What was your salary when you were in your early 20's... what is it now?

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What was your salary when you were under 25 (what job were you doing?) and what do you do now?

Aged 21 I was a student with a Saturday job earning about £4 an hour.
Now aged 37 I'm earning nothing as I'm a carer to my disabled children. I used to get carers allowance but the Tories decided they were miraculously cured so we lost most of the dla and my carers allowance.

21: £12k between interning and working in a bar fresh out of uni

Stayed like that for 2 years, then did a year of season work abroad. Earnt essentially nothing but had accomodation, food, travel etc

Came back to the UK and did a master's to change career path (fell very much out of love with what I did at uni for my BA) aged 24

28: £28k as an events manager

Definitely the right decision to do the masters, the 8k in fees was earned back within 10 months.

22 in a research assistantship: £17k
34 in a senior project manager role: £38k

Early 20s 18k immigration officer
Late 20s 30k chief immigration officer
Now 14k school admin

I still have a P60 here from 1988 (hoarder? Moi?)

I joined my company as little more than a typist and the annual salary was £7,300. I was 24. Now in my 50s, still at the same company but have risen through the ranks to a more senior role with different responsibilities and just been notified my salary increase this year will be to £57,800.

Around age 23 I was earning £22k, 20 years later I am currently on £119k

At 21 just graduated in an admin office job £16,000, now at 32 have moved to London and earning £80k as an estate agent

21 fresh out of uni - 18k doing marketing
27 - 30k marketing manager
28 - reassessed what was important and began working with children in poverty - 16k but happier than ever!

Early 20s: PhD student, £12k annual stipend (tax-free)
Mid 30s: Science communications, £55k

As a law graduate in 1999, £10k. Was a PA.
now am 41, and earn £40k working for a local council as a discipline specific PM.

At 21 in 1990, trainee accountant with one of the (then) big eight on £12,500.
Now qualified for many years and £60 - £90k dependent on location/contract.

Early 20's £20k ish
Ten years later £60k ish

Same job but more senior

21 - 18k first job (admin)
22- 19k
24 -26k
25 -32k
30 -37k

Best advice I ever had was try and exceed your age in terms of salary!

My first job was a political researcher on 17,500. If I was full tome now I would be on £53k as an academic but I work part time.

£17k aged 23 out of uni, now 34 and on £72k basic

oh it wasn't great in my early 20's, around 10k per year, on 42k now, I managed on the 10k though but back then it was just me to feed!

@Mrscog me too! “Make your wage match your age” at least. I was told this too! Love it! 👍

I have been with my company for 20 years, my starting salary was £10,500 and I now earn £100k

Age 20 - £17,000
Age 25 - £30,000
Age 29 (now) - £37,000

First two jobs in central London, current job in outer London

26k at 21... 10k now. The joys of motherhood

25 - primary school teacher earning about £15k

30 - accountant in practice earning £50k full time pro rated to £30k as working 3 days a week due to two children

44 - accountant working as a support tutor for a accountancy training provider - earning £42k full time

I went from £13k at 22 (retail supervisor)

to £45k at 29 (customer services manager)

Back to £17k at 35 post maternity leave

Back up to 42k 7 years in at the same place after retraining.

Maternity leave and 6 years out cost me dearly.

£16K leaving uni and working in politics.

£70K now and Chief Exec of a Membership Organisation.

£1,924 per annum as a farm worker in early twenties.

Now £65,400 as an adviser on protection from ionising radiation.

Started work at 21 in 2004 on 16k.
Now 36 and f/t salary about 53k. I only work PT after kids. Work in finance in the midlands.