My REAL PhD Student Salary at The University of California | How Much Do Grad Students Get Paid!?

What an amazing video! Congrats on the effort you've put on here. I'm a Brazilian preparing for a PhD position at Purdue University, and I am still trying to figure out how to afford the education costs while providing for myself in the U.S. I am absolutely thankful for coming across your channel to help me along the way. You just got a new subscriber! =D

You holdin' it down for the future PhD's no doubt

Your video is very informational and will help a lot of grad/phd students along their journey. The intentionality around going to graduate school has to be very high, unless of course you have a support system that will catch you financially in moments where you need them to. I can share that during my 4 + 1 year PsyD program i worked night shift at an airport from October of 2016 to April 2021. I had a fellowship in the office of graduate admissions, did all my practicums which were 20 to 45 minute commutes from my apartment, attended classes, did my assignments and school responsibilities, attended conferences and unique experiences that would help me in the long wrong as well as tried my best to enjoy "LIFE". It was not ideal, and it didn't feel great most of the time. Because of all that though, the value I have created for myself and how I want to apply that in the world will pay major dividends. Again, thanks for this insight, its cool to see this kind of content from an extremely busy PhD student!

Thank you for explaining the percentages, they're somewhat sneaky on the chart

You are amazing girl! Thank you for this info, it’s literally giving me the knowledge I needed to decide to go for my Phd now. Subscribed! ⭐️

Thanks so much for your straightforward advice

Thank you so much! I will apply for grad school next year. This is a really helpful resource :)

I'm preparing myself for a PhD position and I think your content is very helpful. It makes me see what skills required to support a PhD life. Thank you Brisa.

it's good to know that GRAD students can make some sort of income while being a student. It may not be a lot but if you have roommates or live with parents this can be very beneficial to save money for yourself/your carer. Thank you for your video, it was very helpful while I will be embarking my master's program in school psych.

This video was super informative for me since I would like to do a PhD program in the coming years!

Surprised this channel is at 3.77 K. Subbed. Thanks for the info!

Very informative! Thanks a lot!!👍🏻

Incredibly interesting and relevant to anyone who wants to get into ph.d. program.

I get paid a bit lower then minimum wage (I work from 9-6 pm most days), and as someone who is working in the lab 90% of the time I think we deserve more. Just because I am going to get into a higher position doesn't mean I deserve no compensation for the work I put in. Without grad students, a university would not function.

I don't know why anyone would do what I do unpaid, if your working in the lab and not just studying and learning you deserve a livable wage.

Research is work.

Yea, as a full-time phd student…MOST are 25% and a small number can get a 50% appointment (which are few and far between or outside your department). You’re also paid monthly AND taxes are not taken out. So, you’ll need to pay taxes quarterly or one lump sum later. Housing ranges from $978-1600ish a month = $11,736-19,200 a year (this is your half WITH a roommate). + LAWDP, groceries, Cell phone, and any other bills, travel, household items etc. It’s extremely difficult to schedule enough time for attending classes (enrolled full time / at least 12credits or 8 if ur TAing), doing your hw, studying for qualifying exams (during summer), and writing the prospectus. Many save up before attending grad school, and then take a real job after ABD, while writing the diss, bc solely relying on TAing or even TAing and having a second job is not realistic unless your family is wealthy and supports you while in school. Otherwise, you’re leaving with some significant credit card debt in order to “make it work.”

Hi Brisa, Thank you so much for this very informative video. I applied for a PhD at a UC system uni. Although I have not received the results yet, I now realise the difficult reality of life after admission. The information on the internet is very scattered and not very transparent. It wouldn`t be possible for me to know these without your video. I have a question about TAship. Does every department use the same salary metrics/ levels across the UC system? Or perhaps science departments pay higher? I do social science, so I don`t know if we are paid even lower than that. Thanks again.

Really motivating

Thank you so much for this video! Just wondering, do your monthly pay stubs also take into account any stipend payments? ❤️

Hi Brisa, I won’t have funding beyond year 1 of my PhD at UCLA. I’m wondering how hard it is to find GSR/TA positions that can amount to 50%?

Thank you !!!