Here, you can find the Comparison of Salary of Postdoc in Europe including more than ten countries. Last updated on September 2020.

Comparison of Salary of Postdoc in Europe

30 April 2017

In Fastepo, we continuously provide the latest information about the salary of Postdocs in Europe. Here, we summarize our collection and provide you with a comparison of the salary of a postdoc in Europe.

Comparison of Salary of Postdocs in Europe

For the comparison of the salary of postdocs in Europe, we choose only selected countries. The list includes Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Norway, Ireland, France, Netherlands and the UK. The countries are from Western Europe and the information is according to our database.

In the table below, you find the minimum and maximum gross (before tax) salaries of Postdocs in different European countries. We will add new countries to the list in the near future. The comparison of the salary of Postdocs in Europe is not a straightforward task and the salary depends on many parameters. Therefore, we provide the minimum and maximum before-tax salary of Postdocs in Europe as a table.

Comparison of Salary of Postdocs in Europe

Minimum Salary (Before Tax) in EuroMaximum Salary (Before Tax) in Euro
Denmark5543858366
Norway4878356475
Switzerland8234190706
Sweden3500040365
Austria4440048960
Netherlands3348052824
Germany4991062466
Finland3480060000
UK3610548160
Ireland3600047000

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In the following video, you can see in which countries a Postdoc earns the most (highest salary). Note that the salary in the video is shown in the US dollar.