anampozo Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I have been offered a TA position to help me during my Ph.D. I am not from the United States, so I really don't know how much money should I expect and if the ammount would be enough. What is the average TA income, Ph.D students recieved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eigen Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 You need to give a field to get any useful data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoliticalOrder Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 My 20 hour a week TA job gives me full tuition waiver, ~US$1600 a month stipend + employee health insurance. However, this is something that varies widely by university. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anampozo Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 Thank you very much for your answers. The field is Latin American Literature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eigen Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 The above answer is probably closer than what I'd give you, which is ~2k-2500/month stipend + health insurance for Chemistry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippyscientist Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 It's also going to vary considerably by location. Some of my (published) stipends are around $1500 a month, others are up around $2500 a month, just location dependent. I'll say that's for kinesiology/biomechanics so may not be as helpful as a response in literature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchleaf Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 You should check and see if your university has a published web page on stipend amounts. Those amounts can, of course, vary, but it would still give you a good conceptual baseline! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowclaw Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Knowing the number of hours your TA position entails would also be helpful! I assume the above posters all listed 20 hour/week positions. My school has a wide variety of positions ranging from 8 - 20 hours per week, so naturally the lower commitment positions (usually a grading position as opposed to actually teaching classes) pay less. My school has a minimum stipend amount based on the number of hours you work... I believe the minimum at my school for a 20 hour per week position is around $1600 + health insurance and tuition (student is responsible for fees). I have a 16 hour per week position in the biology department that pays $1900 per month, plus health insurance, tuition, and all fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewin Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Since we're trading numbers, psychology graduate program in Canada where we were paid $1250/month for 10 hours/week. It's rarer up here for health insurance to be included because it's socialized. I paid a nominal fee for extended health from our student association regardless of whether I had a TA or not. Tuition is also cheaper, ~$6000/year, so waivers are less common. In my program TAs were only one component of funding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anampozo Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 13 hours ago, shadowclaw said: Thank you all for your answers. You've been very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicdevil Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 (edited) I have heard about the stipend being around 1500-2500 or even more. It depends on the location e.g. expensive city vs suburban university town. Avearages are probably around 1900-2100$ per month for 9 months. I think summer pays more. Not sure though. Edited January 29, 2016 by toxicdevil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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