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You’re right that France is also bad (also spain) but it’s better to sample around phd salaries in different countries. Roughly in euros per month: Netherland
by throwawayarnty 4y ago
You’re right that France is also bad (also spain) but it’s better to sample around phd salaries in different countries. Roughly in euros per month:
Netherlands: 3000
Sweden: 3000
Switzerland: 4000
France: 1500
Italy: 1000-1500
Spain: 1000-1500
Germany: 2000-3000
USA: 2000-3000
Uk: 1300-1600
Note in many countries you get benefits like insurance, pension, unemployment insurance (basically free money after your PhD).
In summary, there are different tiers, and UK is at the bottom tier comparable to France, Spain, and Italy.