are you already a grad student or are you considering it?
in my department [we are an outlier probably] post doc wages are actually pretty comparable to industry i.e. >= 100k. 40k to 70k seems low to me.
I would expect the range to be more like 60-100k.
I haven't been on the real job market yet-but the key to getting a TT or postdoc position seems to be a) collaborators who want to hire you b) people who have heard you give a talk in person and are familiar with your research.
in my department [we are an outlier probably] post doc wages are actually pretty comparable to industry i.e. >= 100k. 40k to 70k seems low to me.
I would expect the range to be more like 60-100k.
I haven't been on the real job market yet-but the key to getting a TT or postdoc position seems to be a) collaborators who want to hire you b) people who have heard you give a talk in person and are familiar with your research.