What is the typical salary of a Ph.D?

Answer 1

Usually nothing. The university will offer a package of assistantships, fellowships, and/or grants, which usually includes a tuition waiver. "Usually" is a key word here. Always ask before you accept a school's offer. One school I went to offered only $1500.00 in assistance-the rest had to be paid by the student. I transferred, and now I have to pay no tuition at all, and have a paid assistantship. The sign that the school's program is solid and committed to getting and keeping good students is the fact that they offer to help their students financially. Of course, you can also take out Stafford Loans (student loans), up to $138,500 for a lifetime maximum. This might help to cover a gap if the school's funding is not quite enough to get you through a semester.

Answer 2

Salary and earning potential are strictly dependent on the type of field you are in, your position within that field, the institution you work for, experience, expertise, personal abilities, critical thinking and problem solving abilities, dedication and commitment towards ones work, and more. In other words, there is no standard salary particular to a PhD, or any other type of degree. Thus, it is not solely the degree that determines a salary; it's more dependent on the individual who holds the degree.

Answer 3

In Pakistan the starting salary for the Phd is starting from 100000 to 175000 PKR per month. But this varies from institution to institution. If we talk about government sector it is less but in private sector it is more than government departments.