AIBU to think many Mumsnet posters seem to be high earners?

It works both ways.

Without high earning workers, the country would grind to a halt too. Where do you think much of the tax revenue that funds the welfare state comes from?

Yes, the economy of a county has absolutely no bearing on the quality of life of those living in it /s

Philosophically? Maybe not.

In a capitalist economy? Evidently they are.

Most of my friends earn more than me. I work part time, agreed w/DH. I know they earn more because one has 2 kids in a private prep school and my closest friend sends her oldest to a secondary school that costs them £11k/term. These are my real life examples so I have no doubts that people online can and do earn £80/100/150k/yr and it's fine. I don't compare myself to my friends and will definitely not be comparing myself to anonymous folk on the Internet. To me its a pointless exercise.

Median wage is closer to 40k, and it’s probably skewed by age to some extent, with more people in their 20s on the lower salaries, and people in their 40s and 50s on higher salaries.

I suspect that MN has more people in the older demographic, hence the higher wage averages.

You should learn how to question AI-generated responses.

Click on the references. References 1 and 2 are drawn from a single research paper from 2013. Do you know how reliable that paper is?

Useless information in 2026.

I suppose it is mostly because my increase in earnings will be used for future priorities rather than significant present day changes.

I have a young DS and have enough set aside to put him through private school but he’s not started yet. Same for uni.

I have money invested to buy him his first home albeit that is probably 20 years away.

I have enough to retire very comfortably while he’s still at primary school and never have to work again.

All these are great for the future but have had little impact on my day to day life so far. I still live in the same house I lived in when I was on 50k. I still have similar holidays, buy similar clothes and have similar hobbies.

Earning more has provided me with future choices and security but hasn’t changed my present day life other than removing pretty much all stress about the future which is not to be underestimated.

Yep, and the people earning the least should still be able to have a decent standard of living.

Bullshit. Nobody is ultimately worth more than anyone else!!

Absolutely this. I won the academic prize in high school every year but am now minimum wage due to a lack of confidence, depression and PTSD (childhood sa) and I'm possibly ND but have never been tested.
I know people who fucked about in school who add now earning more than me because they're basically v confident and are able to climb the corporate ladder as their "face fits".

"Fanny about "
Lol
Love that phrase

Women who earn 6 figures won’t be the ones putting up with abusive behaviour from their retard of a partner!

@Jane143 Of course Mumsnet skews higher on income.

I just typed into Google:
How do mumsnet demographics compare to uk population?

Answer:
Mumsnet's user base skews significantly more middle-class, affluent, university-educated, and white British compared to the general UK population. 1, 2]

Socioeconomic and Income Differences

• Income: Roughly 74% of www.mumsnet.com&ved=2ahUKEwiX9sauzPGWAxXe3gIHHfelMSIQy_kOegoIAggACAAICxAD&opi=89978449&cd&psig=AOvVaw0nITg1VV-aPOjn_V_793ll&ust=1789596432669000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mumsnet users report a household income above the national average, whereas the general UK population follows a standard statistical distribution around median earnings. 1]
• Education: A disproportionately high percentage of the platform’s active demographic holds university degrees compared to the wider UK average. 1, 2]
• Social Class: Academic and sociological analyses characterize the core user base as predominantly middle-class or upper-middle-class, contrasting with the socioeconomic diversity of the entire UK. 1, 2, 3]

Ethnicity and Background

• Ethnicity: The active Mumsnet demographic is predominantly white British, which represents a higher concentration than the broader, more ethnically diverse UK census figures. 1]
• Geography: While users span the UK, historical and cultural discussions on the forum often reflect a heavy skew toward professional, urban, and suburban households, with frequent commentary on southern or London-centric living costs and lifestyle norms. 1]

Family Structure and Age

• Age: The core cohort consists largely of established parents aged 30 to 40, omitting the broader distribution of young adults, single people, and older retirees who make up a major portion of the total UK populace. 1]
• Family Size: Users frequently discuss multi-child households or specific parenting challenges (such as special educational needs support), representing a concentrated slice of family-focused demographics rather than the complete spectrum of UK households (which includes a high prevalence of single-person and childfree homes).

It's a different world isn't it. I have made friends through work, neighbours hobbies, church and through having DD, and none of them work in finance/law/other really high paying careers. We don't live anywhere near London BTW.

We are both retired and DH worked in engineering and my background is in sales, marketing and website content. Friends and family have been in teaching, various roles in healthcare, police, civil service, architect, IT, social work, prison service, the navy etc, so I can say with a reasonable amount of confidence that none of our friends were earning the best part of half a million a year.

Without the people in the low earning jobs, the country would grind to a halt.

Exactly @XenoBitch . They only got appreciated during lockdown.

What I have noticed since joining fairly recently, after seen a few threads regarding incomes of posters, is the odious belief that they put in extra effort at school or whatever

I agree. They always say they work hard and the implication is that people on NMW don't. It simply isn't true.

Another thing - I don't understand the bonuses that these highly paid individuals get - I'm looking at CEOs of water companies more specifically. I only ever received bonuses for achieving and exceeding targets. What have these CEOs done to justify their bonuses?

What the hell do they do for a living???

I am a high earner with sensible attitude, so I am on MN to patronise the poor who really belong on Facebook. That’s what the sign-up offer said?

Pardon - you're on £80,000 in the Midlands and you wouldn't class yourself as a high earner?
WTF.

😂 you just described me! I earn £80k before bonus and can post freely on a Wednesday because I do condensed hours and Wednesday is my day off to spend with my little one which lead me to being on mums net as regardless of income, a parent is a parent and will google stuff, mums net popped up. Shame I don’t do mergers though 😉

Yes I think so. Anecdotally I've seen enough comments on kids like 1 or 2 DC max otherwise how will you pay their entire way through university, gap year and still give them a house deposit? Um...

Yes.

I'm state school (comp) educated, from a very ordinary small town 2 hours from london.Parents were teacher & mid level manager in a utility company, comfortable but not loaded!

I did a professional qual after uni. Worked my work up through roles in large companies and reached a director level. Earned just shy of 200k last year.

DH is similar. Friends who earn this sort of money include lawyers, finance & accounting, engineers , doctors, vets, senior HR, marketing, sales & commercial roles, IT, experienced trades & construction, architects, senior recruiters, pilots, civil servants, designers & other creatives.

Yep, have seen the same on here multiple times. You get a high earner trying to tell someone on UC that they get too much if they can afford Netflix... but the truth is that the high earner is utterly shit at budgeting if they can't afford Netflix. Too easy to punch down.

Boo fucking hoo.

"We earn plenty and we spend it all" is the biggest pity-party confession of all time.

"There's no way I can afford Sky." Yes there is. It's fifty quid a month. You prioritise other things over Sky, that's all.