well, I can tell you what I am offered:

stipend: $41,000 first year at UCSD (the houses or apartment rental are expensive in San Diego!)

I didn't bargain for the stipend, as I am very happy with what they offer.

benefits: FREE health insurance for the whole household (which means I won't need to pay a penny for the health insurance cost, but I do will need to pay for the co-pay and low deductible, etc). Retirement benefits, blah blah...

Does this answer your question? noelmathur

PayScale.com is quite nice website to check salary for different countries, education/degree, area of expertise, years of experience etc. (click on "Research Center" on the bottom menu).