The provided table outlines the salaries of secondary/high school teachers across five different regions in the year 2009. Overall, Luxembourg and Korea stood out as countries where teachers received higher annual and maximum salaries compared to their counterparts in other nations. Upon closer inspection of the chart, Luxembourg exhibited the highest entry-level salary, commencing at $80,000, which was approximately twice the amount in the other regions. Furthermore, Luxembourg also led in terms of annual and maximum salaries, reaching $112,000 and $139,000, respectively. Notably, Korean teachers took the longest time, 37 years, to achieve the maximum salary. Examining the data more thoroughly, it is evident that Australia had the lowest annual and maximum salaries, both amounting to $48,000. Japanese teachers, on the other hand, began their careers with the smallest starting payment of $28,500, which was nearly one-third of the figure in Luxembourg. However, they faced a substantial 34-year timeframe to reach the highest salary, a threefold increase compared to the duration in Denmark.