Do YOU earn over 40K? What do you do?

[MoneyBunny]

Obviously only for those of you comfortable with disclosing what you earn.

In another thread I could see a lot of posters saying it's no biggie earning over 40K, however this is just under me and my husband's JOINT income so it does feel like a very distant wage for us.

So, if you earn 40K, what do you o for a living? How many year's experience have you got and what is your education level?

And I do mean to pry.

Yes. I'm a Consultant civil engineer, through my own limited company. I have a Bsc and 14 years experience. I know a few recruitment consultants who earn mega bucks though!

Just over as a Senior Local Government Manager.
No degree but ILEX qualification (Legal Executive)
6 years experience in current job but very specialized area.

IT account manager, 4years in. 30k basic with an average of 40k commission on top. I also have an honours degree in accountacy and a diploma in sales and marketing...

Yes £44k. Librarian. I have a BA

Iamusually I agree about the London microclimate, we briefly considered moving out of London but realising how small my earning potential was in comparison made it a less viable option.

I do work really hard (manage a team, very stressful, ending up writing reports/taking a lot of the flak on behalf of my boss) but I do realise how lucky I am do be paid so well in what isn't really a very worthy job

I am a sahm, i gave up work when i was 27 and had dd1

I was only educated to GCSE level and started work in a supermarket on a YTS scheme when i was 16. I worked my way up and when i left i was a business change analyst in their head office earning just short of 40k a year,

Civil servant. Middle management (one grade down from senior civil service). Degree (Oxbridge but great majority of colleagues non-Oxbridge). Been doing it 10 years - started on £18k.

Dh earns over 40k, hes acivil engineer in construction. No degree, was HND trainedand did a lot of on the job training.
Hes been doing it since leaving school so >20 years
He is now in site agent roles so more money.

I'm part-time but earn just over £40k on a 4 day week, would be more 5 days but not many people do my job 5 days. I am a lawyer but not client-facing any more, 12 years experience, 1st class undergrad Oxford degree and postgrad qualification. I would be earning double that if still in a client facing role but can't do that with 2 dc (dh works long hours). Also would be earning more in London (prob £20k more for the same job). I am VERY lucky this job was available in the city where we live though. And I have a long term plan that will involve me doing something marginally more worthwhile for less money.

Head of Science in comprehensive school.

BSc, PhD, PGCE, another BSc (for fun).

Been a teacher for 15 years. 9 years in school, total of 6 years career breaks for children.

I earn £40k+ as a part time estate agent. I have 15 years experience, a degree & various vocational qualifications but I know of plenty of other agents earning six figures with farless experience & no qualifications whatsoever!!

Just over £40K full time but work 3 days a week so get just over £24k.
I'm a Infomation Analyst for an NHS trust. I used to earn more as a web developer before I had DD 18 months ago but I was made redundant and decided to take a job for less money but also less responsibility.
I have an under graduate degree and 12 years experience as a web developer but only one years experience as an Information Analyst.

Marketing manager for a branded food company
10 years experience
Hons degree and switching jobs regularly got me the rises
Think I got about £75k including the bonuses, etc

Gave it up to be a FT mum.

Yep, earned just over 40K when worked about 48hrs a week as a GP. Good Oxbridge degree, post grad and extra diplomas and professional qualifications etc....

£51k, I manage several services and a team of around 20 people. Undergraduate degree (Oxbridge) and about 16 years experience in a range of jobs.

Have a very flexible role and an excellent work life balance - I do feel lucky to earn a decent salary without having to work silly hours. Also have a great holiday allowance - 44 days per year including bank holidays.

I feel lucky to earn this salary outside of a big city - live & work in a small town in the midlands, so no expensive or time-consuming commute.

Pay is only one factor IMO - location, hours, holiday entitlement etc are all important factors to consider. And job satisfaction, of course!

i did before i had ds around 46k

i worked as an executive assistant/client entertainment manager in the city on 35k plus a good bonus (was always a third of my wage i doubt it would be now). only three years earlier i was doing a similar job for half what i was earning it was being in th right place at the right time adn lots of other perks too

only had a'levels and beauty therapy nvq level 3, started temping and quickly worked my way up, really lucky that i got in the right comapany they were growing at the time and with the right md. i got made redundant while on maternity leave and when i tried to return to similar positions after i had ds a degree was necessary (not really sure why) but glad as it has led me to something i really enjoy

About £55k all in, am a copywriter at a financial services firm. 7 years' experience since BA, postgrad diploma. Was on half that as a journalist last year, left when I decided to start saving seriously for a deposit.

Degree plus 2 postgrad qualifications. 20 plus years' experience. Earning a packet on paper, don't lead an expensive life, but am still having to finance the "married" scenario that ended 8 years ago with the death of my husband, so stuck with a lot of "stuff" that I would not have chosen as a single woman and I cannot get rid of without losing a shedload of my hard-earned money.
Oh yes, work 12 hours a day and haven't had a holiday for 4 years.

Can do, consultancy and project management, but it can vary depending on how much work is out there.

I have an undergraduate degree, two postgrad certificates, an msc and several vocational qualifications. Best of all, I'm well networked.

Yes, first as a lecturer then at an advertising agency. DH is a "magic circle" lawyer - quite senior, earns much more than £40k.

Darn I should have said lapdancer for a laugh.

Oh yes, forgot about education level: both DH and I have Oxford PhDs (DPhils).

Yes. Am a head of year in a comprehensive. Two degrees . Been teaching for 8 years. If I had not taken out time for children I would be earning more .

If I worked full time I would earn £37K + car. Iworked 3 days/week and and on £22K + car.
I am a civil engineer in a large Quango. Team Leader. I have a BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, Fellow of The Geological Society, Chartered Geologist, Chartered Scientist and Graduate Member of the Insitution of Civil Engineers. Fifteen years experience on top of about 900 years studying. 8 years in civil engineering consultancy - big names; then went into public sector 7 years ago, Could earn more in consultancy if 1 - I had a job (many redundancy in my field in last couple of years) and 2 - I would have to work full time + , about 60 hours a week would be considered normal. Have 3 yo and baby, really don't want to do this.