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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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Maverickess · 12/01/2024 21:41

£25k a year, North East, single but supporting university student DD on placement year as she's living at home and can't work due to placement.
Student loan covers her travel, I pay for everything else.
It's the best wage I've ever earned and above average for the area/industry.

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.

Getthethrowonthesofa · 12/01/2024 21:41

BiscuitsandPuffin · 12/01/2024 21:34

Not sure how any of that is relevant to my posts or what it has to do with my posts? 80% of women who are mothers are NOT working full time (many are part time like me...).

Where are you even getting those stats from? Statista says £34963 FTE (and that 8.4 million are PT workers in 2023), and ONS only goes up to 2020 and they reckon average is £471 a week which is £22608 per person (or £24492 if they are on proper contracts with paid holidays). https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/averageweeklyearningsingreatbritain/march2020

https://www.statista.com/statistics/416139/full-time-annual-salary-in-the-uk-by-region/

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I never said they work full time.

and here is the average full time stats

https://www.forbes.com/uk/advisor/business/average-uk-salary-by-age/#:~:text=pay%20measures%20up.-,Earnings%20on%20the%20up,of%206.2%25%20compared%20to%202022.

Average UK Salary By Age In 2024

Ever wondered what the average salary is for workers of your age? Do employees in Scotland earn more than those in the Midlands? What about the South-West

https://www.forbes.com/uk/advisor/business/average-uk-salary-by-age/#:~:text=pay%20measures%20up.-,Earnings%20on%20the%20up,of%206.2%25%20compared%20to%202022.

gluggle · 12/01/2024 21:40

3.2 billion last year.

bossybloss · 12/01/2024 21:40

Household income of£250,000 . I work four days in a very well paid job. I love my life and my income. I can’t believe my luck really!

RatatouillePie · 12/01/2024 21:40

Surely where people live makes a difference as a 3 bed family home varies so much in price and rent!?

£50k before tax is amazing in some areas but would not be much in the south East!

Devilsmommy · 12/01/2024 21:40

DH ft work me sahm UC top up £27.5k a year. You're above average

Brightandbubly · 12/01/2024 21:40

Get up at 12 and start to work at 1, take an hour for lunch and then at 2 I’m done- jolly good fun

hardknocklifeforme · 12/01/2024 21:39

60k - single parent - really really struggling

ActDottie · 12/01/2024 21:39

You may consider it to be average range but it’s well above average. I don’t understand these posts as there’s stats out there if you really want to know.

Savedpassword · 12/01/2024 21:37

7.4 million

Bluesprinkles12 · 12/01/2024 21:37

It’s around £65k before tax for us, two adults and no kids live in North West. Definitely in the upper range for our location
To add: we have spoken about having kids but both feel like it would be too much of a stretch atm, manageable but a stretch

AyeRightYeAre · 12/01/2024 21:37

£170k
2 adults2 children
Scotland

WithACatLikeTread · 12/01/2024 21:36

None of your business.

BiscuitsandPuffin · 12/01/2024 21:34

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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Not sure how any of that is relevant to my posts or what it has to do with my posts? 80% of women who are mothers are NOT working full time (many are part time like me...).

Where are you even getting those stats from? Statista says £34963 FTE (and that 8.4 million are PT workers in 2023), and ONS only goes up to 2020 and they reckon average is £471 a week which is £22608 per person (or £24492 if they are on proper contracts with paid holidays). https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/averageweeklyearningsingreatbritain/march2020

https://www.statista.com/statistics/416139/full-time-annual-salary-in-the-uk-by-region/

Average weekly earnings in Great Britain - Office for National Statistics

Estimates of growth in earnings for employees before tax and other deductions from pay.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/averageweeklyearningsingreatbritain/march2020

ExtremelyJoyous · 12/01/2024 21:30

£42k for just myself. Looking to change career this year (not that I’ve done this one very long!) and will take a big pay cut though.

Pyjamadaysarebest · 12/01/2024 21:30

including bonus, just under 1.5 million this year. Slightly less last year. One income family, I don’t work.

LadyKenya · 12/01/2024 21:30

Yeah, I will get back to you on that.😆

GooglyPop17 · 12/01/2024 21:29

£100k I think? Company owner so we can change it if we need.

Walnutair · 12/01/2024 21:29

£290k gross, single in London. I work 6 days a week.

BobnLen · 12/01/2024 21:27

Around £40k, retired couple

Cheepcheepcheep · 12/01/2024 21:27

120k pre tax but that equates to 7k a month take home and 6k of that is on household bills, childcare and mortgage. So not as exciting as it sounds!

turkeymuffin · 12/01/2024 21:26

About £160k / yr. Both full time plus side hussle.

Northern. £200k mortgage on a £600k house. State schools. We save £1500-2000/month & enjoy good holidays.

Getthethrowonthesofa · 12/01/2024 21:26

BiscuitsandPuffin · 12/01/2024 21:24

FWIW even though we are the lowest income out of all DS's friends, have the oldest car on our estate and can't afford a house around here, I think on a national average we're very much above average and in professional jobs.

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.