Are PhDs losing lustre? Why fewer students are enrolling in doctoral degrees

Re:Are PhDs losing lustre? Why fewer students are enrolling ... by Amezarak on Friday February 14, 2025 @05:49AM (#43047083)

> (typically something like 50-55k USD/year, this is much higher than anything in USA for example),

This is not my experience (close friend in a flyover state makes 55k), so I googled and found this website: https://postdocsalaries.com/results

55k looks to be well within the normal range of American postdoc salaries.

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Re:Are PhDs losing lustre? Why fewer students are enrolling ... by vulpescana on Friday February 14, 2025 @06:09AM (#43047206)

The 50-55k range is for PhD students, not postdocs. PhDs in Europe often get a much higher pay than in America.

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Re:Are PhDs losing lustre? Why fewer students are enrolling ... by TypingOutBugs on Friday February 14, 2025 @06:56AM (#43047471)

My wife earned that as a postdoc at Stanford, but as a PhD in Oxford earned £14k per year. $55k as a PhD is really really good.

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Re:Are PhDs losing lustre? Why fewer students are enrolling ... by zipy124 on Friday February 14, 2025 @06:20AM (#43047261)

You've looked at postdoc salaries, not PhD salaries. very different. For example in the UK a PhD will get somewhere aroun £19-21k a year, whilst a postdoc will get anywhere from £37-45k a year......

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Re:Are PhDs losing lustre? Why fewer students are enrolling ... by Amezarak on Friday February 14, 2025 @06:39AM (#43047355)

Thanks for the correction, posting too early in the morning. :)

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