If you work 50+ hours per week, how much do you earn?

[Glastonbury2020]

I'm a teacher and my contract is 27.5 hpw (joke), which is 5.5 hrs per day- 9.00-3.30 (don't get paid for lunch hour, although I spend it marking).
I get to school at 8.00 and leave around 5.30 (+15 hpw extra). I then work at least an hour each evening-more during assessment period (+5h min) and at least 6 hrs over the weekend working (+6hrs). This totals at least 53.5hrs pw.
I get paid £38k.
Should I look for another job?

For context I actually do work 27 hours per week, from home (I could do any time I wanted even before covid) and I earn just over £40k. I work for a large national company. I might do an hour or 2 extra here and there but not often.

Hospitality management, 48hr contract, £23k. Regularly work well over 48hrs but as it’s a salaried role I don’t get paid overtime. I earned the same when I was floor staff on min wage because of the hours + tips.

Dh. Software engineer. £60k for a 37hr week but he DOES get paid overtime. He works around 50hrs. So he earns more in just overtime every month than I earn in my FT role.

Close friend is on c£70k in Payroll but also works long hours and gets no overtime.

So many variables.

This makes me not want to become a teacher. I am currently a v.low paid nursery worker but when my shift is up I'm gone. I do use my unpaid lunch break for planning and profiles though.

@Jobseeker19

This makes me not want to become a teacher. I am currently a v.low paid nursery worker but when my shift is up I'm gone. I do use my unpaid lunch break for planning and profiles though.

I’m thinking of possibly changing to work in a nursery.

@IvyWoodcock

Anyone who works as a teacher or nurse knows the earning potential is limited before they accept the job. It’s a bit like people who buy houses with no parking and then moan about no residents parking. I do think you should be paid more.

I work long hours but earn significantly more

I work in the NHS - I have no problem with my pay, I have an issue (as I assume does the op) with the extra hours each week I have to work unpaid to do my job effectively.

I don't know the answer op. I love my job but one of the reasons I went into it was for work life balance. Over the years chronic underfunding and increasing need has resulted in much greater patient and workloads. If I work to rule I'm worried about my registration.

I'm also looking to get out but I don't know what I'd do!

DH works about 40 hours a week, but it's a job that requires a lot of self progression and learning, so he's always doing ANOTHER course! Obviously he doesn't get paid for that but has to do it, so easily 50 hours pw - he works had though and has made it to top of grade - £40k

I'm a teacher, I work 0.6 and I'm an SEN specialist with GCSE access arrangements as part of my role. I have significantly fewer students which cuts my marking and report writing down. I think I do about 26 hours a week and don't do very much over holidays. I'm on about £24k (UPS1 outside London) but my role is very specialised so limited jobs, I was a SENCO and ended up off with stress doing that, which seems a common experience for SENCOs.

I'm currently trying to retrain to be an EP, which I think will be a much better work/life balance.