Would you consider £25k to be a good salary

[Sergio4]

I would. I live in London and would love to earn that much. Most of my friends living on London are on £20k or under (some have kids)

Your thoughts?

Context is everything.

The OP has other threads going at the same time as this asking for help with job applications.

For a 22 yr old who hasn't yet had a full time job, £25K is okay as a start. It's not good for someone older with skills that are in short supply or specialised.

@Ifailed

A single person on £25k will take home £1700 a month, the big question is where are they living? It's far too low for a mortgage in London, but a single person would be entitled to housing benefit of £425, bringing the total to £2125 a month. Assuming a rent of around £1100, that we leave enough to live on, but certainly wouldn't be a life of luxury.

You are misinformed. A single person on £25k would not be entitled to any benefits. Where on earth are you getting the figure of £425 from?

What awkward said ^^
I'm on way less than that and entitled to nothing

In London I don't think it would be possible to live comfortably on £25k if you have a family. So no, its not a good salary for London.

For my 20 YO DD - fantastic salary.
For me 30 years older - no - I couldn't live on that.

Can you please tell my employer that, I haven't had a pay rise for 16 years. I wish I could dictate how much I earn, but it's not up to me.

I'm not saying that's what employers should pay you regardless of the job. I'm saying, as a rule of thumb, your age in thousands is the min you should aim for. Train, change jobs, etc

Productivity levels in the UK are piss poor compared to our international competitors, and a direct consequence of this is lower wages. A number of factors contribute to low productivity primarily low investment in both capital and labour skills. But as another thread highlights lazy attitudes of some workers are a factor - although these may be a consequence of low wages and low skills. To me £25k is a low salary as earned this in public sector 30 years ago. After significant investment in my skills I can now earn 6 times that figure, although as I get older I am slowing down doing less days and earning less. Investment and productivity gains are required to boost incomes - we havent done this at same rate as competitors for decades, certainly not post 60s.

I'd think it was a pretty good salary. It's nearly £5000 a year more than I currently.

NHS band 5 healthcare professionals earn 22-28k. Registered nurses, physios, radiographers etc.

Or are they lazy too and should they retain as something else?

Depends on your qualifications and circumstances surely? For a lot of people it would be a pay rise. For me, it would halve my earnings - and I work part time (in the north).

Or are they lazy too and should they retain as something else?

I have been told something along the same lines.

Well I currently earn that and support a family of 5.* I have food in my belly and a roof over my head so all is good.

• we do also get cb, ctc and disability benefits.

It is okay for very pt imho. When I was pt I was getting that for 15 hrs

It is okay for very pt imho. When I was pt I was getting that for 15 hrs

Lovely Back in the real world of nurses and HCP's etc that is just not likely to happen.

this thread is evidence on how crap and warped the world is not. how 25k is viewed to be 'shit' and wtf is the 'creative industries' advertising? lol

and meanwhile teachers, nurses, public sector workers haul their arses out of bed each day to get on with it. better swap for project management people.

no wonder we are falling apart with no schools (esp special schools for our most vulnerable) and hospital waiting lists....

it's ok though as long as the creative industries can still pay their mid earners £50K

this thread is evidence on how crap and warped the world is not. how 25k is viewed to be 'shit' and wtf is the 'creative industries' advertising? lol

I think this thread is an example of how salaries vary so much depending on where people live and also the disparity that some companies pay their staff.

well yes that's obvious

If you'd have asked me 5 years ago when I was earning 15k then yes, now my salary has increased considerably (as well as my cost of living as a result!) I would say no.. I would say its a 'middle of the road' type salary - and I live up north!

That said, in my family and within the group of people I grew up with, they would consider £25k a good salary. It really depends on the individual and circumstances.

For me it would be fine. But dps salary is slightly more anyway. We're in Yorkshire where property is cheap so our mortgage is small!

it's all mortgage based so we will have less and less people who want to work in the 'social' sector as they won't be able to afford the hallowed tiny house in the suburbs in the south east.

No. A low-ish salary outside of London and a very low one in London.

£25k in London is a low salary.

25k is still above what most Londoners earn.

from this thread people would think it standard that everyone earns £££

London isn't a straightforward representation though.

well no, but from this thread it seems so many must earn £60 plus? I really don't think that is average