To ask if you earn a lot LESS than 50k per year?

[Afternooninthepark]

On the back of another thread which was asking about £50k + earners (and me being naturally nosy!) I just wonder if there are many on here earning a lot less and wonder what you do for a living?
I’ve been on Mumsnet for years and there does seem to be many very high earners on here with some very interesting careers.
I’m not one of them unfortunately. Dh earns around £35k pa (45 hrs pw) and due to some health issues I only work very part time. We are both in everyday kind of jobs not careers but we are very happy nonetheless.
Anyone else earning an ‘average’ wage in ‘average’ jobs?

I'm a civil servant with a full time income of £30k but currently on maternity leave so when I go back it will be halved (and I'll have to pay childcare too).
My DP is a firefighter on £30k full time.

We both feel that we earn a lot compared to what we expected to earn by our mid 30s. I won't ever earn more as it's taken over 15yrs to get to this level, my DP will likely increase his income in a few years time.

I don't know a single friend/family member who earns more than we do so it's always strange to see the crazy amounts some people on here think is a 'normal' wage. Both our parents earn half what we do.

Both jobs full time.

Dh and I don’t earn that with wages combined, both full time

I’m a part time bar maid on aprox 8k depending on shift changes etc. Dp is a arborist on about 21k pre tax. We live pretty hand to mouth but mostly because I seem to spend most of my income on kids activities etc and Costa coffee

Work 32hrs per week as a secretary just under £30k

DH is a traffic officer on the motorways and earns around the same with his shift allowance.

£20000 per year. Part time NHS worker.

My sister runs the payroll for a large multinational. She earns £70k. Most of their office based staff earn over £45k. A good proportion are on six figures. It’s really skewed her sense of a normal salary tbh.

I'm self-employed so my salary varies depending on how much work I do, but I generally work very part time hours for around 20k a year. DH earns £35k a year working in IT.

We have a big house and a rental house but that's not related to how much we earn. We have been fortunate with the property market and also a hefty gift from a relative that formed a sizeable deposit on our home to keep our mortgage low.

Part time teacher, salary of £26k. Work 40 hrs per week normally and am in school 5 days. If I were full time I'd be on £36k and probably work 55 hrs. Teaching 8 years.

Work 4 days a week in Contract Management earn £31k and bonus changes each year, usually around an additional £2k. Single parent.

I work as a transcriber/typist/proofreader. I've been doing it for nearly 20 years. I earn minimum wage. I work part-time and earn 13k.

Owning an expensive house doesn't mean you're in a well paying job. They could have bought one of thatchers council houses, used money from a death in the family, won a large sum of money for a deposit, or just bought decades ago when houses were cheaper. Doesn't mean they are all owned by high earning people.

Think it’s more likely people earn high salaries than MN being full of lottery winners tbh

Teacher- I take home £1450/month after tax/pension/student loans/NI

I've never earned more than 19k a year. I've done retail (from sales assistant right up to management) and now run my own business which is currently closed due to the current crisis.

Thankfully DH earns well and we live in a cheap area so we've amassed a decent amount of savings!

I also have a degree and lots of qualifications. I just don't know how to get a pay rise.

After two weeks homeschooling, imo, teachers do not earn enough and deserve a huge pay rise. My hat off to you all.

Carer for people with special needs. I'd need to work for about 8 years to earn 50k.

Even as what I believe is considered a good job (deputy headteacher) with London weighting I’m not touching 50k. It’s a good salary

NHS pharmacist on 38k for 30hrs per week

Our headteacher earns around 55k in London

I'm a postdoc academic, currently on about 30k (it's in euros so has varied quite a bit with the exchange rate going haywire!). DP is a lab scientist and earns just over 20k (she works four days a week; it'd be 25.5k for full time). We're both mid 30s with several years experience.

I really like my work but I am constantly a bit depressed how many students think all of their 'lecturers' earn huge salaries.

I'm a pupil support assistant (TA) I work 25 hours a weeks and pro rata earn around 9k a year. I'm a lone parent of 2 so get a small working tax credit top up

University admin, since going down to 21 hours after having DS I earn about £13k.

I am on 46k, so just slightly under. Was hoping this would be nudged up in October to around 50k but doubt it with CV now (our salaries are aligned to market rates each year).

DH is on 26k. He manages various properties for a charity, working 35 hours a week. Unless he goes into corporate he will probably stay at that level, but not fussed about salary progression as long as he is happy.

Drs pay can be complicated but
www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/doctors/pay-doctors

www.bma.org.uk/pay-and-contracts/pay/junior-doctors-pay-scales/pay-scales-for-junior-doctors-in-england

• btw junior doctors is a term that has real political spin implications. below a consultant, not just only fresh out of medical school workers with no mortgages or family responsibilities. Think a junior MP is everyone below Cabinet Minister/PM, junior civil servant is even below, say, perm sec, junior police is everyone below, say, chief constable (bit more complicated, I know).

Registrars will have undergone some serious training. In primary, salaried and partners (owners of the practice) will earn more than £50k unless part time.

Pretty much all full-time nurses below 8a and even 8a with less than 5+ years experience earn below £50k outside London. www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/working-nhs/nhs-pay-and-benefits/agenda-change-pay-rates

you might look at the responsibility and educational requirements for some of the different nurse grades. 8a would include ANP nurses, possibly Masters and prescribing.