• Question: how much do you earn yearly

    Asked by anon-210539 to Tori, Titus, Stuart, Hannah, Gill, Alessandro on 6 Mar 2019. This question was also asked by anon-208639, anon-208289.
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      Gill Harrison answered on 6 Mar 2019:

      Enough to allow me to travel to interesting countries

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      Stuart Higgins answered on 6 Mar 2019:

      I earn £40,000 a year, which is roughly the same for all university researchers across the UK with the same years of experience (every year you work you get a small pay rise). I also get paid slightly more for working in London.

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      Hannah Dalgleish answered on 6 Mar 2019:

      As a PhD student I earn about £14,000 a year (which is not bad for a student! And I also don’t have to pay tax 😀 ). After I graduate I’ll be able to earn a lot more, the starting salary for a researcher is around £33,000.

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      Tori Blakeman answered on 7 Mar 2019:

      I currently earn £25,000, which is pretty good for only being out of university for less than two years!

      In science communication you earn a little less than scientists in the lab, however, there is still the opportunity to progress to management positions earning £60,000-£70,000 or even more if you’re high up in a huge global company! I don’t communicate science for the money, I do it because I love it 🙂

      Plus at STFC you get an amazing work/life balance which is also super important for your health and wellbeing and general enjoyment of life. Company culture and benefits are also really important to consider when looking for a job.

      And to comment on what Stuart said, the North West is a LOT more affordable to live in than London (part of the reason why I chose Manchester over London)!

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