This article discusses the financial and social status of teachers from a literature review on the topic and related to empirical data from a qualitative and quantitative comparative study that analyzed questionnaires and interviews carried out with male teachers working in public primary schools of Rio de Janeiro - Brasil (RJ-BR) and Aveiro - Portugal (AV-PT). The bibliographical review conducted aimed to examine whether the consideration of the involved teachers about their remuneration has some justification. This study is relevant as remuneration is one of the aspects that may influence the career choice and the satisfaction with the teaching profession, although it may also generate dissatisfaction. Great differences were found between the responses of male teachers from RJ-BR and AV-PT, as in each locality, which shows that salary referential of different teachers is not the same.
Teaching profession; Gender; Remuneration; Financial and social status; Male teacher
