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[–] [email protected] 50 points 4 days ago (5 children)

57k a year is a decent salary if you live in the UK.

A seasoned postdoc could expect to make 55K max. A professor a bit more.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

57k€/year is a professional's salary in Italy.

Average is 32k€

With 57k€ you can afford to live comfortably, even get yourself a roomy flat, which is unusual for single individuals.

*Exceptions may apply, see Milan or other big cities

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

57k usd is a little less than 42k gbp

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

Which is roughly the pay for a staff scientist or lecturer

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

55k dollars in the US gets you a crappy apartment and a 7 year car loan.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

you dont even need a phd to get that 55k salary, might as well not go to grad school.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Can confirm

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Well then I guess they don't mean UK do they?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

If you think my comment was vacuous, you should see the ones that replied to it

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

Postdocs are definitely not getting 55k in the UK except maybe if something like medicine is special? The range is like 36-45ish.