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[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 48 points 2 days ago (11 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.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] Tollana1234567 3 points 1 day ago

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

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