Do Oxford university lecturers get paid less than London tube drivers?

The starting salary for a fully qualified London Underground driver is £49,673 per annum. up to a maximum of £60,000 per annum.

The University of Oxford doesn't have 'lecturers'

The starting salary for an associate professor at the University of Oxford without a tutorial fellowship is £44,620 per annum. raising to £65,314 per annum for a full professorship. However, many professors supplement their income with research projects, exam marking and consultancy work. They also receive subsidised accommodation and food if they live in one of the colleges.

Generally lecturers will be better off than tube drivers financially, however a tube driver who starts off very young will probably be better off financially than a lecturer who has to go through years of study before they reach their position. i will add though that despite being a rail enthusiast i would say that the lecturer is the most satisfying of the two jobs as there is more variation than driving a train up and down a line all year round.

You can use sites like PayScale.com to compare salaries. See http://www.payscale.com/research/UK/Location=Londo... .