To wonder if my wage is good?

[JPArkes90]

So, I was just wondering what people generally earn part time?

I work 24 hours per week and earn 20k per year (1600pm) would you be happy with this?

What is this thread even about?

I'm a earn about 600 more than u fof probably 60h. Yes I would be happy with 1600 a month

Sorry, OP, that came out much harsher than I meant. Apart some blind bit of luck or inherited wealth, most people have to work hard to earn a decent wage.

It also irks me no end when people on this forum decide that those with high salaries must be lying. What would be the point? And is it easier to believe someone is lying than realise it is possible to earn those wages? This is particularly important for women.

I earn same as your DH - £75k - so £20k is not enough for me. But then it might be if I had no mortgage, no school fees, no pension to save for etc. So as always with these kinds of questions, the context is important.

@Gotsomedebt That’s below minimum wage though? Unless you are 20 years old or younger

Yes or if you keeping at around same level - you doing well.

I am glad though because if we were both that way the kids would never see us?he is literally never home

There are well paid jobs that are home based or have regular hours you know!!! You don’t have to be absent from your family to be a high earner!

How long is a piece of string? There's no such thing as a general amount that people earn as everyone does something different. It's up to you to decide if it's good for YOUR situation and stop comparing your earnings to others. It doesn't matter what anyone else earns.

doesn’t this now require university?

out of interest is it funded?

your wage is certainly very very very good…. for someone who thinks this is a sensible question to ask

Fab thanks

I still don't know what this thread is really about - your current (unidentified) role, your ambition - or lack of? - your desire for a change of role to a midwife - or something else? Whatever, if you really want to know about a midwife's salary then you can Google - you start on Band 5 and it's very easy to find out. Without doing the maths for you, you need to be aware that for a full-time first midwifery role you will be earning less than you take home in your current role. You can use a salary calculator to work it out exactly and don't forget to factor in student loan repayments and the fact that you will be studying for three years before you start earning that amount. If you like your work-life balance and you don't want to work all hours then it is probably not the role for you as you will end up doing shifts, overtime and missing out on many Christmas and Easter celebrations with family.

I agree with this. My SIL works in accountancy, and earns £200k. I'm a care worker and earn £23k.
I don't envy her life, and I'm pretty sure she doesn't envy mine!
But neither of us are lying.

I would say that’s a good starting salary.
At least you’re working. I work 15hrs (11,000 salary) around my children to avoid childcare costs (DH is a very high earner) and I was never ambitious, like you say you aren’t. It’s good to earn your own bit of money. (I call it pocket money)

I dunno I suppose I get the impression we are supposed to be career driven to be able to manage on our own, it occasionally bothers me thatI am not

I'd not be happy as it wouldn't cover my rent. But you have a partner with a big salary so it clearly a totally different prospect for you.

@Youcannotbeseriousreally if you're unsure then fair enough, but you're the one stating it as fact.

I agree it's irrelevant but I'm only responding to your comment that your teacher friends earn the same as you. So apparently only irrelevant when you're called out on your bullshit and not when you want to go around making stupid comments.

So your comment about being ambitious and career driven and someone saying that you can be ambitious and also not earn well e.g a teacher stands.

Plenty of public sector workers don't earn anything like 40k part time, or even full time. It doesn't make them lacking in ambition. But maybe get out of your bubble and live in the real world - you clearly aren't in it if you think your teacher friends are making 40k on 24 hours a week.

lol I work in the public sector. Many many people earn what I do and more. It’s really not that rare.

again, the OPs question was ‘would this be good enough for you’ to which I replied it wouldn’t, because I want more ( I need more to pay my bills!) so I have to be driven to earn the amount I do.

you need to chill out and stop getting so offended over other people on the internet, there was literally not a single bit of bullshit in any of my posts. You just don’t like it!

Yes I'd be happy with that. It's more than I earn doing 18 hours a week anyway and now my youngest is 11, I would probably consider a few extra hours to make it up to 24 hours a week.

I've only ever taken low stress work that fits round the kids school hours and was a SAHM til they both went to school.

I work 3 days a week as a teacher (in at 7.30, home at 6, not sure how many hours that actually counts as, as it won’t all be paid) and earn a bit more than you-about £28k. I’m qualified and experienced but can’t get much higher than £47k (full time) without becoming SLT. I wouldn’t say it was a terrible part-time wage. It certainly isn’t low because I dont work hard/haven’t taken the time to train or gain experience in the industry I’m in. It’s a public sector pay scale.

Unfortunately for me, it’s now not a role with a low workload or low stress levels.

@Youcannotbeseriousreally the bullshit was that your teacher friends earn the same as you, which you had stated would equate to 40k at 24 hours so 60k FTE. In your next post you said you didn't actually know what they earned so basically even confirming it was bull shit.

Nothing to do with me not liking what you said, merely just pointing out you had your figures wrong - feel free to Google and you'll soon learn that teachers aren't on your quoted figures.

Of course lots of public sector workers earn 60k and more, and of course its not rare. But its hardly common either in most areas of the public sector worker. The average public sector wage is far less than 60k - again feel free to Google. I'm not even in the bloody public sector and know that

So the initial pp who pointed out to you that ambition and well paid don't necessarily go hand in hand was correct.

Anyway you've shown yourself to be lacking in a grip on reality and posting stuff that you later say you don't have a clue about so I'll bid you a good day.

And I'm perfectly chilled thank you. In fact if anything you've given me a good laugh with all your 60k a year teachers- Sure others enjoyed that too.

weird to say that

when you’re the one to make the comment in the first place

Blimey! You maybe need a drink or a holiday or something!

the question you asked was are they SLT. That’s what I didn’t know. I do know how much they earn .

you clearly know everything about everything so there is at least that to try and make you happier because at the moment you sound bitchy, jealous and bitter.

completely unnecessary amounts of aggression in your posts!

You do seem rude. Have you thought about carers for the elderly who are fully trained & are only on minimum wage?
Their role is way more important than some 'high flying' office job.

You could need them in the future, think about that.

Very shallow.

Their t