Relative pay for teachers is far lower in the United States than in other OECD countries: Pay of public primary school teachers, as a percentage, relative to other college graduates, most recent year available, 2017–2019
| Country | Primary school teachers |
|---|---|
| United States | 61% |
| Hungary | 61 |
| Italy | 66 |
| Slovak Rep. | 72 |
| Czech Rep. | 74 |
| Austria | 75 |
| Greece | 75 |
| Netherlands | 76 |
| Norway | 76 |
| Chile | 78 |
| France | 78 |
| Sweden | 80 |
| Denmark | 83 |
| New Zealand | 85 |
| Ireland | 86 |
| OECD average | 86 |
| Slovenia | 86 |
| EU22 average | 87 |
| Israel | 87 |
| Australia | 88 |
| Finland | 88 |
| Germany | 92 |
| Estonia | 95 |
| Lithuania | 119 |
| Costa Rica | 122 |
| Portugal | 134 |
| Latvia | 137 |
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), “Teachers’ and School Heads’ Actual Salaries Relative to Earnings of Tertiary Educated Workers (2020),” Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators, 2021.