• Question: is it good pay being a scientist?

    Asked by samtowney to Betul, Bridget, Ceri-Wyn, Maria on 23 Jun 2010 in Categories: . This question was also asked by shabbywabby.
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      Bridget Waller answered on 23 Jun 2010:

      It depends on what you do. If you work at a University like we all do, then it isn’t a great deal, but if you work for a big company you can probably get lots!

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      Ceri-Wyn Thomas answered on 23 Jun 2010:

      It depends what type of scientist you choose to be (biochemists, geneticists, engineers, medical and pharmaceutical scientists generally make more money than palaeontologists) and it depends where you are in your career just like every other profession. When you’re just starting out the pay is fairly low but as you progress up the career ladder it gets a lot better.

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      Betul Arslan answered on 23 Jun 2010:

      Not in academia, really. At least in the USA it isn’t. But I know working as a scientist for drug companies can make you rich 🙂

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      Maria Pawlowska answered on 23 Jun 2010:

      Hi Sam,

      Some of the lecturers at Cambridge have very nice houses and cars so it can’t be all bad 🙂 at the moment I’m only doing a PhD so I don’t really know about the real pay.

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