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You know what gets me? The fact that the public seems to think that academia is well paid, I've had a few people make comments along that line. Cue me, manically laughing when they confusedly ask why anyone is in academia if it's high stress and relatively poorly paid.
Truth. It's well paid higher up the ladder but those jobs are few and far between. Depends on the country as well - the US and UK wages suuuck.
I can't complain. I personally love it and have only worked in supportive teams.
Unless you're in university administration, academia is not well paid. University administrators who are well paid are usually EdDs (essentially, university-focused MBAs) who didn't take the normal academic route of research first.