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Model your next career decision

Pick up to four scenarios — staying put, switching to industry, doing a PhD, joining a startup, consulting, managing, or relocating — and compare 10-year total comp side by side. Numbers are nominal USD and illustrative; calibrate to your offer when you have one.

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10-year total comp trajectory

Stay on current pathYear 10: $202k
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Switch academia → industryYear 10: $393k
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Join early-stage biotechYear 10: $198k
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10-year total earnings

  • Switch academia → industry
    Y10: $393k$2.80M
  • Join early-stage biotech
    Y10: $198k$1.66M
  • Stay on current path
    Y10: $202k$1.60M

Highest 10-year total: Switch academia → industry — but the right call depends on risk tolerance, hours, and what you actually want to be doing.

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Projections are illustrative models, not financial advice. Equity, taxes, and cost-of-living vary widely; treat outputs as a starting point for conversation.