Questions tagged [salary]
Question about academic salary. A salary is a fixed regular payment made by an employer to an employee.
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To which EG (Entgeltgruppe) does a master's graduate belong to in Germany?
I am a Master's student, soon I will be finishing my master's thesis. I am looking for a full-time job and would like to know the exact Entgeltgruppe I belong to. I am studying in Baden-Württemberg, ...
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Are all PhD stipends the same amount?
Controlling for a specific department/university/fellowship do more desirable students get better stipends? For example, is everyone who's offered an RA position at University of Washington (or ...
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Postdoc positions - a new trend?
I have observed a new trend in the academic life. I think it is something worthwhile discussing.
Many postdocs choose to leave American and European positions and pursue appointments in Asia, and more ...
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PhD salary for DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) Collaborative Research Centre
I've been selected for a PhD position in a medical school at Lower Saxony in a DFG Transregio Collaborative Research Project. Even though I'm yet to receive my contract, I am curious to know if my ...
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"Extra teaching" (compared to the standard contract) for Italian researchers
For researchers (RTDa, RTDb, associate and full professors) in Italian universities is it possible to have some "extra" teaching duties (compared to the standard contract)? How would one ...
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The university gave me a pay check less than my offer letter, what can I do?
I am a grad student at one of the University of California campuses. In my offer letter, it stated:
Congratulations! On behalf of the Committee on Admissions and Awards
and the Graduate Group in (...
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Do universities benefit from making salary information public?
In the United States, I think it is required by law in several states to make salary information at universities public. In general, in most western universities, it may not be very hard to find ...
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How do university professors earn money beyond their salary?
How do university professors earn money external to their salary from the institutions where they teach?
As far as I understand:
Obtaining funding from government/companies for doing research.
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How to negotiate salary raise after promotion to associate or full professor?
Several posts on this website discussed the negotiation process and tips for new faculty in US. However, I wonder if there are any possibilities or tips to negotiate the salary after being tenured and ...
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Difference in business school pay across developed countries
Why is the pay for tenure-track faculty at business schools in developed countries other than the US substantially lower than (and often only a fraction of) their US counterpart (with the exceptions ...
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I couldn't negotiate my postdoc salary during HR meeting, should I try days later? (I haven't received the formal offer yet)
I had a meeting with HR last week. During the meeting, the recruitment officer talked about a lot of things very quickly in the first 5 meetings: "you will receive a formal offer in the next few ...
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Doing an unpaid Post-Doc in the US with own savings, visa
I was wondering if it is possible to do an unpaid post-doc in the united states (Boston, MIT) for one year, especially in regards to the needed visa (I am german). I am unsure if I would be eligible ...
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How do academic salaries work in Belgium
I'm looking at salary scales published by a Belgian institution.
I see figures published for monthly salaries. Is there a reason why annual salaries are not published? Is the annual salary not as ...
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Moving from Switzerland to Germany during my PhD, how do they count working experience I already have?
I am currently doing my PhD in Switzerland. Since my professor recently get a job in Germany and will move the whole lab there, I need to go with her. That brings up to the question of working ...
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What does TVL-E13/2 mean?
I know that the TVL system exists but I am not sure if TVL-E13/2 would mean it is 50% of TVL-E13 or what does the "/2" mean, could someone explain please? I've seen it in multiple PhD ...
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What are the ways a professor in top R1 public universities can increase their salaries (through research)?
I understand that professors can pay themselves +2/9 of the 9-month salary to cover summer.
Are there other ways to use research grants (private or public) to increase salaries (working in research)? ...
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Counting PhD years for Tvöd salary in Germany
I know about the calculation for the "Entgeltgruppe" and the following "stufe". My question is: if someone had a contract for, let's say, 3 years then this person needs 2 more ...
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UK Post doc salary and National Insurance scheme for an expat
I've been offered a post doc position in the UK and I'm trying to understand how the whole package works so I can make an informed decision before I accept or reject.
Say for example, I've been quoted ...
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Salary and academic career in Italy
What are the average salaries for the steps of an academic career in Italy (RTDa, RTDb, Associate Professor, Full Professor)? In the vacancy announcements that I've seen, this information was not ...
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Teaching duties in Italy for researchers, associate professors, and full professors
What are the teaching duties in Italy for researchers (RTDa & RTDb), associate professors, and full professors?
In particular, I'd be interested to know, for each position, the number of courses/...
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In what countries/programs is a graduate student bonus common?
I just learned from this question My professor skipped me on Christmas bonus payment that in some cultures/degree-programs, PhD students get bonuses.
I had never heard of this. However, I'm most ...
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Do postdoc salaries or other academic position's salaries differ much between US and Canada?
I hear that the salaries in US are generally higher with lower taxes compared to Canada. Is this true for postdoc salaries or other academic positions? Sites such as glassdoor give roughly the same ...
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Where is it acceptable to mention an abnormally high stipend?
Student X's GRA stipend is more than double that of their peers in the same major. They wonder if this is appropriate to mention this as a negotiating tool in certian scenarios. One reason for this is ...
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PhD in the Netherlands: Can I negotiate the starting step in my salary scale?
I am going to join a PhD position in one of the TUs in the Netherlands. This question pertains to the salary I can expect. I have worked 2 years after my bachelors and 3 years after my masters. For ...
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TA salary between different university departments
Recently, I was talking to some fellow grad students and the issue of money came up. I was shocked to find out my two friends who are TA's in the philosophy and physics departments at the same ...
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How can a PhD holder safely negotiate the salary level for a TVL E13 position?
Unlike the question Safely negotiate a salary for a PhD offer - Germany where the goal was to negotiate the % of the salary of a PhD position, my post instead focuses on the specific level (Stufe) of ...
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Taking money for your research outputs?
As an academic working at a university, is it wrong to (personally) accept money for your research outputs? Would this be a bargain you would be happy to take?
EXAMPLE: Suppose you are a Mathematician ...
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Are the opportunity costs of pursuing a STEM PhD in the US higher than decades ago?
Here are some things that are well-established:
Being a PhD student is a (albeit, temporary) career-path with the poorest education-level/income ratio in the United States. It has been estimated that ...
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Does a 3-year PhD experience in a non-German EU university count in determining the salary for a TVL-13 (100%) position?
I was wondering what paygrade (Stufe) I am likely to get for a position advertized as TVL-13 (100%), knowing that I have a 3-year PhD experience from a EU (non-German) university.
The postition's ...
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Postdoc salaries/taxes in California (Caltech) for foreigner
I have seen some confusing information online. I am looking into postdoc positions at Caltech (Pasadena, CA). From my understanding, the annual salaries are somewhere in the 55k - 60 k range. What ...
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What am I being paid for? (postdoc)
I am currently doing a postdoc in mathematics in Europe (staying vague for anonymity...). For various reasons I am seriously considering leaving academia at the end of my current postdoc, which ends ...
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How does "salary savings" typically work? [duplicate]
For each grant I write, I ask for summer salary. This is usually about a month of pay. Since I'm on a 9 month contract, this means that I can fill in three months of salary from grants. In the ...
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Estimating postdoc salary with "30% ruling" in the Netherlands and is postdoc a "scientific" position?
I'm trying to estimate the salary of a postdoc position in the Netherlands. I know that if approved for the "30% ruling," 30% of the gross income is tax-free. But, there are three category in the 30% ...
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How to parse "$70,000/yr for 9 months' employment payable over 12 months"?
I have received a job offer for a full-time contract position at a college in the US. The offer says that my salary will be $70,000/year for nine months’ employment payable over a period of twelve ...
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Is it normal in a preclinical medical science PhD to be applying for funding for salary as you go?
I am a second year PhD student in Australia in the field of preclinical medicine.
It has always been the norm for my PhD that I myself apply for grants/stipends for my salary so that I can afford to ...
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Chair Offers COVID-19 Compensation... But Asks ME to Put Out a Number
The chair of my department has very generously offered to try and secure funding for some of the part-time and adjunct professors working in the department as compensation for adapting our originally ...
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Does the salary of a PhD student at a German university meet the financial requirement for a German Student Visa?
This is a question for Nationals from Australia, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of South Korea, United States of America who have successfully obtained their Student Visa/...
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Getting paid for work and research overlap in masters thesis collaboration
I'm a master student in Computer Science and currently writing my master's thesis in collaboration with a company. In our original agreement regarding compensation, the organisation and I agreed that ...
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How much research assistant in academia is paid in France
Research assistant (with master degree, currently PhD student) in France is hired to make some research related activity (e.g., running psychological experiments with volunteers). How much per hour a ...
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When a graduate student be a part of a research grant, does he get paid in addition to a university stipend?
This year I will graduate from a European university and willing to start a Ph.D. program in the USA. As a graduate student, there is a “guaranteed financing” opportunity of approximately $ 32,000 per ...
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Job offer for UK Reader
I'm currently an assistant professor at a US university, three years away from coming up for tenure. Recently, a former colleague of mine who is a professor at a university in the UK approached me ...
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What is my salary expectation in Germany with Remuneration group 11 TV-H, if I have master degree? [closed]
I did master in Germany. One of the public sector company offers me a job with "Remuneration group(entgeltgruppe) 11 TV-H".
"Remuneration group 11 TV-H" is basically for Bachelor. My question is, my ...
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UK university salary scales confusion -- advertised job pay seems very low, any ideas why?
I've just seen a job advertised by a London university for a job similar to mine but as senior lecturer. I'm confused because the bottom end of the salary listed is lower than what I am currently on ...
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How can I get paid for a PhD in Europe?
I'm confused: someone said that a PhD in Europe is free, someone said that you get paid. What's true? And how hard is to get a PhD salary in Physics in North Europe?
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TVöD pay scale for 1st year PhD in Bayern
In my contract, it says salary is according to "TVöD level 13". Can anyone tell me which table belongs to this category from all the tables in öffentlicher-dienst.info. There are many TVöD tables and ...
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In the Dutch salary system, how do the "steps" ("trede") work?
The salary system in Dutch academia is based on a number of "scales" (schaal), which are related to the different academic ranks. The salary in the same scale can vary considerably, depending on the "...
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How to find out salary for faculty positions in private universities?
Public university salary information is usually available online. What about private universities? Can average salary by field and rank be found at least?
Context: US/North America, mathematics
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Is it possible to hire a phd student or postdoc by hours? [closed]
I am working on small projects in machine learning field at my spare time. I love to research on the main ideas and concepts. However, I won't have much time on implementing it. Since the field ...
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Academic salary in Belgium
I've read that in Belgium academic salaries are based on years since PhD. If this is the case, is this always the case? Are there special cases where someone would be paid more than their "years since"...
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Does PhD work experience (scholarship was tax free) count in Postdoc Salary contract (TVL-13) in Germany
I did my Ph.D. from Germany where I received a tax-free fellowship, and now I got a postdoc offer in Bremen with salary range TVL-13. The 'Stufe' depends on the previous experience of the employee, ...
