How much money would you trade in your Pharm.D degree?

[BMBiology]

200 k? 500 k? 1 mil?

 

[Vash350z]

1.5

 

[Gombrich12]

Right now? I'd say about 800,000, after graduation 1.2 mill or so.

 

[confettiflyer]

$2.5M after tax.

Assuming a 4% annual withdrawal rate I'd be living on $100k after tax.

 

[Genericrph2012]

I'd be happy to go back in time to 18-- relive college and pick something different ( knowing the market etc now). Tho I do like my job a great deal now.

 

[Mad Jack]

I'd give you about tree fiddy for one nowadays.

 

[BeLikeBueller]

I'd take 87 cents, a pack of gum, and a paper clip.

No, I'm just kidding. Big-box retail wants you to sell your soul for a lot less these days though...

 

[Dred Pirate]

depends.
Do I have to fall back on my BA degree? if so, thinking it would have to be 1 million (the interest I make on it + what I would make with my old degree to make up the difference.)

If I could go back in time and change professions? Give me 500k and I will get my Phd and do research at a big university

 

[bacillus1]

Considering I have no bachelor's degree, I would say 2 million. That can support me for a while.

 

[297point1]

Fortunately, I actually enjoy my job, and could only envision doing one other thing. However, that other thing would represent a significant salary cut.

(Current salary x years until retirement) + (Engineering school tuition x 3 years) - (anticipated engineer salary x [years until retirement - 3 years]) = $2.45 million

Looks like I am staying put.

 

[Dred Pirate]

Fortunately, I actually enjoy my job, and could only envision doing one other thing. However, that other thing would represent a significant salary cut.

(Current salary x years until retirement) + (Engineering school tuition x 3 years) - (anticipated engineer salary x [years until retirement - 3 years]) = $2.45 million

Looks like I am staying put.

well my "dream job" would be owning a beach bar in Anguilla, but still having enough money to fly back to the US whenever I wanted. So I guess I would need about 5-10 million for that and keep my standard of living.

 

[aznjeff07]

the cost of tuition/living expenses during engie school, cost to get my pharmd, and lost earning potential during school.

Honestly I'd probably do it for less though...just the cost of school and 1/2 the earnings lost during school.

 

[IndustryPharmD]

Nothing I wouldn't trade in for $500 milion in cold, hard cash.

 

[nnguyenc]

just give me back my tuition money and 10 years of my life back, cut my losses

 

[type b pharmD]

Nothing I wouldn't trade in for $500 milion in cold, hard cash.

I would trade it in for 500 million, but just because it would be super expensive to replace the satisfaction that the career brings.

 

[Aznfarmerboi]

10 million...

Anybody who is willing to trade their degree for 200k, 500k, or a mil is an idiot, unless they can not find a job or is a loser. 200k- a million is not worth 6 years of my life, and the income that I made after.

I already made a million from my degree..., while my friends are at half that.

Time are tough but without a pharmD, we will generally be doing a lot worst...

And I have a lot of friends who went to medical school or in finance. They are generally equal at income to me but have the potential to make a lot more in the near future. However they sacrifice their youth for that. I was able to enjoy my 20's popping bottles in Vegas and driving nice cars.

PharmG!

 

[BidingMyTime]

I would not trade in my degree. Maybe if pharmacist became as obsolete as elevator operators, then I might consider it. Otherwise, I still think it is a great career & a great field, and far more promising then many other job fields.

 

[Momus]

I'd trade it for free. Just make me 17 again. I'd choose a different profession.

 

[lisinopril]

I'll trade my Pharm.D with 1 Million in cash....

 

[zelman]

Can I keep my licenses? The degree itself has done all it's going to do for me already.