How much are professors paid?
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How much are professors paid?
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Re: How much are professors paid?
#2Something important to note when reading this is that at a university in the US, almost everyone is a professor. That's why these pay ranges are so wide - they include both very junior part-time staff and very senior world-class full-time staff.
Re: How much are professors paid?
#3Something important to note when reading this is that at a university in the US, almost everyone is a professor. That's why these pay ranges are so wide - they include both very junior part-time staff and very senior world-class full-time staff.
Could you elaborate a bit? I know that over here there are certain requirements (needs to teach classes, publish at least one paper a year).
Is this different in the US?
Re: How much are professors paid?
#4Not a very useful analysis, there are various levels of pay-grade and they all except the lowest ranks, often have 'professor' in their job titles. eg. Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Professor, Professor Emeritus, Visiting Professor, and sometimes Contract Professor.
Re: How much are professors paid?
#5Something important to note when reading this is that at a university in the US, almost everyone is a professor. That's why these pay ranges are so wide - they include both very junior part-time staff and very senior world-class full-time staff.
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Re: How much are professors paid?
#6Something important to note when reading this is that at a university in the US, almost everyone is a professor. That's why these pay ranges are so wide - they include both very junior part-time staff and very senior world-class full-time staff.
Could you elaborate a bit? I know that over here there are certain requirements (needs to teach classes, publish at least one paper a year). Is this different in the US?
In many countries a professor is usually extremely distinguished in their field, with perhaps twenty years' research experience, and you will only get a couple of them in each department, with some universities not having any.
I think in the US everyone just automatically gets the title 'professor.'
Re: How much are professors paid?
#7Something important to note when reading this is that at a university in the US, almost everyone is a professor. That's why these pay ranges are so wide - they include both very junior part-time staff and very senior world-class full-time staff.
Almost everyone except the adjuncts, which might be a small number at some R1 institutions, but might be a lot more common elsewhere.
Re: How much are professors paid?
#8Something important to note when reading this is that at a university in the US, almost everyone is a professor. That's why these pay ranges are so wide - they include both very junior part-time staff and very senior world-class full-time staff.
Could you elaborate a bit? I know that over here there are certain requirements (needs to teach classes, publish at least one paper a year). Is this different in the US?
I believe in (some) American universities, any non-grad student who teaches a class is called a professor.
Re: How much are professors paid?
#9Something important to note when reading this is that at a university in the US, almost everyone is a professor. That's why these pay ranges are so wide - they include both very junior part-time staff and very senior world-class full-time staff.
Could you elaborate a bit? I know that over here there are certain requirements (needs to teach classes, publish at least one paper a year). Is this different in the US?
Basically, if you teach even a single class (you have alternative employment, teach at a few different schools, are underemployed, etc.) you are an adjunct professor. And there are a lot of adjuncts.
Re: How much are professors paid?
#10Something important to note when reading this is that at a university in the US, almost everyone is a professor. That's why these pay ranges are so wide - they include both very junior part-time staff and very senior world-class full-time staff.
Could you elaborate a bit? I know that over here there are certain requirements (needs to teach classes, publish at least one paper a year). Is this different in the US?
You generally start as an assistant professor, which means you are on the tenure track but you don't yet have tenure. After several years, if you did well, you get promoted to associate professor, meaning that you got tenure. Finally, after some more years, you turn into a full professor, at which point you will likely earn the most.
All three types are generally referred to as "professor" but they differ in their seniority.