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To ask how much you were earning at 25yrs old and also at 35yrs old?

437 replies

MrsSimonBasset · 05/02/2021 12:54

Call me nosey but at 25 I’d not quite got into the sector I’m in now and at 35, I’d already started on my career path. Went to university, had my kids afterwards, but was done by the time I was 30yrs old. I’ll start £19,000 and £30,000. I will admit that it has accelerated since. But more interested in those crucial child rearing years between 25-35.

OP posts:
Bythemillpond · 05/02/2021 22:22

25 I was working in a city office could Ming out with £360 per month

35 I had moved areas took a similar job on £200 per month. Was in the middle of a huge depression and was earning £0

Even now I struggle to earn more than £400 per month.

Jessicabrassica · 05/02/2021 22:23

25 - 14k
35 - 35k
Then kids
Then retrained
45 - 24k.
Became the breadwinner at 36.
All graduate jobs, the first 20 years based on my masters degree.
Now nhs. Expect to top out at about 35k in 10yrs time.

miafeta · 05/02/2021 22:25

25- min wage then pregnant and not working
35-55 k

I’m now older and earn a lot more but also work a lot more, so am very grateful for the 3 years I took off work when I was 25 to be a full time mum 😀

NisekoWhistler · 05/02/2021 22:26

25 - 40k
35 - 100k

YorkshireGirl35 · 05/02/2021 22:27

25 - £25k
35 - £52k
Currently pregnant with first baby at 35 so no gaps so far

LoveFoolMe · 05/02/2021 22:28

@ChrissyCarol

I wish posters would all say what their line of work is as am looking for a change to increase my annual salary.
See if these inspire you ChrissyCarol www.fool.co.uk/mywallethero/your-life/learn/best-high-salary-careers-in-the-uk/ I don’t want to put my own job details on here (but I am in that top 10 list).
HalfGirlHalfCake · 05/02/2021 22:29

25 - £150k
35 - £675k

Mousehole10 · 05/02/2021 22:36

25: 27k
32: 44k

Had a baby this year so won’t put much effort into working my way up for a couple of years, but expect to be on around 48k when I’m 35.

huggzy · 05/02/2021 22:38

At 25 I was on maternity leave, so whatever maternity allowance was then- about £130 a week I think.

I'm now 33 and earn £6k per year.

PermanentTemporary · 05/02/2021 22:49

25: 16000
35: 24000

WelcomeBackAmelia · 05/02/2021 22:53

25, 22k
32, 100k

That involved a career change and a few relocations, as well as some sheer luck.

WelcomeBackAmelia · 05/02/2021 22:54

@WelcomeBackAmelia

25, 22k 32, 100k

That involved a career change and a few relocations, as well as some sheer luck.

To be fair,l though, no DC so never took any maternity leave.
SellFridges · 05/02/2021 22:55

£25k

£38k

venusandmars · 05/02/2021 22:58

Started work age 16 annual income £1,600 (yes really and it seemed like a fortune at the time)

[period of massive inflation, so increase in income, was swamped]

Age 25 (pre-marriage, pre kids) annual income £11,750

Age 35 ( post-marriage, 2 kids) annual income £42,000+++

Age 45 annual income £95,000

Between 25 and 35, I found my work mojo, and a work niche that suited me. Having dc gave me confidence in who I was and what I could do.

Indoctro · 05/02/2021 22:58

25 - £39k
35 - £27 ( part time 3 days a week so a wage cut)

A1b2c3d4e5f6g7 · 05/02/2021 23:05

Aged 25 about £50k
Aged 35 now about £110k

SellFridges · 05/02/2021 23:06

I should add that at 40 it’s £60k

whereisthejoy · 05/02/2021 23:43

25... £25k
35... I think £70k all in that year

40... about £10k take home. Career change and I work on a zero hours contract. Happiest at work now Smile

Nextxmas · 06/02/2021 00:13

25 about 14.5k in a job I hated
35 zero as sahp
45, not there quite yet but hoping to be doing something I love and have retrained for 30k max.

Could have retrained for a higher wage but old enough that I just wanted to do something I would love.

Ireolu · 06/02/2021 00:57

25 - 27k full time
35 - 40k part time 2 days a week.

LetMeCookYourBooks · 06/02/2021 02:22

25 - 24k no bonus
32 (currently on maternity leave) - 60k plus bonus
35 - Hopefully 80k plus bonus if the universe aligns and I play my cards right Wink Halo

I love being a mother but I also love what my money allows me to do with it Blush. If only I could stay at home with my pumpkin AND still make so much Grin

MagentaDoesNotExist · 06/02/2021 02:27

25: £28k
35: £120k

MagentaDoesNotExist · 06/02/2021 02:27

(Children in between)

hangryeyes · 06/02/2021 04:25

25, around 16k... had graduated for a few years and was struggling to find a career but this was one of my first career breaks and a step up from what I was earning before that. It wasn’t really enough to live on/be independent.

35, around £44k as I’d found a more lucrative industry... had a couple of pay rises/promotions since then so it has jumped some more.

I live in a small city, outside the SE/London, in case that makes a difference.

hangryeyes · 06/02/2021 04:29

@ChrissyCarol I found switching industry can impact your earning potential, eg marketing for a manufacturer vs marketing in a bank or technology business (I don’t work in marketing), if it’s more money you want look at what you do now and how the salaries differ for the same thing.