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Does anyone here have an ‘average’ job with an average wage?

157 replies

gummybearrr · 09/09/2025 08:45

A weird thread I know but, whenever I see posts on here about income, jobs, wages, I’m just in awe, people earning 100k+ (I don’t think I know anyone who earns that??) and there seems to be so many, all with really good jobs too, no debt, owns their own house, I mean - good for your you’ve worked hard for this, that’s my dream but unfortunately not yet..

so, is anyone here like me? Never really had ambition to do anything when I was younger. I work in retail on checkout (or I did, I’m on maternity) earning min wage, Dh is a manager in retail and earns just a little above NMW but not by much, we have UC top up and private rent, we’ve nearly paid ALL our debt (yay)!!! But sadly don’t think home owning is something we will ever do, I do plan on going to college when DC is older to try and get a good job, (I don’t know what, I’m one of those people who want to do something good but with no clue as to what) but yeah, I class myself as extremely average, to which I’ve never really come across anyone really on Mumsnet!

this is not me slating these people - I wish I was you 🤣

OP posts:
dontcomeatme · 09/09/2025 09:20

I'm a SAHM and my OH earns about £30k a year. Pretty average lifestyle x

KelsCommemorativeSausage · 09/09/2025 09:19

I do- I work in a kitchen. Minimum wage.

Rowgtfc72 · 09/09/2025 09:19

I do. Not an ambitious person. I pack fish products for supermarkets. Just above minimum wage. Dh is a warehouse Operative.

NewWin · 09/09/2025 09:19

UK average wage is either 32,292 K or 37,648K depending on which quick random Google source I follow! My husband and I are each somewhere in the middle of those 2 figures.

The fact that it's the UK average suggests there's lots like us!

chrith · 09/09/2025 09:18

a 50k a year wfh admin job isn’t pretty average by anyone’s standards!

Doggymummar · 09/09/2025 09:15

I'm unemployed, but before that I worked in admin for £50k WFH so pretty average

Agix · 09/09/2025 09:13

I do, 24k gross. Husband earns a little more, not the wild amounts you see here but more - 45k. We bought our first house a couple of years ago. No kids or debt (besides house now) though.

Owning my own home was my dream forever too, was shocked when we managed it though lol

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