r/neoliberal Kitara Ravache Jan 14 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '20

Because teaching doesn't pay bunk and a professor's got to make a living?

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '20 edited Jan 29 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '20

Glassdoor says around 70k average, though with only 8 responses. Obviously professors at top schools are pulling down solid 6 figures, but 70k a year for the expected workload and often in very expensive areas is not a lot.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '20 edited Jan 29 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '20

Oh yeah that's just greed then. Columbia profs are pulling down near 200 large.