> Maybe a PhD gets a boost in pay starting out My sense is you might get paid when you start what an undergraduate makes after one year and a pay raise. Your

> Maybe a PhD gets a boost in pay starting out My sense is you might get paid when you start what an undergraduate makes after one year and a pay raise. Your career will probably develop faster than the person who started working after undergrad. Your ceiling is likely hire. I don't have a PhD, but this is what I've observed.