The table is made up from the salary schedules of typical cities of various sizes. The values are in _kroner_ (one _krone_ is practically the equivalent of twenty-seven cents in United States money). We note that salaries are medium in the beginning, and that they increase at regular intervals until certain limits are reached. When we consider these limiting salaries, the long service generally rendered at the highest rate, certainty of position, and the pension to be received upon retirement, we are prone to admit that the advantages are not altogether in favor of the higher salaries paid in our American schools. True, the American teacher generally receives larger returns in dollars and cents, but the Norwegian pedagogue is less mercenary than his American cousin. He is satisfied when his wants and those of his family are liberally provided for. His life is not strenuous. It is happy and filled with the joys of service and the companionship of youthful souls. Anxieties are in large measure overcome by the assurance that the state will provide necessities when the time for retirement comes. Pensions are graduated according to individual necessity as well as with reference to position, term of service, and salary at the time of retirement. TABLE VII Schedule of Salaries paid to Teachers in the Primary Schools of eight cities in Norway.[20] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Salary After (in Kr.) ---------------------------------- Begin'ng 3 5 6 9 10 12 15 City Position Salary yrs. yrs. yrs. yrs. yrs. yrs. yrs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Christiania Overlaerer 3000 3400 3700 4000 Laerer, h.g. 3000 Laerer, l.g. 1600 1800 2100 2400 2700 3000 Laererinde, h.g. 1700 Laererinde, l.g. 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1700 2. Fredrikshald Laerer, h.g. 2200 Laerer, l.g. 1300 1450 1650 1750 1900 2000 Laererinde, h.g. 1250 Laererinde, l.g. 950 1000 1050 1100 1150 3. Sarpsborg Laerer, h.g. 1800 2000 Laerer, l.g. 1200 1400 1600 1700 1800 Laererinde, h.g. 1150 1250 Laererinde, l.g. 900 975 1050 1150 4. Fredrikstad Laerer, h.g. 2100 Laerer, l.g. 1400 1550 1700 1850 2000 2100 Laererinde, h.g. 1200 Laererinde, l.g. 1000 1100 1200