If you attended private/grammar school, what is your job role and salary?

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Extremely nosey I know and obviously no one is obliged to share. But I'm just intrigued as it seems many are quite desperate to get their children into the best private or grammar school, but I just wondered what kind of jobs and salaries students from these schools go on to actually have? I know that education provides children with far more than just a path to a specific job and salary, but I do think many send their children to these schools for this reason.

2reefsin30knots I’m pulling very odd faces at your post? What is a ‘good academic cv’?

I’ve got a Bsc and an MA in my 60’s and still only earn £32k.

I won a scholarship to a private school.

Academically, I probably benefited as I could well have been easily led otherwise. But I think the thing it gave me, that I didn't appreciate at the time, was access to people wouldn't have access to perhaps in a state school near where I lived. My friends' parents were professionals, "high flyers" - normalised for me and took away any "awe" I might have felt later in life meeting people who think they are important.
I guess some of my friends are now similar to them.

I own a small business that gives me c. £80k working part time.

2reefsin30knots Exactly! 50k poor and has other money coming in at 150k!! That makes them a high earning family in my eyes!

As an equaliser, I went to an ordinary state school in remote Scotland. Work part time and earn £55k 🙋‍♀️

@2reefsin30knots

I'm relatively poorly paid (50k) but I chose a specialist role that is interesting to me. Our combined household income is about 200k, but neither of us 'went for the money'. Good academic CV does give you those choices. You don't have to attend an independent school to have a good academic cv.

Seriously?!

I went to private school, DP went to struggling state….DP now out-earns me by sh*t loads - it really is down to what you choose to do with it and personal motivation. Tbh I didn’t really find a job I loved whereas DP did. That said, we were both first generation to go to Uni but with aspirational parents, so hugely lucky.

I won't be sending my children to a private school though. They don't need to go. There's great schools here and they already mix with a hugely diverse community of people.
I can't see private being £20k a year better for them.

£50k
Went to private school. Uni later as a mature student.
Sent both children to private schools - total waste of money. Both would have more earning potential had they attended local schools.
I’d definitely not recommend private education to anyone. LA schools have improved greatly and if parents engage well, then it’s a better option than paying.

I didn’t go to private school hope you don’t mind me commenting. I was so intrigued to just see your replies!

I was so shocked to see the comments from people on more than 20k a year saying they’re poorly paid? I get just over 10k a year full time in childcare my partner works full time in care for less than me and that is more worthwhile and valuable to the world surely? She warns wait for it £8.91 an hour and puts in on average 48 hours a week!!!

Most people should think themselves lucky to be earning so much money and having the opportunity to go to a private school but anyways wanted to just add that I’d watched a programme on YouTube called posh kids go to school which the private school and state school 3 pupils and the head each went to each school for a week, it was good to watch the head of the state school asked the same question as you why do private school pupils end up as politicians etc worth a watch maybe.

May I be nosy too and ask why you are asking
Looking around, it looks like if you are a normal person, it does not really make much of a difference. However, if you come from a privileged background, chances are you went private/grammar and subsequently pursued a career in the corridors of power (unless you are a stay-at-home mum looking after the kids of a very powerful and successful man, providing entertainment to his connections and possibly doing some charity work)

Late 30s
NHS manager
£32,000

Private school. 44. Work in banking - Trader. Earn £500,000 per annum plus bonus which usually exceeds my annual pay. The bank I work in only recruit from Oxbridge or Ivy leagues (which can come from both private and highly competitive Grammar schools).

Unpromoted part-time teacher (uk) - £37k. Attended private, not grammar school. Most of my school peers earn the same or less. I am in my 40s

I cannot believe that someone on here said they are relatively poorly paid on £50k and their household income is £200k. Posh CF... Most households in the UK would love to have £50k to live on. Most don't. And no household needs £200k. That is just bloody greedy

I attended a prestigious grammar school, I now work in the NHS as a specialist role, sadly on band 3.
Previously, I spent 9 years working as a private nanny, much more money

Work in Media. 62k ish. Went to private school until my A Levels when I went to grammar instead.

I went to private school until I went to secondary school where I attended a state school. I’m now 29 and a single parent with two children. I’m now at uni studying something I never would have done straight out of school but it fits me perfect now. I think had I stayed at private school my education would have excelled but my social skills would have suffered. There are pros and cons.

Both my ex and his brother went to state schools. My ex is in finance and earns upwards of £150K, his brother is a CEO and earns around £300K plus bonus per annum. They’re massively anti public school as they’ve outstripped their peers, many of whom were privately educated. Consequently my eldest DS went to state school, got 3 A’s at A’level and is now at a Russell Group uni, and working hard. Sure he went to a decent state school but we always focused on education as opening up opportunities that you wouldn’t get if you were a slacker. Not necessarily lucrative opportunities but having career choices. You tend to do well doing what you enjoy 😊

Grammar school; I'm in my mid-late 30's. 75k, plus bonus (anywhere between 10-50%). Financial Services.

Selective High School, Cambridge, law school. Senior counsel now-£170k for 4 days. I work at least 6 days and do 12-14 hour days.

Communications lead, £70k

I'm 33

I studied in a state school abroad but my husband went to a grammar school. He is on 42 k in accounting, I’m on 90 k in similar field.
I very much agree with the posters stressing the importance of your parents being switched on basically. It makes more difference than the actual school one went to in my opinion.

Private school, 35, 6 figures (just!) Sales.

Grammar. Early 30s. Part time teacher. £21k
Don't ever really want to go back to full time though to be honest.