Hi

just got a reply back from my friend, she says

"As an example for salary for associate professor in national university,
like me,  35 manen desu."

hope that helps provide a better 'starting salary guide' ... of course being a 
'native speaker' your wife may be able to pick up 'perks' the others can not

See Ya
(when bandwidth gets better ;-)

Chris Eastwood
Photographer, Programmer               
Motorcyclist and dingbat

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