First, American university professors have high status and are respected. Its salary is not particularly high, but it is not low, and its income level can squeeze into the middle class. Usually, the annual salary of an assistant professor is about $80,000, that of an associate professor is $800-65438+10,000, and that of a professor12-180,000.

According to the statistics of American personal and family income in recent years:

(1) The annual personal income is 50,000-80,000 dollars, which is a threshold for the United States to enter the middle class. If the husband and wife have similar jobs and the family income is above 654.38+ 10,000, it is the standard middle class.

(2) People with an annual income of 80,000 to 654.38 million US dollars can be described as the upper-middle income level in the United States.

Second, American university professors are divided into three levels: assistant professor, associate professor and professor. All professors have tenure, and they are not allowed to be dismissed from the school unless they resign.

American "third-level professor";

There are three levels of professors in the United States: professor, associate professor and assistant professor (China University does not have this level). In some universities, it is not called

Associate professor, also called part-time professor, is also an associate professor. In the United States, all assistant professors, associate professors and professors are called professors except the formal description and introduction of professional titles.

Some professional people are lucky enough to get the position of assistant professor after graduation from doctor. Some majors are not used to recruiting fresh doctors, and it will take several years for doctors to become assistant professors. Every professor who gets tenure starts as an assistant professor. Assistant professors are assessed once every two years. So there are very few assistant professors who can live a leisurely life. A powerful person is in a powerful university, so naturally there are more powerful rules waiting for him. The people who compete with you are not only colleagues in a department or a field, but also history. You said you had an IQ again.

High, but also high Einstein; No matter how knowledgeable you are, you can't be as knowledgeable as Aristotle; No matter how lucky you are, Newton-an apple suddenly fell in front of you. Everyone has only 24 hours a day. So save your time-keep your lunch simple; Save social time-keep the conversation simple; Save time from marriage-be simple in bed. After five or six years, assistant professors who pass the examination will get tenure or be promoted to associate professors at the same time. If they fail, they will have to find their own way out. Therefore, in the first few years, assistant professors have to fight hard.

In addition, in the United States, an old professor who retires or gloriously retires still retains his title and status and becomes an honorary professor or emeritus professor, which is called an honorary professor. All the professors in the university are called professors. It should be pointed out that professors also refer to university teachers in the United States.