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

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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?

It’s what you save... not what you earn

Ideally yes, but not everyone earns enough to be able to save.

Interesting hobbitmum. I am a full time teacher (have been for 25 years) and run a language and international department. Most of my full time staff earn less than £27,000!!!! And I don't earn much more for my extra responsibilities. None of us will ever get anywhere near £50,000 either

£16,300 35 hours a week term time only Nursery practitioner.

sorry- it's what you save and not what you earn is trite rubbish.

Self employed cleaner (mainly for farms around here).
18hrs a week and roughly £8,000 a year

DH on about 40k as a software developer. We have 2 dc with AN so I don't work as their needs make it pretty much impossible. The only higher rate tax payers in his company are the directors. We're in the northeast where wages are much lower but, then again, so is the cost of housing, to buy at least. Rent is astronomical in my part of town. We probably live a lot more comfortably than families with a much higher income in other parts of the country.

Staff Nurse, around £28,000 per year.

I'm a researcher (postdoc) and earn about £37k. DH works in a similar role but earns £28k.

I am an LSA working 28 H/W, term time only and earn about £12,000. DH is a delivery driver on about £26,000. So well under £50K between us.

(The poster saying those of us who earn over £50k are mostly lying is very unlikely to be correct - the detail women are giving about how they worked their way up in an international company or in my case setting up my own solicitors firm etc - it is not likely to be invented surely particularly if you do a google search of what people earn in thosd kinds of jobs and things like NHS doctor pay grades and head teacher pay is public knowledge too)

Carer working 30+ hours pw before tax I earn around 15k. So well under the 50k 🤣🤣🤣

Hi there @AnnaC2020 so I started my journey back in 2014, I hadn’t studied for a while so went back to college and did an access course in health and social care that lasted a year, this was funded through a 24+ loan. I then applied to university and had an interview they ask you have about 30 days of experience voluntary or paid working with vulnerable people. You should be fine as I also did support care alongside my access course. I started my degree in 2015, the first year is study based and they ask you to do 30 days of development outside university so that can be online, courses, paid or voluntary work. The second year was university based and a 70 day placement in social care setting ( I did it in an organisation that supports south Asian women that need support with mental health) this was organised by the university. The final year is again university based with a 100 day placement in a social care setting ( I did mine in a organisation that supports children and women that have been victims of domestic abuse) the university again organise this i did not a get local authority placement for either of my placements and I was worried I would struggle to gain employment in my local authority. However they had an open day towards the end of my final year and I attended it and got information about all the different options as in child protection team, fostering team and the mash team. I knew straight away I wanted to work in child protection so I applied when the vacancies were advertised in May 2018. I had an interview in June 2018 and got the job 😊. I graduated in July 2018 and started my job as an Asye social worker in September 2018. It was a difficult journey and I had two DC at home but my husband was supportive and cut his hours back so he could help with childcare.

As for being a child protection social worker I love it and could not see myself doing anything else, it’s very demanding and you need a good support system as it’s definitely not a 9-5 job and it’s pretty rare you finish at 5 and even then you have to work from home at times to complete court work etc. I’m currently on maternity leave due to have DC number 3 this month and I really miss it! I hope to go back next year part time but if it’s a career that appeals to you I would say go for it. Expect it to be a challenging but rewarding experience 😊

Before I left I was a marketing manager (low level though) on 25k, which is rubbish for the job, but typical of the industry where I lived.

Admin person, less than half of 50k.

Impressed by Racheyg who earns more than me with almost half my hours and I actually earn well for what I do.

There are some interesting replies on here, quite surprising, some of them!

London weighting on salaries can have a big impact. I used to work in a hospital lab just outside London, so we didn't get full London weighting, we got "fringe" weighting, which wasn't much, especially as the bit we were in (NW Surrey) was one of the most fucking expensive housing areas outside of central London! but that was 20 years ago so things have probably changed a bit. Before I left for a career change, I was on basic of £22k (because of a massive banding change) plus on call work, so was taking home about £1800 a month after tax. Before the banding change though, it was far less than that - I think basic was about £17.5k pa but it's a while ago now.

If I was doing the same job now, assuming no promotions, I'd be on about £38k basic full time. Seniors would be on more and could go well over the £50k though.

I'm in a basic admin role, I earn £8.75 an hour. I'm a single parent and get working tax credits to top up my income.

SudokuQueen : you'd be surprised at the number of people earning £100k+. I used to work for a Computer company and all the salesmen and I mean ALL of them earned more than that. Management even more. Our SFO ,on a salary of £200k, received £22k dividend from his share option. And he was in early 30's. I work for an engineering company now in prototype development and although not as well paid nobody over the age of 40 has a mortgage anymore. My brother in law is a networking software specialist and he earns £1000 a day. GP at my local practice drives a Maserati !.

HCP, degree, £27k.

I earn 35k full time in London (media, shift work) and that is considered very overpaid. Those I know earning the most are teachers and nurses- also in London. I don’t know anyone earning more than 50, except a head teacher.

£25K wfh (even before all the Covid stuff kicked off) in an admin role. I was hoping for a pay rise this year, but it probably won’t happen now. However, I do consider myself lucky to still have a job in the current climate.

My ex (DS's dad) earns around the £50k mark though and pays me £500pm maintenance so we don't struggle.

I earn approx 1400 per month but I only do 12.5 hours per week.

I’m on around £16k as school science technician, 37 hours a week but term time only. I’m a single parent and though my youngest is now 18, my middle DS has ASD and needs me around in school holidays - he’s at college.

I earn £27,000 part time (24 hours per week) plus pick up maybe amount £4,000 income over the year via freelancing.

I'm extremely lucky.

I'm the lowest earner in my circle of close friends.

Admin - 17.5K.