CrossplayQuentin t1_j9rbv4l wrote on February 24, 2023 at 12:24 AM

Reply to comment by rlpw in People in DC with a Master's degree make less than the average DC salary? by jdeeebs

Preach. I have a PhD in arguably the most in-demand field of my branch, and after 6 years at Georgetown I'm barely cracking 60k.

NoIdeaHalp t1_j9s8yi1 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:38 AM

Seriously? Are you full time or an adjunct?

CrossplayQuentin t1_j9tj62l wrote on February 24, 2023 at 1:33 PM

Full time baby. 😭

NoIdeaHalp t1_j9tzslf wrote on February 24, 2023 at 3:32 PM

I’d wager they’re underpaying you. Boo.

CrossplayQuentin t1_j9tzw4k wrote on February 24, 2023 at 3:33 PM

Oh 100%. I'm working on getting out.

NoIdeaHalp t1_j9vfoqk wrote on February 24, 2023 at 9:05 PM

What’s plan B once you get out considering you have a doctorate. Genuinely curious.

CrossplayQuentin t1_j9vge4b wrote on February 24, 2023 at 9:09 PM

Doing the same thing somewhere else. Salary compression means that just by moving institutions I can probably get a pretty good bump. I could do even better by going into Ed tech or corporate writing gigs but unfortunately I actually like teaching college.

ehenning1537 t1_j9uu3w2 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 6:46 PM

Yeah, I bartend 4 nights a week and I really shouldn’t be out-earning you guys.

rlpw t1_j9s0b4z wrote on February 24, 2023 at 3:26 AM

Sigh all the feds and military folks getting the DLS degree at SCS to advance/promote. Georgetown has a few other PhD and masters tracks that don’t require extensive research for folks in gov/mil.