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[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 49 points 1 week ago (11 children)

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.

[–] macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

in the uk

is the important part. you would be considered a high earner earning that

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