Professors' net salary in the UK, Germany, France, and Italy 2020, by rank

The average net salary of lecturers in the UK and in Germany in 2020 amounted to around 50,000 euros yearly. On the contrary, Italian junior professors earned 28,600 euros, 43 percent less than their British and German colleagues. Associate professors in France and Italy were paid around 57,000 euros net per year, 13,000 euros less than in Germany and the UK. Moreover, French and Italian full professors received a lower salary than a German or British associate professor, and earned only 7,000 euros more than a lecturer.