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What salaries can I expect in the work place?

Salaries are very variable in biology because there are so many different career choices, with each demanding different degrees of prior educational experience and professional skills. The highest paid biologists tend to be medical doctors with initial starting salaries of $50,000 or more in the first year after residency. At the other end of the scale, a B.S. student straight out of UD could go into a job and be paid between $20,000 and $30,000 during the first year. In general, it is true that the more education you get, the higher the salary. This is why so many B.S. students go on and take a masters degree (M.S.) or a doctor of philosophy degree (Ph.D.) in biology or some particular field in biology. By earning these degrees, it is possible to earn much more money, even though you would join the work-force much later than someone with a B.S. However, remember that salaries are just one aspect of a job. There are other traits equally important as salary, such as freedom to make your own decisions, the amount of vacation time, and fringe benefits. Again, in general those people with higher degrees fair better in the long-run.

That is from the following link
Home Page - University of Dayton Biology Department

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