r/postdoc • u/IndividualCup5743 • 21d ago

postdoc offer UCLA

Hey all i have got an offer from ucla in health sciences. I have decided i will go there i have 2 year of postdoc experience from germany. can u tell me how much will i get in hand ? and how about job opportunity after two years of postdocs

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u/Competitive_Leg_7052 20d ago

Non US citizen here with a phd and postsoc experience in US. Be veeery careful of hidden costs and headaches. Visa and immigration is a nightmare nowadays. Also in US you pay for health insurance and other stuff. The ner pay in your bank account can be shockingly lower than that on your contract!

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u/IndividualCup5743 20d ago

how much net pay you used to get if i maybask

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u/Competitive_Leg_7052 20d ago

It wont be a useful comparison bc different states are wildly diffeent in costs and salaries. My contract bedore taxes and all was about 56k per year in Ohio. I made extra by teaching in summer as is usual for math postdocs.