To ask what YOU think a high salary is?

[minimummies]

Going off the back of the salary thread and the savings threads. A lot of people are aghast at the wages and say that ppl are lying!

What do you think is a high wage for say a woman in their 30's?!
Would you say differently for a man?

I think anything over 100k is a high wage for either. 25-35k would be low imo and anything in the middle would be a good salary.

Average salary in my local authority (in the Home Counties) is £32.5k.

I’m early 50s now and am very lucky to be a high earner.

In my late 20s my goal was £30k before I was 30.

@Mreggsworth

Im late 20's

I live in the north east. Average salary around where I live I would imagine to be anywhere between min wage and 21,000 a year.

Out of my friend ship group I would I would say average salary is about 25,000. All with degrees.

We generally speak of 30k being "good pay" here. That seems to be the threshold around here from stepping from ok pay to good pay.

I agree. DH works in software and the only higher rate taxpayers in the company are the directors. I'd sooner have the lower cost of living we have up here than the higher salary he might get down south, though.

I would think 40 is high and 25-35 decent. I am on 13 and life isn’t so bad on that, so 25 sounds pretty good to me.

It’s all relative anyway.

Also don’t forget once you earn over £43k you pay 40% tax so it not as great as it seems on paper as nearby half you don’t see anyway!

My perception of a high salary has changed as our lifestyle has changed. When I was 30, earning what we do now seemed like a pipe dream, like it would solve all of our problems.

People live to thier means, it's why all the 'working class' always vote labour scoffed at the idea of COrbyn targetting the 80K wage bracket with heavy taxes.

I work in IT and now earn around 90K a year topped up with yearly bonuses and a lot of tech freebies that if i don't want can ebay at premium. (got rid of a new iPad, Macbook just before christmast as I don't like apple). Never moved away from the north and travel internationally.

I know I am exteremly well paid and in the top percentile considering I never went to Uni and my job is based on coding practices and results etc. I come from working class town that was made famous in the late 80's early 90's that had a house that sold for £1 that me and my mates used to play near.

That being said if I was to lose my job tomorrow and the only job on offer was for 50K which is still a very good wage in the UK, I would feel somewhat dissheartened if that makes sense.

I'm 36, have worked full time for many years and have only just broken the 20k barrier.

For an admin person in most jobs around here you are looking at £18-19k for a full time role. Higher if you are a PA or have your finance qualifications but for most normal "order the supplies, pay the invoices, answer the phones and look after the photocopier" admin roles it's less.

I'd be happy with a salary of 35k. DH earns 28k at the moment. We could live very comfortably indeed with £63k a year.

£100k would be a decent income. £500k up would be high. It's relative - it's what your social circle earns.

I live in the south east. So £100k +.

@TableFlowerss where are you in the north you can get a 4 bed for c. £150k?

Genuinely interested as I’m looking for a good price family house!

As someone said below it is very subjective. DH and I have a small mortgage, no debts other than the mortgage. We have cheap tastes, no desire to go on expensive holidays and no really expensive hobbies. Both DC are now in school with affordable wrap around care. Because of this our combined take home at the moment of circa £50k is enough for us to live very, very comfortably. Therefore any increase in our salary would seem "high".

A few years ago we were up to our eyeballs in debt and our income wasn't enough at all as we were spending nearly half of our monthly take home on repayments. The other half was going on childcare fees.

Wow, I think a lot of people on this thread are out of touch with how much the majority of people earn. The average salary is around 30k, so 25k can't possibly be so extremely low as some pps are making out.

The amount of women on here who quote their husband’s salary rather than their own is depressing.

@Stinkywizzleteets

Well a disabled person determined by a medical professional as unfit for work receives under £6000 per annum on social support - talk of £35k being low and £75k merely being acceptable disgusts me when we have people living in genuine poverty.

The type and amount of benefits a disabled person is entitled to depends on their circumstances. If you are claiming disability or out of benefits comma have you asked for advice to make sure you're claiming everything you're entitled to. I worried that people are missing out because they are unaware of what they're entitled to claim.

If you you are on maximum possible Employment Support Allowance rates, payable if you suffer ill health and unable to work (claimants over 25yo, single with severe disablement allowance, enhanced disability premium and in the support group) you are entitled to £197.60 per week. This creates a long-term sickness benefit of £10,275.20 pa.

If a claiment is also entitled to Personal Independence Payment they may be entitled to a maximum payment £89.62 per week for the care component and £62.55 for the mobility component (standard rate of £60 per week and £23.70 per week respectively). This gives a maximum of £155.84 weekly or £8,100.68 per annum.

Claimants entitled to maximum employment support allowance and personal independence payment payment would therefore get a gross income of £18,375.88 per annum.

There are additional enhancements that may cover housing benefits (rent payments) and partial council tax discount. Sickness benefit claimants who pay a mortgage are entitled to apply for a grant to pay the interest payments. This is then paid back when the claimant dies or they sell the property. The department of works and pensions has a claim over the property and this is signed over when the Interest Grant application is processed.

@Stinkywizzleteets sorry that was a very long response, I just get worried that people on claiming what they're actually entitled to. Have no idea if this applies to you or not but hope you're ok.

[quote Chihuahuacat]@TableFlowerss where are you in the north you can get a 4 bed for c. £150k?

Genuinely interested as I’m looking for a good price family house![/quote]
We live near Newcastle. Our house was £205k, but we had a good deposit and it was a few years ago, so we’ve built up equity and the house prices have gone up (as they’ve since built a hospital near us)

Definitely good value 😃 it’s not the best area in Newcastle but it serves us well. We could afford to buy a more expensive house but we just love it here

I'm almost 30 and on £31k and in the south (not london) I'm probably one of the lower earner I know. We own our own home but wouldnt be able to take maternity leave or afford nursery fees for example. I'd say in your 30s £30k is low, £45k is good. Anything £50k upwards in 30s is amazing.

I think £50,000 would be a very good salary. I don’t see how any job can be worth over £100,000.

Do you even work OP? Do you think you never use the services of those that earn under £35k?

In Belfast, 33 and everyone! I know all my friends and all my family earn under £30,000 a year, so to me £30,000 and above is a high salary and £24,000 is about average. It's all relative.

Over 80 ish is high to me.

Well, high would be £100k+. Good I'd say £60k+, which is also around the amount you'd need to earn to afford to rent your own place in London that is a proper flat, rather than a cupboard with a sink, toilet and bed in it.

All very relative depending on what you earn and stage of life. For me I would say decent 50+, high 100+ but had you asked me 10 years ago I world have said much lower (and yes in my 30's).

A high wage is when anyone man or woman hits the HRT threshold, I think that’s coming up to the 50k mark.

@Ideasplease322

The amount of women on here who quote their husband’s salary rather than their own is depressing.

Ha ha I better keep quiet because my salary is embarrassing compared to the hubs 😂

@minimummies

Under 25k to me would be extremely low and I would expect it to be a part time role if I'm honest.

You definitely don't work in publishing, then.