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

[MrsSimonBasset]

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.

25 - 30k
35 - 65k

Now just been appointed at 96k starting and I fully intend to top that up with additional hours and private work. Who knows what that will equate to- some say after time an additional 30k or so.

I don’t have children yet but am trying now that I’ve finished my training and partner willing to do a greater share of rearing so will carry on full time.

25: £38,000

36: £0

39: £13,000

To anyone reading this thread and feels a bit shit...
COMPARISON IS THE THIEF OF JOY

At 25 I was on about £15k with a long ish commute.
At 35 I was on about £35 in the same kind of role just a bit more senior and experienced and with a ten minute commute. Sadly I have since been made redundant and struggling to find anything so swings and roundabouts really for me.

I think in my industry the pay scale just came a bit more in line with other industries for a similar role (marketing).

@MrsSimonBasset

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.

They say a good rule of thumb is to aim to earn your age - so 35,000 at age 35 etc.

I'm 32 so will put it in my last 10 years.
22yrs £35k
32yrs £0
I'm sahm at the moment but planning on retraining as nursery worker in the next few years

At 25 I was on about £27-28k plus bonus. Not yet 35 (33 soon) and I'm on about £75k plus bonus.

£25k
£45k
Even though I work pt now. I changed industry and had a big increase that way. Deliberately moved into an organization with paid ML and good policies for working parents.

25 - £30k
31 - £75k

I'm only 30 so doesnt help much. But at 25 I was earning about £23k as a teacher and at 30 I'm earning about £6k as a private tutor and exam invigilator.

My husband was earning about 25k at 25 and 42k at 30

25 - £27k
35 - £35k

I was on £28k aged 25 (no DCs). At 35 my full time salary would have equated to £35k with DTs now.
Since then I got a decent promotion and pay rise plus gone back to full time hours.

25 - 20k
35 - 10k
Change of jobs, went PT and lone parent.

25 - 60k
35 - £250/day - but only worked 2 days a week TTO

25- 20k- went on mat leave at 25/26 so quickly down to smp

Not 35 yet
Currently 30 and around 46/48k with bonus

A) 0 - still studying
B) 80k

@beelzeboob

To anyone reading this thread and feels a bit shit... *COMPARISON IS THE THIEF OF JOY*

Definitely, I don't believe a few of the answers either. I went part-time after having my first and am now pregnant again so may reduce days even more in future. I'm earning about 7k less a year after going part-time but I couldn't care less, I don't want to go back to full-time work.

25 - £65k as a sales account manager
32 (aka, now) - £23k as an admin assistant. Makes me quite sad really but the industry I worked in has changed so much I wouldn't be able to get back in to it.

25 - with bonus (and insane hours) - about £42K. Fired once pregnant, as apparently threatening to miscarry in the toilet and therefore taking in excess of my approved 3 minute comfort break away from the phones was 'not being a motivated team player' at appraisal.

At 35 - with kids (full time, but theoretically more secure) - about £22K

At 45 - (post disability, just into full time but no longer wanted by my old sector) - £12,000

25 - about 25k
35 - £105

Put like that it was a good decade for my career, especially as I took 2 years out 28-30!

25- about £21k

35- £51k FTE (pro rata 4 days a week)

Had 2 maternity leaves in that period, and salary only really started to jump in last few years

25 - £28k
35 - £17k part time self employed
40 - £31k still part time self employed

25 = £23k
35 = £43k

Had kids at 19 + 22 so raising children throughout.

At 25 I was on about 23k, at 35 I was on 18k, both full time roles

25 - c. 25k (20 yrs ago)
35 - c. 50k

Had child at 36. Earnings dropped when went back 4 days a week. But got promotions so FTE went up.

Now c.67k FTE (do 4 day week).
Always good to get earnings as high as possible before mat leave.