How much does a professor/researcher at UChicago make?

<p>Average salary for a full-time full professor at the University of Chicago is $184,000 a year - the third highest in the nation.</p>

<p>Average salary for a full-time associate professor at the University of Chicago is $146,000 a year.</p>

<p>Average salary for a full-time assistant professor at the University of Chicago is $97,000 a year.</p>

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<p>It is extraordinarily difficult to land a professor position at a major research university like UChicago. After getting your PhD, you typically need many more years of post-doc to demonstrate your research/grant-landing prowess.</p>