The Mercury reported on Monday that South African academics were among the best paid in the world, according to a new study presented at a higher education conference at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The research showed that local academics were the third highest paid in the world, behind Canada and Italy, if the cost of living was factored in to what they earned. The salaries of full-time, permanent staff in 28 countries were surveyed. It was found the average monthly salary for a South African academic was $6,531 (R66,000). The pay cheques for academics in the US (R61,000 a month), UK (R60,000) and Australia (R57,7000) were all smaller than their South African counterparts. But, while South African academics were better off than most, it was emphasised that compared with similarly educated professionals, academics were still underpaid.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 06:19:31 +0000
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