Italians tend to quote after-tax salary. 2000 EUR seems roughly right for an associate professor in Italy, according to http://www.eui.eu/ProgrammesAndFellowshi

Italians tend to quote after-tax salary. 2000 EUR seems roughly right for an associate professor in Italy, according to http://www.eui.eu/ProgrammesAndFellowships/AcademicCareersObservatory/AcademicCareersbyCountry/Italy.aspx http://www.eui.eu/ProgrammesAndFellowships/AcademicCareersOb... (see bottom of page).