If you're on the 'mumsnet six figures' salary what do you do and what geographical region is the role in?

[flashbac]

I'd love to earn six figures and keen to look into how I could make this happen if possible.

Become a university vice chancellor 😎

@Loki01 DH has frequently been approached by pharma companies and also by healthcare tech startups. But those might be more common in the US?

@namechangeagain32

Please don't claim your husband's salary as your own. Embarrassing. Earn it yourself.

It makes me cringe when women come onto these threads with their DH's salary, happens every time.

Partner in law firm is her job.

Not her 'partner'

@Cosmos123 not sure what post that refers to so don't know why you've quoted me instead of the poster quoting the PP, but I was speaking generally about the numerous posters who have brought up their DH's salaries and I was just agreeing with this poster for mentioning it as it happens on every thread like this, no idea which poster she was pulling up exactly.

@Cosmos123 I've just checked, you've gotten confused, neither of us were pulling up the person who mentioned being a partner in a law firm, the bolded bit is what someone wrote about someone mentioning their DH's company, I copied it in bold as I was agreeing, my post followed someone being a partner in a law firm but was in no way related to it.

[quote LuchiMangsho]@Loki01 DH has frequently been approached by pharma companies and also by healthcare tech startups. But those might be more common in the US?[/quote]
Must be!:)

I only get approached when they want me to use their product in the lab.

I think it refers to the fact that in RL (I think) about 7% of people earn a 6 figure salary, whereas on MN it seems more like 50%

And women only make up a small % of that figure.

Likewise, many (most?) solicitors, finance bods, programmers, IT specialists who opt to work in the public sector or civil service won’t ever see a salary anything close to what they could if they worked in the private sector.

DH works in the public sector in one of the fields you mention. His workmates all choose to work in the public sector because of the generous pension. DH and I earn similar headline amounts but his pension is much much better than my private sector pension so his package is much more generous.

I'm wfh full time. No commute. I dress smart on top for zoom etc but jeans and trainers down below. 35 hours per week. Plenty of stress but that's part of why I get paid as much as I do.

If I was an academic in the US I wouldn't have been able to slack off if mental health/children required it and I wouldn't be able to work part time.

@Loki01

I am looking to leave academia so might have a read later on:)

I have a science degree and a science PhD, has anyone ever left academia for well paid job on here and wants to share their tips?:)

What field? If you've got a biological sciences degree, thanks to the pandemic and rush for vaccines and therapeutics everyone I know on linkedin is desperately chasing suitable candidates. We don't pay scientists 6 figure sums but housing costs are cheap and quality of life is good.

Lawyer (employment) East Midlands

@flashbac - I doubt 140-160k is in a data job - unless v high up; in a consulting role or maybe finance? I’m in a data job and many salaries are in 40-70k range outside London - but data in financial sector could pay more maybe. On job ads, the most are for tech jobs based in US (can be done remotely from U.K.) in the finance area (US salaries are a lot higher). But then maybe holidays would be reduced and dunno about pension and may need to work in us time zone.

[quote ChazsBrilliantAttitude]@ShirleyPhallus

You may be right about the intent of starting these thread. I know that several of us who post on them post to raise awareness that women can, and do, earn high incomes. I think too often we are sold the story of the high earning ambitious man. High earning women are seen as rare, aggressive and/or people who have had to sacrifice relationships and family to get there. That puts women off trying when in fact you can be successful and have a family. You don't need to be a ball breaking bitch but you do need to be resilient and assertive.

I want women and their daughters to be thinking "If Chazs can do that, then so can I".[/quote]
Completely agree

Head of Business Management for a London scale-up (but wfh). Didn't go to uni but slogged up to management in the field of advertising before transitioning across. Was a single parent for a long time (2 kids) which gave me a scrappy mindset, I think this has helped me climb the ladder!!

Work 90%, base salary less than £100k but should be 6 figs with bonus. If full time, would be on 6 figures. Big 4 tax (which I think has been mentioned previously on this thread) fairly senior but not a partner. Yorkshire.

I honestly don't understand the high salary or family argument. Just work full time and have your children in nursery from 8-6 daily. This is not a mystery. I've done this - had my kids in my 30s - and now earn 6 figures (very high up in academia). Kids haven't stood in my way one iota, I don't see why they would.

Just don't go part time.

@HandScreen

I honestly don't understand the high salary or family argument. Just work full time and have your children in nursery from 8-6 daily. This is not a mystery. I've done this - had my kids in my 30s - and now earn 6 figures (very high up in academia). Kids haven't stood in my way one iota, I don't see why they would.

Just don't go part time.

Or at least wait until you're already earning six figures before going part time. Not early in your career or when you have kids.

@JaninaDuszejko
Biochemistry!

I am only starting to look into it. I am in Yorkshire and cannot really relocate but I can drive between Leeds, Sheffield, and Manchester. What company is that?:)

Don’t earn 6 figures but £63k working in finance. If you want to earn big money it’s mainly in finance or law

Non tech person, tech company, London.

@worstofbothworlds No. this is why being on TT is so hard. Just after I got tenure, literally a few months after I had DS2. Born on the cusp of viability. Requiring months of intensive care and follow up treatment. We were fortunate that we had excellent insurance, that DH knows how to navigate the system and I had tenure. Work gave me two terms of ‘teaching relief.’ I think I am only just emerging from the fog of what happened. (DS2 has a mild physical disability but is otherwise fine). We are fortunate to emerge from this with our jobs intact and not broke. No part time working but in the humanities many academics will finish a bit early to spend time with kids in the evening and work at night. I definitely work longer hours than my UK academic friends do.

I earn £102k age 38 work in banking

Had kids young (mid 20s). Only took 6m
Off with each - too difficult to reintegrate if been off for ages, I think long maternity leaves are a mistake career wise too much changes in 15m+

Very supportive DH who earns £125k share all and live newr schools, facilities and outsource problems quickly

@2022newyear

I earn £102k age 38 work in banking

Had kids young (mid 20s). Only took 6m
Off with each - too difficult to reintegrate if been off for ages, I think long maternity leaves are a mistake career wise too much changes in 15m+

Very supportive DH who earns £125k share all and live newr schools, facilities and outsource problems quickly

Completely agree about maternity leave - 6 months is just right for someone with a career

Marketing director in professional services firm.