annual statutory salaries of teachers refer to the average scheduled gross salary per year of fulltime classroom teachers according to official pay scales oecd b minimum qualifications required to enter the teaching profession may not be the most commonly held qualifications in the teaching force in several education systems the typical teacher is certified and qualified beyond the minimum requirements and has reached a given position on the salary scale this is referred to as typical training of teachers in table il and it varies depending on the country and the school system oecd b indicator d