• Question: How much money do you make?

    Asked by peag534deme9 on 23 Sep 2025. This question was also asked by rare534deme9, capo534dote63, prof534ghat42.
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      Katherine Whyte answered on 23 Sep 2025:

      I make enough to cover all my expenses. I’m able to go on holiday a few times a year, have a pet, afford a car, and I’ve been able to buy my own house too!

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      Conall Kavanagh answered on 23 Sep 2025:

      I am doing a fully funded PhD where the salary works out to be about a minimum wage job but my tuition is also paid for.

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      Eliza Karlowska answered on 24 Sep 2025:

      I work at the university so my salary is available for anyone to look up online 🙂 A starting salary at a university for people working after they completed a PhD usually starts around a median income in the UK.

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      Lucy Rycroft-Smith answered on 28 Sep 2025:

      Generally around £50K-£60K per year.

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      Allyson McIntyre answered on 29 Oct 2025:

      It can vary very much on what you decide to do and what sector you decide to work in. Science in general is not seen to be a “big” earner compared with some other career choices. However, it does pay well and as you progress in your career that can continue to increase. I am ~ 20 years out of high school and now at a senior position in the science ladder and earn more that £80k per year.

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      Amy Mason answered on 5 Nov 2025:

      I’m disabled and only able to work three days a week, so I earn about £26k a year. I would be earning closer to £45k if I could work fulltime+ like most of my colleagues.

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