Question: what is you wage per year?

Matt Bawn answered on 8 Mar 2018:

In general in this country scientist at my level are not extremely well paid:

the below is taken from this website: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/research-scientist-life-sciences

Salary

PhD studentships, which allow you to study for a PhD while also carrying out research work, usually come with a stipend. This is typically set at the minimum Research Councils UK (RCUK) rate of £14,296 but some may be higher than this.

Research scientists who have completed an MSc, MPhil or PhD typically earn in the region of £25,000 to £35,000.

At a senior level, you can earn £30,000 to £45,000.

University professors or researchers with high levels of responsibility, such as at principal investigator level, can achieve salaries of £50,000 to £70,000.

So I earn in the region it states for A PhD research scientist. Its not bad actually and there are other things that give value to the job, like going to conferences or flexible working hours.

To put it perspective though if I had stayed in industry instead of leaving in 2007 and doing my PhD I would be closer to what it states for a high responsibility researcher.

Also there is a big trend at the moment to try and turn your research into innovation, which means if you have a good idea your university or department could help you turn it into a product and then you may get more money.

Of course as well each country is different. My salary in new York for my first post-doc was quite low (especially for the cost of living there).