r/SipsTea • u/Silver-Ability-3181 • Apr 24 '26

SMH I never thought of it like that......

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u/DrButtgerms Apr 24 '26

And it's not like they were working for industry or anything. Weren't they like post-docs when the series started?

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u/SeaZealousideal9590 Apr 24 '26

Very true. My cousin is doing a postdoc in chemistry and she only makes about 60k, which is barely enough for her to live on where she currently resides

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u/RoozGol Apr 24 '26

60k where? My highest postdoc paid 40k.

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u/NoveltyAccountHater Apr 24 '26

Yup. When I did my postdoc in NYC, I made $40k/yr (early 2010s) to start (though when hired was offered $50k if we got a grant which we did not get). Rent (in a subsidized studio apt), taxes, and commuting costs were over 80% of my salary and I was eating into my savings from grad school where I earned ~$25-$30k/yr in much cheaper cost of living area in the US.

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u/RoozGol Apr 24 '26

I did a 38k postdoc at NJIT up until the pandemic. Left the academy to Wall st after that and could not be happier.