• Question: How much are you paid

    Asked by kiwi Master to Ellen, Elliot, Hazel, Rupesh, Thomas on 13 Jun 2016. This question was also asked by FUTURE GAMER.
    • Photo: Elliot Jokl

      Elliot Jokl answered on 13 Jun 2016:

      Hello and thanks for the question!

      I’m technically still a student, so I don’t really get paid properly. I was very lucky to get a scholarship to do my PhD, which pays for my fees and lab equipment, and also pays me a stipend of about £13,000 to live on each year. Which is not very much, but enough. I think of it as me still being in training, and getting the opportunity to continue learning. Once I have my PhD, if I stay in research the salary for my next job will probably be in the ballpark of £25-30k. Scientists often don’t get paid lots of money, but I don’t really mind as I find the work that I do very interesting.

    • Photo: Thomas Biggans

      Thomas Biggans answered on 16 Jun 2016:

      At the moment I earn about £27,000 a year. This goes up every year I stay in the job and there’s the opportunity to progress up the chain and earn more.

      We’re paid for our knowledge and skills but also for our level of responsibility. We have to ensure the safety of our patients if we make a mistake then someone could get hurt so that’s why we have to go through alot of training.

    • Photo: Hazel Garvie-Cook

      Hazel Garvie-Cook answered on 16 Jun 2016:

      I don’t want to say specifically how much I get paid, but after doing a PhD it’s reasonable to expect to get paid £30,000 or more a year. By the time you’ve done a PhD, you’ve been in education for maybe 8 years, you know a lot, and you deserve a salary that reflects that.

Comments