachers in Moldova earn an average of 19,100 Moldovan lei or 989 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging between 9,930 and 29,200 MDL (514 to 1,512 USD).
Mongolia
Elementary school teachers in Mongolia on average earn 1,580,000 Mongolian tughrik or 495 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 759,000 to 2,480,000 MNT (238 to 776 USD) per month. The median salary is 1,650,000 tughrik or 576 dollars per month.
Morocco
The average salary of secondary school teachers in Morocco is 16,100 Moroccan dirhams or 1,574 American dollars per month. Salaries range from 8,240 to 24,900 MAD ($805 – $2,434) per month, with a median (50%) of 15,800 dirham ($1,544
Mozambique
Teachers in Mozambique on average earn 31,400 Mozambican metical or 491 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 14,500 to 50,000 MZN (227 to 783 USD) per month. The median (50%) salary is 34,000 meticals per month.
Myanmar
Secondary school teachers in Myanmar earn around 446,000 Malaysian kyat or 241 American dollars per month, ranging from 210,000 to 705,000 MMK ($114 – $381) per month. The median (earned by 50%) salary is 473,000 kyats ($256) per month.
Namibia
Secondary school teachers in Namibia on average earn 13,500 Namibian dollars or 807 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 7,280 to 20,300 NAD (432 to 1,205 USD) per month. The median (50%) salary is 12,400 Namibian dollars or 736 US dollars per month.
Nepal
Secondary school teachers in Nepal on average earn 67,800 Nepalese rupee or 532 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 33,900 NPR to 105,000 NPR (266 to 823 USD). The median salary is 67,800 rupees ($532) per month.
Netherlands
Primary school teachers in the Netherlands earn between 2,900 euros and €5,300.
New Zealand
Primary school teachers in New Zealand earn between 48,000 to 52,000 New Zealand dollars or 29,660 to 32,138 American dollars per year.
Nicaragua
Elementary school teachers in Nicaragua earn about 13,100 Nicaraguan Córdoba or 363 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 6,430 to 20,500 NIO (178 to 568 USD). The median (50%) salary is 13,400 cordobas ($371) per month.
Nigeria
Primary school teachers in Nigeria earn around 260,000 Nigerian naira or 626 American dollars per month. Salaries range from 119,000 to 413,000 Naira (US$286 – 994).
North Macedonia
Elementary school teachers in North Macedonia earn on average 31,200 Macedonian denars or 502 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 16,600 to 47,500 MKD (267 to 765 USD) per month. The median (50%) salary is 29,400 denars ($473) per month.
Norway
Elementary school teachers in Norway earn around 410,000 Norwegian krone or 38,498 American dollars per year. Salaries range between 189,000 to 652,000 NOK (17,747 to 61,220 USD). The median salary is 443,000 krone or $41,596 per year.
Oman
Teachers in Oman on average earn 1,320 Omani rial or 3,429 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 650 to 2,060 OMR (1,688 to 5,351 USD) per month. The median salary is 1,350 rial or $3,506 per month.
Pakistan
Primary school teachers in Pakistan earn on average 57,200 Pakistani rupees or 260 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging between 26,300 and 91,000 PKR (120 to 412 USD). The median (50%) salary is 61,800 rupees or 280 dollars per month. Another source says secondary school teachers in Pakistan on average earn around 70,500 PKR ($345) per month with salaries ranging from 36,000 to 109,000 rupees ($175 – $533) per month.
Panama
Elementary school teachers in Panama on average earn about 1,360 Panamanian balboa or 1,349 US dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 730 to 2,050 PAB (724 to 2,033 USD). The median (50%) salary is 1,250 balboas or $1,240 per month.
Papua New Guinea
Secondary school teachers in Papua New Guinea earn on average 3,170 Papua New Guinean kina or 900 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 1,650 to 4,840 PGK (469 to 1,375 USD). The median (50%) salary is 3,040 kinas or 864 US dollars per month.
Paraguay
Elementary school teachers in Paraguay earn on average 5,380,000 Paraguayan guarani or 777 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging between 2,690,000 and 8,340,000 PYG (388 to 1,205 US dollars) per month. The median (50%) salary is 5,380,000 guaranas or $371 per month.
Peru
Teachers in Peru earn on average 5,370 Peruvian sol or 1,296 American dollars per month. Salaries range from 2,790 to 8,210 PEN ($714 – $2,100) per month. Primary school teachers earn around 5,340 sol ($1,380) pm, with the median salary (50%) being $2,025.
Philippines
Primary school teachers in Philippines on average earn 31,100 Philippine peso or 527 American dollars per month. Salaries range from 14,300 to 49,400 PHP (120 – 412 USD).
Poland
Primary school teachers in Poland on average earn around 5,650 Polish zloty or American dollars per month, about per month. Salaries range from 2,600 to 8,990 PLN. The median salary is 6,110 PLN per month.
Portugal
Secondary school teachers in Portugal earn around 2,240 euros per month, with salaries ranging from 1,100 to 3,490 euros. The median (50%) salary is 2,280 euros
Romania
Primary school teachers in Romania on average earn 59,302 lei or 12,081 American dollars per year, with salaries ranging from 4,570 to 17,400 RON (928 to 3,542 USD) per month.
Russia
Russian teachers on average earn around 73,700 Russian rubles or 1,266 American dollars per month. The median (50%) is 70,800 rubles ($1,215) per month. Primary school teachers in Moscow earn around 88,900 rubles ($1,527) per month.
Rwanda
Teachers in Rwanda earn a starting salary of Rwandan franc 50,849 or 50 American dollars per month, those with teaching diplomas earn a starting salary of 54,916 RWF ($53), and those who are graduated earn starting salaries of 70,195 francs ($68).
Saudi Arabia
Primary school teachers in Saudi Arabia earn an average of 11,700 Saudi Riyal or 3,113 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging between 5,360 to 18,500 SAR ($1,426 – $4,922). The median salary is 12,600 riyal ($3,352) per month.
Senegal
Secondary school teachers in Senegal on average earn 272,000 West African francs or 417 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 134,000 to 425,000 XOF (205 to 651 USD). The median salary is 278,000 XOF (US$426) per month.
Serbia
Secondary school teachers in Serbia on average earn 114,000 Serbian dinar or 967 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 53,400 RSD to 180,000 RSD (453 to 1,527 USD) per month. The median salary is 120,000 dinars ($1,018) per month.
Singapore
The average salary for teachers in Singapore is 3,500 Singapore dollars or 2,509 American dollars per month, with the average salary for secondary school teachers around 4,500 SGD ($3,226) in the city area.
Slovakia
Elementary school teachers in Slovakia earn about 1,440 EUR per month, with salaries ranging from 690 to 2,260 euros per month. The median (50%) salary is 1,500 euros per month.
Somalia
Primary school teachers in Somalia on average earn 193,000 Somali shillings or 339 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 88,700 to 307,000 SOS (155 to 539 USD) per month. The median (50%) salary is 208,000 shillings ($365) per month.
South Africa
Teacher salaries in South Africa vary from 12,000 to 40,000 rand (745 to 2,470 American dollars). The average for a graduated primary school teacher with a few years of experience is R17,000 (US$1,100), and for those with ten and more years of service, R23,000 ($1,400).
South Korea
Secondary school teachers in South Korea earn on average 3,090,000 Korean won or 2,368 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging between 1,610,000 and 4,730,000 KRW (1,234 – 3,625 USD). The median (50%) salary is 2,970,000 won ($2,276) per month.
Spain
New primary school teachers in Spain earn starting salaries of 36,405 American dollars per year, which is above the EU average of $28,934. Secondary school teachers earn from €1,240 to €3,450 for an average of €2,290 per month. Educators in Barcelona earn on average between €3,310 to €5,850 per month.
Sudan
Secondary school teachers in Sudan on average earn 29,700 Sudanese pounds or 51 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 14,900 to 46,100 SDG (26 to 80 USD) per month. The median (50%) salary is 29,700 pounds or 51 US dollars per month.
Sweden
Starting salaries for teachers in Sweden vary between 282,670 and 480,659 Swedish krona or 26,850 to 45,668 American dollars, with an average of about 391,000 SEK (37,000 USD).
Switzerland
Primary school teachers in Switzerland earn an average of 97,000 Swiss francs or 99,302 American dollars per year, with salaries ranging from 44,600 to 154,000 CHF (45,660 to 157,660 USD).
Syria
Secondary school teachers in Syria on average earn 127,000 Syrian pounds or 50 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 59,900 to 201,000 SYP (24 to 80 USD). The median salary is 135,000 SYP or $54 per month.
Taiwan
Secondary school teachers in Taiwan earn about 105,000 Taiwan dollars or 3,500 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 56,500 to 158,000 TWD (1,884 to 5,267 USD). The median salary (50%) is 96,300 TWD or 3,210 USD per month.
Tajikistan
Secondary school teachers in Tajikistan on average earn 9,840 Tajikistan somoni or 973 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 5,120 TJS to 15,100 TJS (506 to 1,493 USD). The median (50%) salary is 9,450 somoni or 934 US dollars per month.
Tanzania
Secondary school teachers in Tanzania on average earn 1,010,000 Tanzanian shilling or 433 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 503,000 to 1,560,000 TZS (216 to 669 USD) per month. The median (50%) salary is 1,010,000 shillings or 433 US dollars per month.
Thailand
Secondary school teachers in Thailand earn an average of 80,500 Thai baht or 2,224 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging between 38,700 and 126,000 baht (1,070 – 6,257 USD) per month. The median (50%) salary is 83,800 baht ($2,315) per month.
Togo
Secondary school teachers in Togo on average earn 457,000 West African francs or 697 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 210,000 to 726,000 XOF (310 to 1,108 USD). The median salary is 493,000 francs or $752 per month.
Trinidad and Tobago
Secondary school teachers in Trinidad and Tobago on average earn around 7,860 Trinidad & Tobago dollars or 1,153 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 3,850 to 12,300 TTD (565 to 1,800 USD) per month. The median salary is 8,020 TTD (1,176 USD) per month.
Tunisia
Secondary school teachers in Tunisia typically earn around 3,280 Tunisian dinars or 1,070 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 1,540 to 5,190 TND ($504 – $1,665) per month. The median (50%) salary is 3,480 dinars ($1,136) per month.
Turkey
Primary school teachers in Turkey earn between 54,939 and 93,419 Turkish lira or 3,145 to 5,348 American dollars, with an average pay of 75,157 lira ($4,402) a year.
Turkmenistan
Secondary school teachers in Turkmenistan on average earn 4,320 Turkmenistan manat or 1,234 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 2,240 TMT to 6,600 TMT (640 to 1,886 USD) per month. The median (50%) salary is 4,140 manat (1,183 US dollars) per month.
Uganda
Primary school teachers in Uganda earn between 382,237 to 2,634,587 Uganda shillings or 100 to 700 American dollars per month.
Ukraine
Teachers in Ukraine earn around 18,600 Ukrainian hryvnia or 504 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging between 9,140 to 29,100 UAH (248 to 788 USD) per month. The median (50%) salary is 19,000 hryvnias ($515) per month.
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Primary school teachers in the United Arab Emirates earn on average 14,300 Emirati dirham or 3,893 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 6,580 to 22,700 AED (1,791 to 6,180 USD). The median salary is 15,400 dirhams per month.
United Kingdom
Teacher salaries in the United Kingdom differ considerably between London and other regions. Starting salaries for new teachers in the UK range from 23,800 to 25,714 British pounds or 26,712 to 28,860 American dollars per year, but £32,157 ($36,092) for London, where the top scale is around 82,300 pounds ($92,372) per year.
Uruguay
Elementary school teachers in Uruguay on average earn about 23,400 Uruguayan pesos or 579 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 12,200 to 35,800 UYU or 302 to 886 USD per month. The median (50%) salary is 22,500 pesos per month.
USA
The average salary of teachers in the United States of America can differ as much as almost $40,000 per annum between the big and smaller states. Teachers in New York on average earn $85,889 compared to $45,574 in Mississippi per year. The national average is $58,593 per year. The following link provides a comprehensive list of teacher salaries by state in the USA for 2022. (The following article provides a list of the best websites for finding jobs in the USA.)
Uzbekistan
Secondary school teachers in Uzbekistan earn around 1,110,000 Uzbekistan som or 101 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 556,000 UZS (50 USD) to 1,720,000 UZS (157 USD). The median (50%) salary is 1,110,000 sum ($50) per month.
Venezuela
Officially, teachers in Venezuela earn an average of 103,000 Venezuelan bolivars per month, with salaries ranging from 52,500 to 159,000 VES. The median salary is 101,000 VES per month. However, with the bolivar devaluating almost daily, the comparable income of Venezuelan teachers is difficult to gauge.
Zambia
Primary school teachers in Zambia on average earn 4,330 Zambian kwacha or 271 American dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 1,990 to 6,880 ZMK (125 to 431 USD) per month. The median (50%) salary is 4,680 kwacha or 293 US dollars per month.
Zimbabwe
Teachers in Zimbabwe are currently earning about R3,000 a month. Secondary school teachers on average earn 176,000 Zim dollars per month, with salaries ranging from 80,900 to 280,000 ZWD (250 to 760USD).
