If you earn 30k, what do you do?

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I earn that (pro rata), and most people outside of London I know with ‘decent’ jobs earn around £30-40k. Nothing more really.

I’m intrigued to know what other people do for that amount. As I thought it was a decent salary. But it seems it really isn’t in some people’s opinions.

I’m a PA. I could earn about another 10-15k more in the City but I haven’t the time nor patience.

Mid 30k including yearly bonus - project manager. If I was to promoted up to senior PM the pay band is 42-48k where I work.

Teacher on £40k. £38,600 basic salary + £2k additional pay for extra responsibility

Taken me a while to get here though

My husband earns around over £35k as a plant operator :)

I earn a pittance.

Teacher in Ireland, no extra responsibility and on 70k. Was on 38k for same job in UK.

My dear pal is a superstar PA. she earns comfortably in excess of $150,000. She’s paid for her discretion and unbelievable organization skills. She has looked / dresses the part since she was a kid with no A Levels, she’s amazing.

Newly qualified clinical scientist, £33k plus extra for on call.

£36k, primary teacher at the top of the main pay scale.

46k Marketing Manager but my first Marketing manager role 5 years ago was 26k! Crazy how it's increased by 20k by simply applying for a new role in a different company and I'm literally doing the same thing!

Area cleaner and Dh earn a lot more as hgv driver.

I'm part time but my FTE is around that. I'm an office manager/PA in Scotland.

No formal qualifications but have worked up.

I work for a bank, earn £59k.

Part time tube driver (3 days/ 21.5 hours per week) I’m on around 34k.

I'm on a pension which totals 32k. Worked in the university system and retired at 54 through ill health.
Plenty for a nice life .

40k police officer. I think the starting now is 24k or so but you get to 40k within 7yrs

Band 5, earn just over 30k in the NHS in an admin role.

@Lurchermom

I'm so pleased to hear I don't have a 'decent' job. Cheers!

Glad it wasn't just me that picked up on that, it was bloody rude!

Nurse almost a top of my band.

Specialist nurse for a private firm just had pay increase 31555. I'm wfh as well on telephone

Project coordinator 30k. No qualifications just worked up from admin roles over the past 5 years.

@noseresearch sorry I've just seen your comment. Hope you were successful. When I started on £31k the official advertised starting salaries that year were £27k I seem to remember. It does depend what department and role you're placed in. Progression is good too. I went up to £39k after a year, £55k two years after that, and now I'm on over £65k.

Teacher. 8 years experience, subject lead of 3 subjects, mentor, local authority moderator. One of the best teachers at my school, but it's all they can afford.
Schools are skint. It's not straight up the pay ladder like everyone thinks.
My first 2 years teaching I worked in a pub all weekend to be able to pay my mortgage.
Thinking of retraining 🤔

Hairdresser 35k + bonus/commision/ tips/gifts. I work in an affluent outside of London.

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I earn just over £30k as a lab manager at a University. I only just started though so at the bottom of the band which is £30-£43k.