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.

CIO / Global IT Manager for a global energy company. UK office in London but will be hybrid working from next year.

BSc plus MBA plus 20 yrs+ experience in my field. Six figure salary since early thirties.

I’m on 135k in house law.

I took 13 months maternity leave but went back full time. DH is pretty much a SAHD although does a bit of work in the arts.

Been on 6 figures since age 30. London. Started off in large corporate law firm now doing consultancy work. 2 kids. Dh also similar - would have been much easier if he’d not also been working just as hard all these years!

@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.

This wouldn’t have been acceptable to me when my DC were small.

They are twins and I could not have afforded FT nursery for 2 babies.

I chose to go a bit slower at that point and work 3 days a week (professional services). I was early 30s and middle management.
Once they went to school (FT prep school at age 3.5) I went up to 4 days. Another 3 years later I was promoted to senior management.
I’ve left that firm now but work in the same field and earn six figures, still work 4 days.

I don’t think your argument applies to every situation. It’s possible to go a bit slower at certain points. I’m at at point now where I’m early 40s and ready to ramp it up another notch.

@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?:)

If you are very bright, in a flexible way (EQ and IQ), you can come to a big management consultancy, from any degree.... you may work on an area in business related to your academic topic or not, depending on your preference and market need. Likely start on 80k plus and work up fast. Long hours though.

Marketing, Finance, SE. Work 4 days a week.

Oh also I took a year for mat leave plus 6 months leave of absence, plus another 6 months unpaid parental leave a few years later.

Definitely progressed slower as a result but wouldn’t change it.

Or have your kids young, and do the maternity leave and part time thing before your career really kicks off. Worked great for me, I went full time when my youngest was 2 and after finishing all my necessary qualifications, I was 27 and have progressed rapidly since with no breaks needed whereas many women my age now are stepping their foot off the gas for maternity leave etc. Life has just gotten continuously easier with childcare dependency dropping and work flexibility increasing.

There is no one size fits all, there are lots of ways to navigate family and career, think outside the box and don't limit yourself because of what society or other women tell you.

@flashbac bit off that you haven't come back to this thread except to have a dig at poor old @BraveGoldie for not posting something outing

We've shared, now it's your turn.

@BraveGoldie

Thank you! Will have a look into that. Surely these firms must be located out of London as well.

@minimo15

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

Or tech.

There are tons of non technical roles, you don't need to be a developer. It's a very cash rich industry. I was on higher than £100k in my late 20s.

@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.

What if you want to spend more than 2 days a week with your young children?

European HR Director, London

I'm a specialist consultant in real estate. Engineering degree then passed professional exams, then a sideways move. One kid, late 30s part time for three years.
Property has great options, especially if you're good with clients and like getting outside. Examples are project management, surveyors, cost planners, valuers.

Not entirely convinced the OP is really invested in this long list of jobs that pay well.

@TenoringBehind

Dh not me (sadly). In house lawyer East Mids.

This isn't about your husband.

Re my original post, I should also say that DH is self employed and earns £70k-100k. He really supported my career otherwise I would not have been able to stay in banking, even in IT.

If you are married then both of you working at 75% levels will make a lot more money that one at 200% and the other sahp

I earn 6 figures a month normally. I own my own business teaching in house social media managers how to optimise SEO for their companies. It’s a super niche program that isn’t available anywhere else on the world so I have people fly on to do it.

My program costs €2200 per head and usually have 15 to 20 people a week. Some weeks it can be less hence the variable income.

@ChristmasPlugholes - yes DH helped me to career switch to tech and we hope to both go pt at some point - I need to do a bit of catch up though.

Director in a non-profit. New York.

Would be be making even close to 6 figures in the UK though.

Was a Headteacher- North
Now do something else in education

HR in an International Organization (similar to the UN) in mainland Europe.

@Insert1x20p That's my dream job!! I've had a few interviews and made it down to the last 2 but not managed to get myself in the door yet. Do you enjoy it?

DH and I split our time so DH one day a week, and me two days a week stop work at 4. Usually on our research days when we were both home so no commute involved. So kids in daycare/extended day from 8-4, 3 days a week (although we paid for 8-6 5 days a week). And then they did two 8-6 days. Next year when DS2 is in kindergarten from September we have a nanny lined up who will bring them both home. School finishes at 2:30/40. So we are paying her for 2-8 for five days a week but we’ll also take time to be around. She can take them to after school activities etc.

As I said before in some ways academia allows some flexibility. I have a review to write. I can do that when the kids are in bed. But conversely in order to eke out this time with the kids DH and I work from 6 am and we are rarely in bed before 11 pm, usually later. I took 23/24/25 off and I have been back at work (from home). We don’t start teaching till late January but I have lot of research/grants/admin to catch up on. DH was working all the way till the 25th and has taken 26/27/28 off. There is very little annual leave in the US. But we get our summers off for research although DH has clinic and it is when we have to knuckle down so our kids go to camp for most of the summer.

What if you want to spend more than 2 days a week with your young children?

Well that's a choice you make. If you want to be a SAHM or work part time, don't come crying when your career has stalled. It's not magic.