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To ask your yearly household income?

209 replies

Sfuandtired · 12/01/2024 21:20

Feel free to say I am being unreasonable and tell me to mind my own business, it’s a genuine question though, I’m interested in finding out if the wealth divide really is as big as it’s portrayed in the media and/or if I’m losing touch with reality.
I’ll start, ours is 60k after tax, 2 working adults and 2 children and I’d consider us to be in the average range. TIA

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Azerothi · 12/01/2024 22:12

Just us two oldies but not retirement age yet. 100k, very small rent.

CoolShoeshine · 12/01/2024 22:10

Somewhere in this region..

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lemoncurd1995 · 12/01/2024 22:10

£100k joint earnings, no kids, £1100 mortgage per month, living in the North.

I’d say our earnings are average. We don’t live a lavish lifestyle/have expensive things and don’t feel like we could afford to either. We do have at least one nice holiday a year though. We save approx £1600 a month.

cadburyegg · 12/01/2024 22:09

31k not including child benefit and small UC top up. I work 30 hrs a week, if I was full time it'd be 39k. Single parent of 2 primary aged children.

WitheredStar · 12/01/2024 22:09

approx 65k. Big family. SEN fdc. Income is PIP, DLA , allowances and UC

Dustybear · 12/01/2024 22:06

£10,300 pa. state pension. 71 years old. Lucky to have no mortgage. Now live alone and very frugally.

truckcarlorry · 12/01/2024 22:01

Around £115

CharlottePimpernel · 12/01/2024 22:00

Under 15k. Me and one child.

Neverpostagain · 12/01/2024 21:58

70k one retiree, one semi retired. No dependants now and no mortgage. Southeast. We are very lucky.

Gill123789 · 12/01/2024 21:57

75k before tax- Husband works full time (57k) and I work part time (18k), we have 2 young children. I think our income will fall into the average category, but, as of late we’re definitely feeling the pinch 😫

WhollyGlorious · 12/01/2024 21:56

£150k, two adults no kids but a very spoilt dog.

Didimum · 12/01/2024 21:55

Currently 164k, will be 180k in June. Two adults, both full time, two children.

GotMooMilk · 12/01/2024 21:53

DH earns £72k I earn approx £28k in my main job (I’m part time) and do extra work bring in maybe £5-6k more a year? So total just over £100k I think.

we don’t feel wealthy- mortgage is big, childcare costs are high. We have one old handed down car and spend a lot of money on essential home repairs. One holiday a year. I appreciate we are very lucky though and we are grateful for everything we have. I’m a nurse and the situation many of my patients are in are heartbreaking.

forcedfun · 12/01/2024 21:52

£700k. Am chief exec of the Post Office

People on Mumsnet
a) aren't representative of the population as a whole and
b) can just make stuff up

Vettrianofan · 12/01/2024 21:52

Friday night entertainment 🍿

SofaLion · 12/01/2024 21:48

About 110k pre-tax, 2 adults (I’m PT on 4 days) and 1 toddler. We live in NE England but relatively expensive area (for the NE anyway). Both ended up (somewhat accidentally) in industries that pay well and both still studying for professional qualifications alongside our jobs.

Sunnysal · 12/01/2024 21:45

2 pensions, live in Spain around 60k gross.

ButteryBiscuitBaseBiscuitBase · 12/01/2024 21:44

£986,452.37 before tax. Per month.

WinterMarchesOn · 12/01/2024 21:43

Four groats and a pickled egg.

Seriously, OP, the ONS literally produces a scale on this so you can see exactly where you sit. Straw polls of anonymous liars strangers will either depress you or give you totally false data. Go and look for actual, reliable information if it’s so important to know.

Surely the important bit is whether or not you’re being paid a fair market rate for what you do, and whether or not you have enough to live on. Any other measures are meaningless.

Getthethrowonthesofa · 12/01/2024 21:43

VenhamousSnake · 12/01/2024 21:41

I'll answer you but mumsnet has quite a skewed population, it has a lot of higher earners.

Like others we're in the south east.

Pre tax c. £300k annual income, its about £180k after tax. 2 working adults, 2 children. Clearly we are in the upper end of the scale. DH is from a privileged background. I'm from a very average background. We both chose career paths that pay well, have worked hard but had plenty of luck along the way.

We feel very lucky, we also would rather pay more tax if it meant more money for healthcare and education.

This thread would show otherwise..

Babyroobs · 12/01/2024 21:43

Around 63k ( gross ) , supporting 2 kids through Uni at the same time. Luckily no mortgage.

RadiatorHead · 12/01/2024 21:42

£65.5k after tax for a household of two adults. I appreciate we’re lucky to have just under £5.5k a month between us but we went through some lean years when we were first together.

Iwishiwasasilentnight · 12/01/2024 21:42

Getthethrowonthesofa · 12/01/2024 21:26

National average for full time is 38k, so for two working parents national average is 76k, 80 percent of women who are mothers now work.

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Is that before or after tax?

eblue · 12/01/2024 21:42

£42k, mid 20s and live in the NW

Bluesprinkles12 · 12/01/2024 21:42

@ActDottie Seems that mums net is a bit out of touch or just people on here tend to surround themselves with people who make similar to them and think that’s normal.
In my circles in the NW anything above £50k of household income is definitely in the upper range