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Asked by Mary K on 16 Oct 2024. This question was also asked by hear520opes, yerk519sops.
Question: How much do scientists get paid?
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Bethany Waller-Scott answered on 16 Oct 2024:
As science covers a super wide range of specialist areas and levels, it’s really difficult to answer this question! The salary will also depend on location too.
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Michael Sullivan answered on 13 Nov 2024:
That’s a very hard question to answer but in my experience in research, after a PhD you tend to see jobs at £30k-£35k in the North of England but it varies quite a lot!
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Amal Lavender answered on 18 Feb 2025:
great question and there is a large range depending on entry level – you can come in as an entry scientist @ around £20k – up to over £100k for speciality and experience.
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Tim C commented on :
The skills required in Cyber Security are very sought after and so salaries can often reflect this. For example, we are currently looking for a Senior Architect and are interviewing candidates for a salary of between £95,000 and £110,000. We have also just had one of our Junior Architects leave us for another company for a salary of £53,000 with only 5 years experience, so it is very competitive.
Andrew M commented on :
For Chemists, the Royal Society of Chemistry surveys its members every year or two to find out. The last survey was in 2023. Then the median salary for a graduate in a chemistry role 6 months after graduating was just over £25,000. This rose to just over £37,000 for early career chemists and on to £52,500 as a median value for the pay of all chemists who responded. There is a wide spread in those numbers though. Average pay tends to increase with experience, with qualifications and with things like chartered status. Pay between industries can vary a great deal.