| Job Description: |
The professor (third-level teacher) job includes the following responsibilities: (i) prepares and delivers lectures to students at the third-level of education (university or equivalent); (ii) guides and supervises the studies of undergraduate and graduate students; (iii) prepares or participates in preparing question papers for examinations and marks students' answers; (iv) serves as faculty member [9].
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| Methodology: |
Unless otherwise indicated, the gross income is obtained from data provided to the International Labour Organization [9] by government agencies (Statistics Canada, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Statistics Finland, etc).
The compulsory deductions include income tax, municipal tax, provincial/state income tax, social security (pension plan, medicare), compulsory additional insurance, etc. The deductions are representative of single-earner-married-without-child status, and are obtained from income tax calculators [t], social security withholdings, the OECD Tax Database [k], or other sources. Employees include both men and women unless otherwise noted.
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Professor Job Average Salary
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Country
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Net Monthly Income constant 2005 US$ [a] [d]
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Notes, Source
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Gross Monthly Job Income
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Compulsory Deductions
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Weekly Hours
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U.S. average salary
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PPP $ 4,638
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$ 4,638
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Full-time and part-time employees, all college and university teachers, 2005. U.S. Department of Labor, [t].
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6,103
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dollars
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24%
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32.3
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Japan average income
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PPP $ 3,606
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$ 4,240
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Incl. overtime, April 2005. Assistant professor. Limited to persons employed for indefinite period excl. temporary employees. Private establishments with 50 or more regular employees. Japan Statistical Yearbook [17], [k].
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582,421
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yens
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20%
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Germany average salary
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PPP $ 3,562
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$ 3,846
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Minimum per month, 2005. Federal Statistical Office of Germany, [9], [t].
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4,902
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euros
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37%
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Australia average income
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PPP $ 3,447
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$ 3,384
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May 2004. Normal hours from collective agreements. Australian Bureau of Statistics, [9], [t].
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5,945
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dollars
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25%
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UK median salary
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PPP $ 3,427
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$ 3,977
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Employees, 2005. UK Employment Department, [9], [t].
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3,119
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pounds
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30%
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36.0
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Italy average salary
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PPP $ 2,969
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$ 3,206
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Normal hours of work, 2005. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica, [9].
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4,220
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euros
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39%
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Kuwait average income
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PPP $ 2,694
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$ 3,363
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Men employees, 2004. Kuwait Ministry of Planning, [9].
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960
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dinars
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0%
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36.0
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Canada average income
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PPP $ 2,526
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$ 2,524
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Employees, 2005. Statistics Canada, [9], [t].
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4,631
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dollars
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34%
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36.6
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Finland average salary
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PPP $ 2,234
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$ 2,667
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Normal hours of work, 2004. Men only. Women make 2,667 euros per month. Statistics Finland, [9], [k], [t].
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3,155
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euros
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34%
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36.4
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Brazil average income
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PPP $ 1,968
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$ 790
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Employees, Dec 2004. Ministerio do Trabalho e da Previdência Social, [9].
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2,604
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reals
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14%
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26.9
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Portugal average salary
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PPP $ 1,797
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$ 1,441
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Employees, 2003. Instituto Nacional de Estatística, [9].
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1,519
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euros
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21%
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36.8
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Mexico average income
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PPP $ 1,655
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$ 1,059
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Employees, 2005. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informatica (INEGI), [9], [k].
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13,877
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pesos
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17%
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42.0
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Peru average salary
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PPP $ 1,599
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$ 691
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Employees, June 2002. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informatica, [9].
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2,583
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sols
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17%
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Thailand average salary
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PPP $ 1,545
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$ 493
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Men employees, 2005. Women make 19,662 bahts per month. Thailand National Statistical Office, [9], [t], [s].
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21,067
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bahts
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6%
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38.0
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Philippines average salary
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PPP $ 1,344
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$ 299
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Employees, 2004. National Statistics Office, [9], [t].
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19,524
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pesos
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17%
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Latvia average income
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PPP $ 1,200
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$ 533
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Adult full-time and part-time employees, 2005. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, [9], [t].
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419
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lats
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29%
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29.8
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Hungary average salary
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PPP $ 1,133
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$ 719
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Employees, May 2005. Hungarian Central Statistical Office, [9], [k].
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242,296
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forints
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41%
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Czech Republic average income
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PPP $ 1,012
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$ 661
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Excl. bonuses, 2005. Czech Statistical Office, [9].
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21,064
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korunas
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25%
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33.5
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Romania average salary
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PPP $ 996
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$ 511
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Men employees, 2005. Women make 1,697 new lei per month. Romania National Institute of Statistics, [9].
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2,168
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new lei
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32%
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38.8
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Lithuania average salary
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PPP $ 879
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$ 335
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Employees, 2002. Statistics Lithuania, [9].
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1,587
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litas
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29%
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30.5
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Slovakia average income
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PPP $ 737
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$ 228
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Employees, 2001. Štatistický úrad Slovenskej republiky, [9], [k].
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12,801
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korunas
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22%
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32.1
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References |
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[a]
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Interbank nominal exchange rate, Oanda.com; historical currency converter for over 164 currencies and 3 metals.
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[d]
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World Economic Outlook Database, September 2006, International Monetary Fund.
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[k]
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OECD Tax Database. Annual database providing comparative information on personal and corporate income tax and consumption tax systems and rates in OECD countries since 2000. Information on social security contributions levied on employees and their employers is also reported.
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[t]
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Net income from gross income (calculators, tables):
Australia,
Austria,
Belgium,
Canada,
Germany, Ireland,
Israel,
New Zealand,
UK,
U.S., Singapore.
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[9]
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International Labour Organization.
Compilation of average salary income worldwide. Classified by country, by employment category, and by gender.
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[17]
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Japan Statistical Yearbook, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2006.
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