On Feb 21, 7:51 pm, mtfes...@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
> Jim Breen <jimbr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > John W. wrote:
> > > My wife and I were discussing the option of possibly moving back to
> > > Japan (someday....) and she said that an associate professor (most
> > > likely the position she'd get) wouldn't make that much. So... anyone
> > > have any idea how much a professor of biology (micro biology or cell
> > > biology) would make? Positions she's applied for here in the US don't
> > > pay diddly squat.
> > I guess it varies by university, but I got the impression that AssPros
> > in Japan earned around 700-800k a month. That's in impression picked
> > up in a national university, so others may be lower and the privates
> > like Keio and Waseda may be higher.
>
> I haven't asked him exactly what he makes, but my brother-in-law
> is prof at Kochi Medical; he's thinking of leaving because of the pay,
> as are many of his colleagues.
>
If he's a doctor then I can't say that I blame him. In the US a PhD/MD
can write their own ticket, but they won't make as much as private
practice.

John W.