How much do you earn if female?

[Pommesdeterre]

Just back from holidays with three other female friends, all in our 40s. We got talking about salaries and future earning aspirations. Am on 65k and might get to 75k on three years but not sure where to go beyond that as am in the public sector. My friends are similar. But not sure whether that's the norm especially as we all live in London.

I’m mid 40’s, in HE but non teaching (management), my FTE is £60k-ish
I am .8 FTE though so get about £48K

I am happily stagnating for now as had DD late and don’t aim to progress further as not interested in Director roles. I will go back to full time eventually though.

To those who comment on this becoming top trumps thread for high earners, it's also a question of age. Most people's earnings level off in their 40s.

£61k, aged 28, public sector in London. I was offered higher salary jobs than this one so know I could earn more but the lifestyle is better.

Upwards of £80,000

Never went to college or uni

Work around 28 to 35 hours a week

Late early fifties

I'll bring the average down now! FTE for my role would be just under £30k but I work part time so a lot less than that . Late 50s and planning retirement soon. Most of my friends earn similar to me .

I'm 26 earning £42k, however I don't love my job and will take a less money for more enjoyment in my next job.

If you're a surgeon or barrister you've done a lot of prioritising of your career - lots of study, exams, desperately hard work eg - they're hardly jobs that just fall into your lap.

I know ! Don't know whether to laugh or cry !

I earn £145k plus an 8% employer contribution to my pension. I have a Batchelor's degree in a related field and 25 years' experience. I work in marketing. I chose to work in an unexciting but demanding sector to maximise my earnings. I'm mid/late 40s and am looking for my next role. I'd expect that to be a similar or slightly larger salary level but with a c.25% bonus.

Happy to answer questions if that's useful. I know this is the fabled - and much derided - 'mumsnet 6 figure salary' but I'd love to help other women earn lots more money. It does start at the beginning though - and the initial choice of career, I think. There's only so many hours in a day so you may as well earn as much as you can in those hours in a job you enjoy.

Mid 40s teacher and head of department £60k. I'd expect my next role to be around £70k if I wanted to move on.

Teacher NW will be on 36k from September with pay rise.

Sorry and I am 34

Same here.

I earn more than most people I know (men and women) unless they are doctors, lawyers or accountants.

Im late 40s, in Scotland, on just over £100k

70k a year as an independent educational psychologist. I work 3.5 days a week and term time only so I guess it’s closer to 100k pro rata. I’m 43 with an 11 and 9 year old.

Several of my school friends, all of whom have RG degrees dropped out of the workforce after having children. They now work 20-30 hours a week in minimum wage admin jobs or as homeopaths and the like. Their household income is generally good but their own earning power is severely curtailed.

Band 2 NHS about £22k

£75k plus (small) bonus. I'm in my late 30s and have a (unrelated) degree and twelve years' relevant experience in my field, which is one that is almost universally hated and incredibly stressful so there aren't a huge number of people with significant experience doing it!

My next promotion will get me to very near 6 figures. I spent the last 7 years working a varying version of part time and have only recently gone back FT. My next plan is to take my company up on the opportunity to do some further qualifications, now my DC aren't extremely young and I have some brain space for it!

I'm mid forties and earn £250k + bonus. I'm COO of a global data company. I'm not sure that I've prioritised my career over family, though I knew I wouldn't be giving up my job to raise children as a sahm. I took 6 months mat leave for each of them (I have 3) . I work mainly from home which means I've mostly always been able to do drops offs, sports days etc etc.

I'm 48 and run my own business and have drawn over 150k on dividends one year and 30k another so not everyone of our age is employed and we all have a massive variety of incomes.

I'm currently have investments and shares in VC backed business and I'm doing a MBO on my business to go into a 95k role for the next 3 years.

So I'd say your salaries are all pretty bloody great tbc.

44k civil service, mid 30s, degree, 13 years comms experience. Could probably be a grade higher earning 52k+ if I hadn't had 2 children in quick succession, now think it will take me a good few years more to get to that level. If I worked in private sector I'd be on at least 10k more.

Band 3 NHS, in admin, not long started so currently on 25.5k which will go up to 27.5k once I reach the top of the band. Halfway through a 2nd undergraduate degree. I'm lucky that my bills are very manageable and I have a low mortgage, so I'm able to save a decent amount. I definitely wouldn't call 60k a small amount, though, it's a huge amount of money to me!

Just to add I'm mid 30s.

My current role is £38k and I’m 31 (full time, I only do 22.5 hours a week). One degree, work are currently funding the second one which will hopefully lead to me moving up a few grades and overseeing a different team of interest to me but the expectation would be a massive compromise in lifestyle in that I’d be expected to do full time, likely nights at points too etc. so we’ll see.

Stop it 😂 why're you all sat around on holiday fretting about how much you earn - you all know you're on good wages, just leave it at that and enjoy your holiday surely??

Are you taking these responses to HR tomorrow to ask for a pay rise based on MN?

Which is fine, If you are capable you absolutely have a choice and I see other women prioritising their careers moving between companies for the next opportunity and climbing the corporate ladder for the bigger bucks, I assume either with support from their dp or outsourcing childcare and not taking an active part in their parents care. It wasnt for me I wanted to be there for my children and parents, that time was more precious to me than any increase in salary and I 100% dont regret it.

What do you want?