Highest paying countries for High School Teachers
Dreaming of international or remote work as a High School Teacher? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $103,090$8,591 / mo
- 2 Iceland $87,802$7,317 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $84,526$7,044 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $78,000$6,500 / mo
- 5 United States $65,000$5,417 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $65,000$5,417 / mo
- 7 Singapore $64,740$5,395 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $58,500$4,875 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $56,765$4,730 / mo
- 10 Jersey $55,250$4,604 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for High School Teacher professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $103,090, $87,802 and $84,526.
High School Teacher salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $1,729 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $25,916$2,160 / mo
- Gabon $21,600$1,800 / mo
- South Africa $20,553$1,713 / mo
- Namibia $17,277$1,440 / mo
- Botswana $14,398$1,200 / mo
- Angola $11,518$960 / mo
- Zambia $10,797$900 / mo
- Seychelles $10,075$840 / mo
- Ghana $9,360$780 / mo
- Comoros $9,360$780 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $9,360$780 / mo
- Mauritius $8,964$747 / mo
- Malawi $8,931$744 / mo
- Congo $8,203$684 / mo
- Cabo Verde $7,989$666 / mo
- Rwanda $7,917$660 / mo
- Lesotho $7,202$600 / mo
- Uganda $7,053$588 / mo
- Burkina Faso $6,910$576 / mo
- Tanzania $6,624$552 / mo
- Ivory Coast $6,481$540 / mo
- Senegal $6,481$540 / mo
- Djibouti $6,481$540 / mo
- Morocco $6,000$500 / mo
- Central African Republic $5,902$492 / mo
- Cameroon $5,759$480 / mo
- Kenya $5,421$452 / mo
- Mozambique $5,330$444 / mo
- Nigeria $4,752$396 / mo
- Zimbabwe $4,752$396 / mo
- Libya $4,648$387 / mo
- Mali $4,609$384 / mo
- Burundi $4,609$384 / mo
- Tunisia $4,485$374 / mo
- Madagascar $4,316$360 / mo
- Guinea $4,316$360 / mo
- Togo $4,316$360 / mo
- Eritrea $4,316$360 / mo
- Eswatini $4,316$360 / mo
- Chad $4,173$348 / mo
- Somalia $4,030$336 / mo
- Sudan $3,959$330 / mo
- Liberia $3,744$312 / mo
- Ethiopia $3,601$300 / mo
- South Sudan $3,601$300 / mo
- Algeria $3,315$276 / mo
- Benin $2,880$240 / mo
- Mauritania $2,880$240 / mo
- DR Congo $2,594$216 / mo
- Sierra Leone $2,158$180 / mo
- Gambia $2,158$180 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $2,158$180 / mo
- Egypt $2,106$176 / mo
- Niger $1,729$144 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $1,437 per year.
- Singapore $64,740$5,395 / mo
- Hong Kong $56,765$4,730 / mo
- Israel $38,272$3,189 / mo
- South Korea $37,109$3,092 / mo
- Japan $33,040$2,753 / mo
- Maldives $31,675$2,640 / mo
- China $13,910$1,159 / mo
- Malaysia $13,904$1,159 / mo
- Jordan $9,302$775 / mo
- India $9,094$758 / mo
- Turkmenistan $8,639$720 / mo
- Mongolia $8,639$720 / mo
- Armenia $8,606$717 / mo
- Thailand $8,567$714 / mo
- Kazakhstan $8,385$699 / mo
- Russia $8,093$674 / mo
- Iraq $7,449$621 / mo
- Vietnam $6,708$559 / mo
- Azerbaijan $6,312$526 / mo
- Uzbekistan $6,305$525 / mo
- Timor-Leste $5,759$480 / mo
- Bhutan $5,759$480 / mo
- Philippines $5,525$460 / mo
- Indonesia $4,700$392 / mo
- Palau $4,648$387 / mo
- Tajikistan $4,316$360 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $4,316$360 / mo
- Iran $3,822$319 / mo
- Laos $3,601$300 / mo
- Bangladesh $3,458$288 / mo
- Nepal $3,101$258 / mo
- Sri Lanka $2,867$239 / mo
- Cambodia $2,808$234 / mo
- Pakistan $2,594$216 / mo
- Myanmar $2,158$180 / mo
- Palau $1,437$120 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $5,675 per year.
- Switzerland $103,090$8,591 / mo
- Iceland $87,802$7,317 / mo
- Luxembourg $84,526$7,044 / mo
- Vatican City $65,000$5,417 / mo
- Jersey $55,250$4,604 / mo
- Denmark $54,561$4,547 / mo
- Guernsey $52,000$4,333 / mo
- Netherlands $51,961$4,330 / mo
- Norway $48,913$4,076 / mo
- Ireland $46,612$3,884 / mo
- United Kingdom $45,864$3,822 / mo
- Germany $45,604$3,800 / mo
- Belgium $44,220$3,685 / mo
- Monaco $43,193$3,599 / mo
- Sweden $42,751$3,563 / mo
- Finland $41,516$3,460 / mo
- Liechtenstein $40,300$3,358 / mo
- Austria $38,071$3,173 / mo
- France $37,349$3,112 / mo
- San Marino $35,991$2,999 / mo
- Spain $27,677$2,306 / mo
- Cyprus $26,208$2,184 / mo
- Italy $25,786$2,149 / mo
- Slovenia $24,011$2,001 / mo
- Estonia $23,413$1,951 / mo
- Poland $22,373$1,864 / mo
- Croatia $20,254$1,688 / mo
- Lithuania $20,144$1,679 / mo
- Slovakia $18,174$1,515 / mo
- Latvia $17,570$1,464 / mo
- Malta $17,277$1,440 / mo
- Portugal $16,523$1,377 / mo
- Hungary $15,015$1,251 / mo
- Greece $15,002$1,250 / mo
- Bulgaria $14,755$1,230 / mo
- Andorra $14,398$1,200 / mo
- Montenegro $13,670$1,139 / mo
- Romania $13,520$1,127 / mo
- Serbia $11,382$948 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $10,478$873 / mo
- Albania $9,230$769 / mo
- North Macedonia $8,957$746 / mo
- Moldova $8,561$713 / mo
- Belarus $7,469$622 / mo
- Georgia $7,040$587 / mo
- Ukraine $5,675$473 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $5,311 per year.
- Bermuda $78,000$6,500 / mo
- United States $65,000$5,417 / mo
- Cayman Islands $58,500$4,875 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $48,750$4,063 / mo
- Canada $41,997$3,500 / mo
- Puerto Rico $25,916$2,160 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $21,600$1,800 / mo
- Bahamas $20,144$1,679 / mo
- Barbados $17,277$1,440 / mo
- Dominica $13,670$1,139 / mo
- Costa Rica $13,605$1,134 / mo
- Belize $12,955$1,080 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $12,955$1,080 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $12,240$1,020 / mo
- Panama $11,557$963 / mo
- Cuba $11,518$960 / mo
- Guyana $10,075$840 / mo
- Saint Lucia $10,075$840 / mo
- Mexico $10,004$834 / mo
- Jamaica $9,360$780 / mo
- Grenada $9,360$780 / mo
- Honduras $8,639$720 / mo
- Nicaragua $7,917$660 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $7,202$600 / mo
- Haiti $5,759$480 / mo
- El Salvador $5,759$480 / mo
- Guatemala $5,311$443 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $2,678 per year.
- Uruguay $15,711$1,309 / mo
- Paraguay $10,270$856 / mo
- Chile $10,114$843 / mo
- Suriname $8,444$704 / mo
- Ecuador $7,228$602 / mo
- Argentina $6,617$551 / mo
- Brazil $6,045$504 / mo
- Peru $5,941$495 / mo
- Bolivia $5,792$483 / mo
- Colombia $5,311$443 / mo
- Venezuela $2,678$223 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $2,158 per year.
- Australia $54,282$4,523 / mo
- New Zealand $44,727$3,727 / mo
- Brunei $43,193$3,599 / mo
- Fiji $10,075$840 / mo
- Tonga $10,075$840 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $8,639$720 / mo
- Solomon Islands $7,202$600 / mo
- Vanuatu $6,481$540 / mo
- Samoa $5,759$480 / mo
- Kiribati $5,038$420 / mo
- Marshall Islands $4,316$360 / mo
- Tuvalu $4,316$360 / mo
- Nauru $2,158$180 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of High School Teachers in the United States ($65,000) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.