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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.
57k€/year is a professional's salary in Italy.
Average is 32k€
With 57k€ you can afford to live comfortably, even get yourself a roomy flat, which is unusual for single individuals.
*Exceptions may apply, see Milan or other big cities
57k usd is a little less than 42k gbp
Which is roughly the pay for a staff scientist or lecturer
Well then I guess they don't mean UK do they?
If you think my comment was vacuous, you should see the ones that replied to it
55k dollars in the US gets you a crappy apartment and a 7 year car loan.
you dont even need a phd to get that 55k salary, might as well not go to grad school.
Can confirm
Postdocs are definitely not getting 55k in the UK except maybe if something like medicine is special? The range is like 36-45ish.
That is not a decent salary, that is so low. I made almost that much just out of college in the U.S. Once I made it just over 10 years as EE, I was double that.
is the important part. you would be considered a high earner earning that