> - Is it your only source of income? Yes, except for a small amount of passive investment income. > - Do all assistant professors at your University earn the

> - Is it your only source of income? Yes, except for a small amount of passive investment income. > - Do all assistant professors at your University earn the same amount of money or is it based on individually chosen fields of research / classroom hours they take? It is the same or very close. The university publishes the average salary for an assistant professor and I am pretty close. It is possible to negotiate salary on a per case basis, but my impression is that it's quite rare except for at the very top.