Annual statutory salaries of teachers refer to the average scheduled gross salary per year of full-time classroom teachers according to official pay scales (OECD, 2016b). 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.6.54 and it varies depending on the country and the school system (OECD, 2016b, Indicator D3).