• Question: How much cash u get in a week?

    Asked by anon-217196 to Savannah, Philippe, Lucy, Joanna, Harrison, Edoardo on 12 Jun 2019. This question was also asked by anon-217556, anon-217874.
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      Savannah Clawson answered on 12 Jun 2019:

      I am still technically a student so we don’t get paid loads – it’s around £300 a week. This might sound like a lot but it has to cover all of our living costs like rent, gas, electricity and water bills, as well as food etc. The good thing about being a PhD student is you don’t have to pay any tax so you can still avoid a lot of scary adult responsibilities!
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      The amount you earn typically goes up a lot after you finish your PhD – if you have a postdoctoral position (the next step in research after a PhD), you will earn about £600 a week. Postdoctoral researchers do have to pay tax though which will take away some of this money.

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      Edoardo Vescovi answered on 12 Jun 2019: last edited 13 Jun 2019 8:10 am

      The research career starts with you being a PhD student or doctoral student. Despite the name, it’s a paid job with 200-300/week. The cost of living changes from country to country, for example it was much less in Brazil when I was there, and I try to give the net salary for the UK, namely what the ATM spits out.

      Afterwards, you can become a postdoctoral researcher. “Post” because it’s “after” the doctoral student. A doctor earns 500-600/week. More if you apply successfully for a personal “fellowship” from some public funding agency, like EPSRC or UKRI here in the UK.

      I can’t speak for professors, but I wouldn’t be surprised by 1000-1500/week.

      While money isn’t a reason for becoming a scientist, it certainly gives you the joy of having many things you like without worrying too much.

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      Harrison Prosper answered on 14 Jun 2019:

      You can get all the salaries of professors from the State of Florida’s website!

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