How much money does someone with a Ph.D in sociology earn?

Answer 1

Well, I believe it depends on what you want to do with the Ph.D in sociology. Most people with Ph.D's teach at the college level, do research, and publish literature. Some Ph.D people work in the private sector or in non-educational jobs as quantitative researchers. But for the most part people with Ph.D's in sociology teach and become college and university professors. The prestige of the school you received your Ph.D from and the prestige of the school who you work for will impact your earnings. I believe publishing good literature will increase earning and maybe speaking engagements. Experience and tenure will have a great impact on earning capacity as well. People with Ph.D's in sociology can earn between $45,000 to $105,000. But the average is between $45,000 to $65,000.

Answer 2

That totally depends on what you do with it. If you want to stay in academia, you face years of postdoc and possibly non-tenure track positions. In that case, you will earn very little for a very long time. If you want to go into industry, then you have postdoc time and hopefully a job, where you will earn more. If you quit science and can get a management consulting job, you make what a consultant makes. A PhD in Biology is not designed for making money, and therefore, you will not get much simply for being a PhD in biology. Good postdocs start at 36K, industry jobs vary, but probably start at 60K for many places.

Answer 3

It depends on the college, and the job. A community college in a rural area with a low budget might pay $40,000 (or less) to a new instructor, while an exclusive private college might pay someone else with a PhD in a rarer field or who has a higher administrative position six figures (or more). Here is a salary study, but again it differs by ranked schools, by the official titles, and so forth... but it might give you an idea of the average, if you have additional information:
http://chronicle.com/stats/aaup/aaupresults.php

Answer 4

The amount of money that a person with a PhD in bioinformatics makes will vary depending on where they work and level of experience. On average, they earn about $110,000 per year.

Answer 5

It depends on where they work.

Answer 6

Between 30,000 and 60,000 per annum

Answer 7

Depends on what type of Phd Degree it is