• Question: How much money on average do you make a year?

    Asked by finstar to Shruti, Mark, Faranak, Douglas, Charlene, Alistair on 4 Mar 2019. This question was also asked by cooperrobbb, Sophie, 752mgrq45, Charlie.
    • Photo: Shruti Turner

      Shruti Turner answered on 4 Mar 2019:

      I’m considered to be on the lower end of the pay scale for engineers, because I’m still at university. For my PhD I get a bursary to allow me to eat and pay rent and things! The bursary is about £17K a year and is tax free. I also do other work on the side: I tutor students and also teach and mark coursework at university which means that I can earn money to do fun things (I love going on holiday so that’s where my spare money goes!) The extra work is very flexible so how much I earn depends how much I work.

    • Photo: Faranak Bahrami

      Faranak Bahrami answered on 4 Mar 2019:

      I’m still a doctorate student, but I get a stipend of £20/year tax-free, and I don’t have to pay tuition fees because my doctorate is fully funded. But that will all change after I get my doctorate degree. I’m also working to launch my own business soon. So there are loads of other things you can do on the side.

    • Photo: Mark Bentley

      Mark Bentley answered on 4 Mar 2019: last edited 4 Mar 2019 10:30 am

      Fixed term contract (approx £38k a year) but I work far more hours than contracted for also 2 hours a day traveling to work so most of my wage goes on travel costs.

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