„Remuneration plays an important role in attracting and retaining teachers by ensuring their work is financially sustainable and competitive with other professions. […] As teachers’ salaries represent the largest share of the current expenditure on education within education systems, pay rises have been modest in many education systems. […] According to the latest data available, the actual salaries of full-time teachers working in publicly managed schools at the lower secondary level are 84% of the earnings of tertiary-educated workers, on average across OECD countries.“
OECD (Hrsg.), Results from TALIS 2024 (2025), S. 250.
In Österreich liegt das Gehaltsniveau der Lehrer:innen noch weiter, nämlich um 19 %, unter dem aller Berufstätigen mit tertiärem Bildungsabschluss. (Quelle: OECD (Hrsg.), Results from TALIS 2024 (2025), Tab. 7.62.)