• Question: how much do you earn a day

    Asked by killermadscientist to Ben, James, Jen, Michael, Susanna on 11 Mar 2013. This question was also asked by janice, louisebrewah, dolphziggler0308.
    • Photo: Michael Craig

      Michael Craig answered on 11 Mar 2013:

      I am funded by a charity and I get a set amount each month so I don’t really earn a certain amount per day. PhD students usually get around 13-16 thousand a year and post docs get around 25-30 thousand a year.

    • Photo: Jen Todd Jones

      Jen Todd Jones answered on 11 Mar 2013:

      Same as Michael here! As a PhD student I get my salary from a research council (from the government) which is between £13,000 and £16,000 a year so we don’t tend to work in days. A quick calculation puts that at around £60 a day!

    • Photo: Susanna Martin

      Susanna Martin answered on 11 Mar 2013:

      I earn just under 30K a year – i’m not sure what that is per day, and don’t forget we have to pay tax and pay back our student loans! You will earn a different amount dependent upon your job level, and where the funding comes from.

    • Photo: James Stovold

      James Stovold answered on 11 Mar 2013:

      I’m the same as Jen, I get around £13000 a year as a PhD student from a research council.

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