Posted by: blahblahblah October 12, 2008
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Becoming a Professor in the US is not that easy. So if you think that the only way you can earn enough is by becoming a Professor then don't do a PhD.
I would even go as far as to say that if you are doing it for the money, you won't survive PhD. You truly need to like what you are doing and you should have that "inquisitiveness" otherwise you will feel like you are stuck in a rut.
I think average salary for an Assistant Professor is 60-70K, Associate is 80-90 and then if you become a full professor you get over 100K depending on the type of University.
I would even go as far as to say that if you are doing it for the money, you won't survive PhD. You truly need to like what you are doing and you should have that "inquisitiveness" otherwise you will feel like you are stuck in a rut.
I think average salary for an Assistant Professor is 60-70K, Associate is 80-90 and then if you become a full professor you get over 100K depending on the type of University.