How much money do astronomers make?

On Thu, 18 Mar 1999 you wrote:

> for a project in math i need to know the salary of my future occupation and i
> chose astronomy so if you could e-mail me back with your salary amount it
> would be greatly appreciated
> thanx
> rebecca, a future astronomer

Hi Rebecca,

The salary of an astronomer depends on what "level" of an astronomer you are. For
example, graduate students make about $15,000 per year. A postdoc
researcher (the first "real" astronomy job) generally pulls a salary of
around $30,000-$40,000. Faculty members at a university can make $60,000
to $100,000, depending on the university and their experience.

Thanks for writing!

Sincerely,
Kurtis Williams

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