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

The majority of parents over 35 in London will earn over £60k. There are 10 million people in London making it doubly as populous as Scotland and 3 times as populous as Wales. So that’s a lot of well off people likely to be on Mumsnet.

Even NHS workers are better off because they get the Hight Cost Area uptick. Now obviously the money doesn’t go as far. But that’s not what you asked.

I’ve retired so much of what I do from now on will be for my entertainment. The land is relatively easily managed and my choice of crops and animals is also based on ease of management. This time next year I will be totally self sufficient for food, water and power. I’m happy with the way I have chosen to live. It wouldn’t have been possible without being a high earner though.

There are many on MN who are incredibly envious of high earners and demand they to be taxed more.

I very much doubt this is true. Or do you mean combined income?

But you are a high earner within the context of the UK. That puts you in about the 90th percentile (I think.)

It's bizarre. I wonder what she does class herself as?

Where are those figures from?

I think MN skews middle class and older which may impact the numbers.

Don’t be so sure!

You mean as a combined income?

This 100%. If you don't already know, a quick search will show you that neither money nor profile will protect a woman from emotional or physical abuse, regardless of how financially well off she is.

She probably means her income does not afford a good life. I get it I am a high earner but still have to budget carefully and cannot be completely “carefree” with money. Does’t change the data and stats though on average incomes.

I appreciate that yes absolutely. I do t have actual stats but I think the difference between lowest and highest paid has widened (whereas low to middle reduced with min wage, NI, etc).

And yes government will decide what revenue they will give up for their policies etc. I have a bit of an issue for example when I constantly hear that pensions are unaffordable (or triple lock) when huge amounts of revenue could be increased by removing certain things. Choices that governments have but I think the low wage one is particularly bad as people generally go to work and whatever job it should be enough for basic living needs, but that money goes towards individual company profits. Reducing gaps I guess is what I’d be looking for more of.

Exactly. It's usually the way these thread go though.

Well we agree on your last paragraph.

As for the rest, I did not vilify or metaphorically paint the backs of high earners, nor discuss taxing the example 60k a year person you refer to.

I just don't agree with this - it is absolutely relevant where you live.

I am a reasonably high earner for where I live, but I would be significantly poorer if I lived in central Manhattan. I don't know why we can't make the same distinction between London and hull?

I earn over £100k and am married to a man who earns a lot more than that. I don't care who does or doesn't believe me. Its the Internet, I will never meet the disbelievers. I also regularly name change, so it would be easy for someone to think I am multiple different people if I have mentioned my income under different names.

I am also quietly quitting on my job because I am burned out but cannot afford to completely quit for another 6 months.

I see a broad mix of trying to rub two pennies together ranging up to clear affluence across the range of posts I see. I think it’s also likely an element of comparison to the average where posters actually live - so low income in a deprived area but managing fine can seem middle class, while well paid but with a load of debt/costs and in a wealthy area can seem poor. And there is also an element of the attitude of the poster - are they very “woe is me, I can’t get UberEats every night this week as I’m paying for the holidays next week, I’m always broke”, or are they “I actually enjoy frugal pursuits, cooking from scratch, growing my own and have a good community around me so I don’t feel poor”.

I mean, it's not relevant to what OP asked. That's all.
She didn't say "relative to the cost of living where you live", she didn't ask about outgoings, she was just stating a bare fact.

If you earn 60K you are classified as a high earner - that cannot be disputed.
I am probably taking things too literally and of course the thread has, as expected, moved onto exactly what you're talking about.

Even though someone is a high earner, they may not feel like it. That doesn't mean they can start saying they don't earn much.

I think Mumsnet was originally middle-class London/London suburbs and you had netmums for a broader demographic. Mumsnet has widened out a lot now but there are still “yummy mummies” on here, along with professional/corporate mums.

I quite like that about the site since it offers a broader perspective. I’m also on the Family Lowdown FB site and I would say that although I’ve learned a lot from it, a lot of posters seems “less educated.”

I earn six figures but low six figures rather than high six figures.

While I am very much the same person, earning more than £50K (but much less than £250K) enabled me to buy a house of the size I want in the location I want, and to have a couple of foreign trips a year plus nice meals out on a frequent basis. Also I have a car that I enjoy very much and don’t have to make most decisions based on whether I can afford them, more whether I like / want to do them.
None of this would have been possible on £50K. Money makes a very big difference, although good health/mobility makes the biggest one.

I am also quietly quitting on my job because I am burned out

And that is why I never progressed to the dizzy heights of a 6 figure salary because I didn't want the pressure and responsibility that goes along with it. I had other reasons as well, but that was a major factor.

I also see a lot of posts from women who are trapped in abusive relationships because they can't afford to leave.

And loads of posts from people who have lived in rented accommodation for a long time without a hope to buy their own home.

I earn £400k, with another £400kk bonus if I’m lucky! I don’t see myself as a high earner. My boss earns £1m+, and compared to Elon, I’m a pauper! I’m just a working class gal who’s done ok.

Besides the cost of living crisis means I often have nothing at the end of the month with credit cards aplenty!… especially as it’s kind of expected in my world that your children will go to private school, you wouldn’t be seen dead without wear designer labels (esp shoes and handbags) and you would look out of place turning up in a mid-range car that’s not relatively new (pre-2025).

Sarcasm?

Definitely 😁

Believe me, you feel like a crappy failure turning up to a party in 4-year old Range Rover SE, when everyone else is driving brand new Range Rover SV Ultras!