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What job would have a take home pay of approx £5k a month?

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homestartvolunteer · 23/05/2023 18:02

I’ve been trying to work something out and just wondered - what sort of job/career makes that’s sort of amount (5k per month / £60k per year actual take home amount)

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ulcers · 23/05/2023 19:27

My Dp brings home just over 5k a month and his salary is 102k

TheHandmaiden · 23/05/2023 19:27

Loving all the my husband earns stuff. More interesting to know what women earn, given relatively less likely to be a brickie or in the trades

ulcers · 23/05/2023 19:27

He is a PM

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homestartvolunteer · 23/05/2023 19:27

Prisonbreak · 23/05/2023 19:06

My man is a bricklayer. He earns a bit more than that

I never would have realised that you could earn that much, is the training hard ?

Im supporting a family and we’ve been talking a lot about work / careers / training but I’m clueless as to what jobs have a good earning potential (3 adults in this family - parents and an adult child plus 2 toddlers so potentially 3 to train / work)

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XelaM · 23/05/2023 19:27

Solicitor.

My brother is in IT (coding) and his take-home is more than that.

ulcers · 23/05/2023 19:28

@TheHandmaiden I make minimum wage working a few hours a week in a school!

coverp · 23/05/2023 19:29

Gross salary needs to be £90-100k depending on pension arrangement. In my industry (wealth management), most professionals would be at least at that level once chartered and with c.10 years experience.

DelurkingAJ · 23/05/2023 19:29

Accountants, lawyers etc (so professional qualifications) but only in the right areas. So in the world I know that means financial services and being fully qualified.

Heavensalongwayaway · 23/05/2023 19:30

Hospital consultant /consultant in health protection

Wombastic · 23/05/2023 19:30

Tax us around 25% but on 60k would be more like 35-40%. So you have to factor that into your calculations. You would take home about 40k after tax which is about £3,333 per month.

XelaM · 23/05/2023 19:30

TheHandmaiden · 23/05/2023 19:27

Loving all the my husband earns stuff. More interesting to know what women earn, given relatively less likely to be a brickie or in the trades

I'm a Solicitor and bring home more than that, but for Solicitors it really depends on area of law/type of firm/geographical location/seniority whether you earn 30K or over a million per annum.

JaninaDuszejko · 23/05/2023 19:30

TheOP males clear she's talking about £60K take home pay. You'd need to earn £90K to take home £5K pcm, assuming no pension contributions.

Lizzt2007 · 23/05/2023 19:30

WowIlikereallyhateyou · 23/05/2023 19:17

Figures dont add up.
60k after tax etc wouldnt clear 5 k.

Op said 60k take home, 60k after tax ect.

Recoveringcynic · 23/05/2023 19:30

homestartvolunteer · 23/05/2023 19:24

What would it be then ? If someone gets £5k per calendar month ? I’d just x12 !! Maybe that’s the wrong way to calculate it

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You do realise that you need to pay tax and NI...? You need a pre tax salary of around 100k. Thread would suggest you might need to lower your expectations a little...ahem.

Goldrushed · 23/05/2023 19:31

For people who are misreading/misunderstanding, 60k per year is the net/after tax figure so 5k per month. Not the gross.

UserABC12345 · 23/05/2023 19:31

GoodChat · 23/05/2023 19:23

@UserABC12345 you forgot tax, NI etc

No I didn't. Re read the OP. The OP is asking for 60k take home. That's after everything. Which is 5k per month.

GoodChat · 23/05/2023 19:31

Are these 3 adults with no training or work experience OP?

Lizzt2007 · 23/05/2023 19:32

GoodChat · 23/05/2023 19:23

@UserABC12345 you forgot tax, NI etc

Op said £60k take home, so after tax ect has been deducted. You didn't read properly.

curtainsfringe · 23/05/2023 19:33

60k net is different to 60k gross...

UserABC12345 · 23/05/2023 19:33

WowIlikereallyhateyou · 23/05/2023 19:24

Things dont work that way though, not as simple as that.Take home on 60k salary isnt 5k after tax, pensions other deductions. As other posters have confirmed.

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OP isn't asking about s 60k salary. OP is asking about 60k take home. Without knowing OPs tax code, NI status etc no one can advise exactly what her gross salary should be.

OuchIStubbedMyBigToe · 23/05/2023 19:33

I earn circa £100k gross and after deductions (including a healthy pension contribution) I take home almost £5k per month on the nail.

Financial services, senior manager

JeandeServiette · 23/05/2023 19:33

WowIlikereallyhateyou · 23/05/2023 19:17

Figures dont add up.
60k after tax etc wouldnt clear 5 k.

60k before tax (gross) would not clear 5k pcm.

But 60k after tax OFC is exactly 5k pcm.

So her figures are fine.

GoodChat · 23/05/2023 19:34

Sorry @UserABC12345 I got very confused!

WowIlikereallyhateyou · 23/05/2023 19:34

UserABC12345 · 23/05/2023 19:33

OP isn't asking about s 60k salary. OP is asking about 60k take home. Without knowing OPs tax code, NI status etc no one can advise exactly what her gross salary should be.

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Thanks for that!

Lizzt2007 · 23/05/2023 19:34

homestartvolunteer · 23/05/2023 19:24

What would it be then ? If someone gets £5k per calendar month ? I’d just x12 !! Maybe that’s the wrong way to calculate it

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Your correct op, wow might be reasonably good at maths but reading isn't as strong, they missed/ignored that you said 60k take home, so after deductions.