Table C.6.4
Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions, by level of education taught and teaching experience, US dollars, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2020/2021

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Table C.6.4
Annual statutory teachers' salariesTable C.6.4 Note 1 in public institutions, by level of education taught and teaching experience, US dollars, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2020/2021
Table summary
This table displays the results of Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions ISCED 1
(Primary education), ISCED 2
(Lower secondary education), ISCED 3
(Upper secondary education), Starting salary / most prevalent qualification, Salary after
10 years of experience /
most prevalent qualification, Salary after
15 years of experience /
most prevalent qualification, Salary top of scale / most prevalent qualification, Ratio of salary at
top of
scale to starting
salary and Years from
starting to top salary (lower secondary education), calculated using US dollars, ratio and years units of measure (appearing as column headers).
ISCED 1
(Primary education)		 ISCED 2
(Lower secondary education)		 ISCED 3
(Upper secondary education)
Starting salary / most prevalent qualification Salary after
10 years of experience /
most prevalent qualification		 Salary after
15 years of experience /
most prevalent qualification		 Salary top of scale / most prevalent qualification Ratio of salary at
top of
scale to starting
salary		 Starting salary / most prevalent qualification Salary after
10 years of experience /
most prevalent qualification		 Salary after
15 years of experience /
most prevalent qualification		 Salary top of scale / most prevalent qualification Ratio of salary at
top of
scale to starting
salary		 Years from
starting to top salary (lower secondary education)Table C.6.4 Note 4		 Starting salary / most prevalent qualification Salary after
10 years of experience /
most prevalent qualification		 Salary after
15 years of experience /
most prevalent qualification		 Salary top of scale / most prevalent qualification Ratio of salary at
top of
scale to starting
salary
US dollars ratio US dollars ratio years US dollars ratio
OECD averageTable C.6.4 Note 2 36,099 46,286 49,245 59,911 1.66 37,466 48,431 51,246 62,685 1.67 26 39,020 50,770 53,268 64,987 1.67
CanadaTable C.6.4 Note 3 40,722 68,736 70,332 70,332 1.73 40,722 68,736 70,332 70,332 1.73 11 40,722 68,736 70,332 70,332 1.73
Newfoundland and Labrador 41,195 70,683 70,683 70,683 1.72 41,195 70,683 70,683 70,683 1.72 8 41,195 70,683 70,683 70,683 1.72
Prince Edward Island 42,557 68,881 68,881 68,881 1.62 42,557 68,881 68,881 68,881 1.62 10 42,557 68,881 68,881 68,881 1.62
Nova Scotia 41,443 65,986 65,986 65,986 1.59 41,443 65,986 65,986 65,986 1.59 9 41,443 65,986 65,986 65,986 1.59
New Brunswick 40,099 59,658 61,830 61,830 1.54 40,099 59,658 61,830 61,830 1.54 11 40,099 59,658 61,830 61,830 1.54
Quebec 34,956 55,747 63,160 63,160 1.81 34,956 55,747 63,160 63,160 1.81 13 34,956 55,747 63,160 63,160 1.81
Ontario 41,495 76,584 76,584 76,584 1.85 41,495 76,584 76,584 76,584 1.85 10 41,495 76,584 76,584 76,584 1.85
Manitoba 45,884 70,781 70,781 70,781 1.54 45,884 70,781 70,781 70,781 1.54 10 45,884 70,781 70,781 70,781 1.54
Saskatchewan 42,938 63,639 66,485 66,485 1.55 42,938 63,639 66,485 66,485 1.55 11 42,938 63,639 66,485 66,485 1.55
Alberta 44,694 70,701 70,701 70,701 1.58 44,694 70,701 70,701 70,701 1.58 10 44,694 70,701 70,701 70,701 1.58
British Columbia 40,045 70,624 70,624 70,624 1.76 40,045 70,624 70,624 70,624 1.76 10 40,045 70,624 70,624 70,624 1.76
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Northwest Territories 59,847 84,675 87,432 87,432 1.46 59,847 84,675 87,432 87,432 1.46 11 59,847 84,675 87,432 87,432 1.46
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Note 1

The annual statutory salaries are based on 2020/2021 salary scales in collective agreements, except in Ontario, where they reflect a salary grid used for funding purposes in 2020-21 that is based on amounts set out in regulation. Salaries have been converted to US dollars using the 2021 purchasing power parity (PPP) for private consumption for Canada from the OECD Education at a Glance reference statistics used in calculating teachers' salaries (Table X2.6). Although this PPP takes into account differences in cost of living across countries, it was not possible to make a similar adjustment for provinces and territories.

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Note 2

These averages are from Education at a Glance 2022: OECD Indicators, Table D3.1, Teachers' statutory salaries, based on the most prevalent qualifications, at different points in teachers' careers (2021). The OECD data can be found at Education at a Glance Database 2022 (accessed on October 3, 2022).

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Note 3

Canada figures are weighted averages based on the number of full-time students enrolments, and reflect public institutions in submitting jurisdictions, as reported in the 2019/2020 Elementary-Secondary Education Survey (ESES). Yukon and Nunavut did not submit data and are not included in the Canadian average.

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Note 4

Years from starting to top salary are based on the minimum qualification of teachers entering the teaching profession. In Canada, the values presented apply to ISCED 1, 2, and 3.

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - Indicators of Educational Systems (INES) 2021 Survey on Teacher's Salaries and Working Time.
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