„Compared to average tertiary-educated workers, teachers’ salaries are 10.5% lower across the EU. Several countries have implemented major salary increases in recent years. […] An across-the-board salary increase seems to be the best way of attracting students into initial teacher training programmes, with the added advantage of increasing the profession’s social status and signalling the value that societies attach to education.“
EU-Kommission (Hrsg.), Education and Training Monitor 2023 (2023), S. 14.
In Österreich beträgt der Einkommensnachteil sogar 13,7 %. (Quelle: ibidem, S. 15.)