• Question: how much money do you make a week?

    Asked by alanah d to Matt, Shannon, Katherine, Hugh, James on 6 Nov 2017.
    • Photo: James Brown

      James Brown answered on 6 Nov 2017:

      Not as much as a banker or lawyer! But the pay is generally good in Ireland (considering we all have PhD’s!). In other countries it can be more or less.

    • Photo: Hugh J. Byrne

      Hugh J. Byrne answered on 6 Nov 2017:

      That’s a secret!!!! My mother might be tracking this 🙂

    • Photo: Katherine Benson

      Katherine Benson answered on 6 Nov 2017:

      Enough to keep me happy, but I won’t be listed on the ‘Rich List’ anytime soon!

    • Photo: Matthew Flood

      Matthew Flood answered on 7 Nov 2017:

      To do a PhD, one must be willing to make certain sacrifices. One of the biggest sacrifices is taking a home a smaller paycheck than one would earn in an industry job.
      However, over the years the salary for new STEM graduates has continually declined to such a point that after tax, there really isn’t much of a difference anymore.
      Even though the money may not be great, I find the work to be so much more rewarding, and money can’t really buy that!

    • Photo: Shannon Fullbrook

      Shannon Fullbrook answered on 7 Nov 2017:

      I wouldn’t get pick a career based on money. Do what you love and follow your passions. Science can be very financially rewarding if you work in industry less so in academia.

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