• Question: What is the pay like as an engineer

    Asked by Greg newton to Tonia, Sam, Emily, Ejay, Edgars, Charnett on 7 Jun 2019. This question was also asked by BenIBoi, B Igm aN Ej wannabe.
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      Edgars Kelmers answered on 7 Jun 2019:

      The pay is quite good. Beginner engineer would earn about 30,000 pounds per year. Highly skilled engineer would earn 50,000. And that is just in Leeds, while in London it would be much more.

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      Emily McNee answered on 8 Jun 2019:

      It’s good. I have always had enough to look after myself and do all the things I like to do.

    • Photo: Tonia Tzemanaki

      Tonia Tzemanaki answered on 8 Jun 2019:

      It is generally a well paid profession. The salary varies between different jobs and countries – in companies the salary tends to be higher than in the university (of course depends on how junior or senior you are), but you have other benefits to balance this out.
      Even as a PhD student I had enough to do everything I wanted and be comfortable.

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      Charnett Chau answered on 9 Jun 2019:

      Alright actually, I’m living well in London and it’s so expensive here.
      As a research engineer I earn around £35,000

    • Photo: Sam Gaughan

      Sam Gaughan answered on 10 Jun 2019:

      I’m a PhD student, so I don’t get paid much. It should be worth it later though!

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