Let’s play a game: Age - Salary - Sector !

[Yoghurtandblueberries]

Age: 35
Salary: 45k plus 4k benefits
Sector: Engineering/Construction

p.s: and mum of 2!

I think the average salary is actually more like 25k. Hope that helps.

Why lousy? My salary history:

2007- had first baby aged 20
2009- 13k (admin)
2011 - 20k (junior advisor)
2011/12- paid approx £1k level 3 qualification
2013 - £25k (advisor)
2013 - paid £2k for foundation year at uni
2014-2016- paid £3k x 2 years (£6k total) for level 7 post grad qualification)
2016: £40k (manager)
2016: had second baby. Took 4 months Mat leave.
2017-2018 - paid £5k for masters in a specialist subject
2018: £50k (head of department)
2020: £60k (head of department- moved companies)
2022: £75k (Director)

Inertia and staying with the same employer often stops your salary progressing quickly and women are statistically more likely to stay for flexible working reasons. I've worked really hard and invested my own time and money in my professional development. I made sacrifices in terms of family life that lots of people wouldn't, and that's fine. I was back at work before my baby could crawl. Was it worth it? I don't know any different so I can't answer that.

33 - £130k - Accountant in London

35 - £16k - Full time TA

I'm always interested in these threads. Fascinating to see which industries earn more/less than you think, and how others in my industry are paid.

I don't understand why pp get upset. We all know some people earn more than we do ourself surely. If it upsets you to see that written down, ignore the thread and leave it for those of us who are interested.

And I also don't see how it's bragging when it's done anonymously.

40ish - somewhere around there. 32k call centre. Been here for a long time. Newbie's get a lot less.
Also not manager level, no time for that shit.

25
120k
Self employed

36 - 27k - project manager

I'm a legally qualified HR director. It's a shot job, made shittier by people being completely dismissive of your job and considering you completely useless until they want to raise a grievance when you suddenly become their counsellor...

old enough
not enough
care supervisor

38. 65k. Cybersecurity.

My salary has been up and down like a fiddlers elbow low / high / very high / plummeted / now decent.

£22k 😳 - 43- public sector
but I’m earning double what I was at the start of the year as a TA

39, teacher, 45k

28 - £80k basic - £12k shift pay - £8k bonus - senior manager in civil aerospace

35...

Mum of 2...

£42,000

Teacher

Early 30s, slightly over £100k, education (Exec). I also have my own business, which doesn't bring in a huge amount but I enjoy it, and rental incomes (DP mostly manages those, it's not a big interest of mine!).

4 years ago my salary was about half what it is now, I don't get what value it has to know what others earn, but okay. 🤷‍♀️ I earn less than DP but I don't feel bad about it, although it would be easy to - and I do wonder if this thread will make some people feel bad when they shouldn't.

Gosh! Please go for a run, have a bath, a glass of wine, anything! You have so much pressure and you need to unwind…

Deep breaths and all will be fine!

And it’s not a bragging thread. I don’t earn over 100k

How did you get into that?

digs out CV

52, goat herder, part-time, £76k

50 - £37k - law (support, not a lawyer)

Reasons why threads like this shouldn’t be written off:

• the taboo around women and pay needs to be broken. Men talk about pay ALL the time. I work in a male dominated environment and topics of conversation are: football, cricket and MONEY. Guess who’s better at commanding a higher salary in the industry?
• it gives people a broad idea of what some industries pay relative to others, and can help those deciding on a career / contemplating a career change.

😅😅

32 - £40k - security industry

37 - >100k - pharmaceuticals
2 (nearly 3) children