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This is damn near what PhD students get paid in the US

• juujian 4y ago
  Ouch!
• wenc 4y ago
  490 a month? No it is not.
  • COGlory 4y ago
    $16k/year is not that uncommon. After taxes and fees, it's really not that far off.
    • tokai 4y ago
      Its one third of 16k. That's far off.
      • wenc 4y ago
        Yep. 16k is $1.3k per month before tax. Taxes vary but 16k usually falls in the lowest tax bracket. The marginal federal tax rate at that bracket is 10%. Minus various deductions your take home is still 4 figures.
• alsodumb 4y ago
  I don't know where you're doing your PhD but this absolutely not true.
  • deleted 4y ago
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  • selimthegrim 4y ago
    It was true about a decade ago (a UC in chemistry)
    • wenc 4y ago
      If the take home was 490, it was a very bad deal and basically a bursary (which meant you had to have a part time job to support yourself) and not a stipend. Check out Ph.D. stipends (search for chemistry). https://www.phdstipends.com/results https://www.phdstipends.com/results Stipends are meant to be enough to live on (even if barely -- most of the time barely). 490 below livable (even with roommates rent is already 300-400).
      • selimthegrim 4y ago
        16k a year I meant.
        • wenc 4y ago
          Oh yeah 16k per year is not unheard of. I was offered that in 2012 (which I promptly turned down for a 30k stipend).