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I mean have they seen our stipends (mander.xyz)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

My take-home was $1700-2100/mo after taxes and fees depending on whether I was teaching that semester (teaching paid less). We were paid just above minimum wage (at the time $15.50/h, CA MW = $15/h) on the basis of 8 h/day, 5 days/wk, 52 wks/y (lmao). Rent split 4 ways was ~~$1500~~ ~$1200 per person, and that was the lowest of anyone I knew. UC Berkeley PhD 2022.

Edit: Checked my admission letter, turns out it was actually $15.50/h. Also got decent health insurance, at least until UCPath fucked it up. Livin' the high life.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Congrats on successfully defeating your thesis!