To consider £60-70k a high salary?

[rebsemmie]

Just that really, I just had a general chat with a few friends about work and salaries (not talking about our own salaries, just chatting in general). We are all in our late 20s, unmarried and childfree, so we were not discussing in terms of household incomes, just in terms of single people's income.

Much to my surprise, some of my friends did not consider a salary in the range of £60-70k (for one single person) to be very high, they though it was "alright". One of them said you "come on, you can barely afford to rent a place on your own with that income!"

I was a bit surprised as my salary is well over 30% lower than that, and I considered myself quite fortunate and well-off! Granted, we are in London which is very expensive, but still..

AIBU to think my friends are a bit detached from reality if they think a salary of £60-70k is just "alright" for one person??

Anything less than 35 hours a week is part time, don't be so ridiculous.

There may well be only 28 hours a week allowed or available from that particular company, but it being the maximum doesn't make it full time. 28 hours is part time no matter how you slice it. I can see though that it would be difficult if that was all the work you could get, especially if the shifts aren't fixed so finding a second job round it is harder.

£60-£70k is a very good amount for a single person in their twenties. If they got into a relationship with another person earning a similar amount they would be comfortable. In London if one person earning and supporting a family still good but much tighter. Both partners would most likely need to work to be comfortable. In North of country £60-£70 for a single person a fortune.