Can we talk about money?

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Seeing a lot about the national wage being £35k.

As women can we share our stories, age and salary? I'm 35, been in my industry for around a decade. Currently on 45k, going up to 46k after a little negotiation. Just started the role and am pregnant.

Dont think my new employer was happy (I told them wayyy in advance when i was jus gone 12 weeks) and not expecting any kind of maternity pay from them as will only be in the job 6 months before i have to leave.

Some of my friends get paid 70/80/90k in finance. Whats the average of everyone here?

I'm 38 and earn less than 15k part time.

Was a SAHM with the kids for a decade and now do PT work during school hours. The kids are in college and high school.

We have more than enough to live on (DH is FT) and I wouldn't do anything differently if I had the chance.

I'm a senior carer, get just under 30K. I do nights and get night enhancements.

Teacher here, 44K ish ...think I should have picked a different sector when I see other salaries!

32, £36k but im on about £34k pro rata as drop a few hours a week around childcare.

Current top of my pay scale is £40k but im held where i am until fully qualified and signed off.

Work in a specialised sector for the emergency services.

Chartered accountant my FTE has only just gone up to a bit over £44k. I work 3 days for just over £26k. Work in civil service so I cld get more elsewhere but the pension is excellent, holidays are great and I get flexi time plus it's just very flexible in general.

I'm qualified 10yrs but been part time for most of that since having children. It's a bit annoying as I've seen my friends and colleagues promoted some of them more than once. I wouldn't swap it for more money though, the time I have with my kids is too precious, they are only little once. I'm sure I'll move up the ladder when they are a bit older.

My part time salary is higher than quite a few friends and family that work full time. I mean min wage jobs are only around £19K full time.

Honestly? You seriously believe they work that hard because it’s for a rewarding job? 😂 You must live under a rock.

Only people on high salaries will post here. I get £28.5k. Work 35 hours a week from home, and 8 weeks of holidays. My job is easy even if not well paid.

The median wage is £33,000, so half earn under that and half earn more. There tends to be lots of clustering around medians.

I feel that people take jobs around their priorities tbh.

My priority is not to be a high earner, but to be present for my kids.

Whenever I have worked, it's been in frontline style services where helping people is a theme. These sorts of services attract a certain type of person.

Now I'm not saying that there aren't people without an education or qualifications who take any job just because they need money. But I do think that you won't last long if the rewarding nature of the role does nothing for you.

I've had a huge range over the past decade. I'm 34. If I hadn't had my baby I'd be on quite a bit by now!

At 24 I was on £45k
At 27 I went freelance and earned £120k
At 29 I had a baby
At 30 I was down to reduced hours and on around £60k
At 31 realised my child has additional needs and reduced further to £30k
At 34 I changed my job to fit better with my child and earn around £35k but I only work about 15 hours a week.

I have my own business which has pros and cons. No sick pay or holiday pay but I can have the entire summer off work. I pay into a private pension

I’m retired and later fifties, took my defined benefits pension at 55 which is 12,000 per annum. My investments are currently making me approx 8k per annum tax free. The most I ever earned was 30k PA.

I earn £700 a day as an IT contractor. I have 30 years experience in my field.

I'm 53 and generally work 9-5pm.

There are sometimes gaps between contracts and I don't get holiday or sick pay, which is fine, that's part of the deal.

Top band 6 just under £43k I don't get overtime as I don't do nights/weekends.
Whilst I love my job the rewarding part of it is getting less and less.
I feel like I should have done a different degree when I look at the salaries on here.

33. 50k. FT.

24 - NHS band 7 so just over 43k. But in a non clinical role/mostly WFH.

45 and been on around £180k inc bonus for the past 5 or 6 years

Tech and ops work in financial services. Big company means big salaries and a high ceiling for those salaries. I am well paid but there are many above me on multiples of what I'm on

Salary jumps have been big when they've happened. Started on £20k 25 years ago, gradually went up to about £40k over 10 years, then £65k in consulting, up to £95k by about 35. Few promotions since, jumps to £120k, then £150k and here we are

£35k full time NHS nurse band 6. Mid 40s. I love my job.

51, £57k.

I moved out of London, downshifted and changed industry about 10 years ago. At that time my salary was £95k, plus bonus of c£25k.

Started on £40k in my new job, got fed up after a few years with minimal pay increases, changed industry again 2 years ago and have gone from £50k to £57k in that time.

41, 7 years into new career, financial services, about £155k including bonus.

40
200k
2 kids and hubby is sahp

Maybe I'm super cynical but I just refuse to believe so many women who are on £80k+ at 30 or whatever are merrily chatting away online on a Thurs afternoon.

OP I'd take a lot of this with a lot of salt!!

39 / £47k / L&D!!

I am actually feeling quite embarrassed for you OP ! Are you real?

44 and on £71k. Been working in the finance sector for the last 14 years and my salary has tripled during that time as a result of internal role changes and promotions. I know I'm fortunate and there's a lot of changes in my sector so I always have in the back of my mind that I might not have a job in the near future.

I think it’s perfectly feasible. Even on my team in the public sector there are quite a number of women who are 29-32 on £75 - 90k. They’re super smart super confident and perfectly likely to be able to post at lunch time or if on a boring teams meeting. I certainly wouldn’t take it with a pinch of salt.

Utilising my very generous annual leave!

It is also a silly little job where I send a few emails, sit in a few meetings, wfh frequently and get paid handsomely.

DH gets paid 20k more but has to make a lot more decisions than me so I’m quite happy to stick at this level!

£36k in my early 40s. I’m two years into my second career (having quit teaching) and took a pay cut for this role.
Potential earnings are £60-£80k in the next 5-10 years, but I’d have to move companies for that.