US Automotive bailout fails in US Senate

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Originally Posted by Ohio XB

I cannot imagine any self respecting, medical college degreed PhD that is doing genetic and cellular research working for this amount, at least not in the US.

Many have and many continue to do so. A postdoc position in the US or Europe is expected as valuable work experience prior to coming back here in search of an academic position.

I knocked back a job to work for a research lab in NY for $24k in 2002 (labs in the midwest offered 20-21k). Since then, the NIH offering mid-high $30's has forced the salary up (though not everyone is funded by the NIH, and some postdocs still get paid in the $20's), but its still significantly less than the average UAW worker.