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What do you earn …

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Hapideo · 16/05/2023 22:53

Sorry this is a nosey question … but I’d love to know what people earn! As it’s all anonymous I thought I could ask as it really interests me what different jobs earn.

this is partly as I wonder how so many people can afford new cars/holidays/big houses.

I’ll add mine … I earn 68k … but can’t afford a fancy car or holidays every year. I have my own house, but it’s not big. I also didn’t get any family help so bought on my own with no help for a deposit etc.

thanks! And hopefully the question doesn’t offend anyone!

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Original poster
Hapideo · 17/05/2023 18:21

Freelance01 · 17/05/2023 18:03

90k working 1-2 days a week freelance (so highly variable). Completely wfh, live in sw. husband £300 - 400k depending on bonus. Very nice life, early 40s with 2 DC, but I think most people would be surprised if they were to see our lives - old cars, only one holiday away in past 4 years (to visit family), clothes decidedly unfashionable. I would like all of those things, but there are other things I want more (an ability to retire early, private education, etc.)

Even at our very fortunate level of income, we still have to make choices / can’t have everything all at once. Having grown up in poverty, I always wanted to get to a point where I didn’t have to worry about money, but in reality I DO need to worry about money - not in the same constant stress about food kind of way that I had when young, but we do still need to set a budget and monitor our spending. I think that is how people end up feeling ‘skint’ on high salaries and let a sense of entitlement and lifestyle creep erode their pay rises and prevent themselves from accumulating wealth.

What do you and husband do for work?

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Freelance01 · 17/05/2023 18:29

@Hapideo both in management consulting with a specialisation in life sciences. Spent my 20s working 80 hours a week and travelling to clients on a weekly basis, but now at a level where able to earn well AND dictate terms to a greater degree in order to have a really pleasant work life balance

Yuja · 17/05/2023 21:05

I'm on 36k and I work as an assessor in adult education. It's not terribly exciting but it's extremely flexible which is a massive non-financial benefit for me with 2 primary age children at school. I live in the SE and my DH earns substantially more than I do. It wouldn't be enough on my own.

Swishhh · 17/05/2023 22:42

£0
I live off my DH’s pension
We holiday every month, have a brand new car and a lovely house, go our and eat all the time, have expensive hobbies etc.
I do get money from my investments and I use that to pay off my DC’s mortgage.

Ineedwinenow · 17/05/2023 22:57

My husband and I run 3 businesses together in the midlands and come out with around 160k after all business and personal taxes are paid. We own a house with a biggish mortgage ( which is a renovation project so is a complete money pit ) we do have two cars on PCP ( business expenses) we work ridiculously long hours and really hard up to 7 days a week, we know we are lucky so we never take it for granted , we do help a lot of close family, friends and charities out, no children

Ineedwinenow · 17/05/2023 23:01

Should add It’s roughly 300k before taxes ( we pay lots of different taxes )!!!!!!

northernlola · 18/05/2023 13:42

I work for a local council, earn 50k but work half of a job share at the moment so 25k. Husband earns around 60k. Live in the north west and can live comfortably on that, low mortgage repayments (and two young children).

Reallybadatdecisions · 18/05/2023 22:46

37k architect in London.

BasicDad · 18/05/2023 23:57

IT exec, 300k+, 50% take home. Silly money, and unlike previous poster, never feel skint. Life very comfortable. Only been at this level for a few years, don't know if it'll last forever. Good industry though, so optimistic to an extent. Want to retire in 10-15 years.

Jellycattoys · 23/05/2023 21:15

200k Tech (Management), DH 150k Tech (Coding), both London based. 1 DC. Large mortgage and term (33 years left). We prioritise holidays (around 5 a year), and save on things like doing diy for home improvements, use work perks to buy supermarket gift cards at a discounted price, cook most days and don’t eat out often. I budget religiously.

StampOnTheGround · 23/05/2023 21:30

28k full time, but only work 3 days - DH around 55k, 1 DC and mortgage (midlands), can happily go on 2 nice holidays a year and often eat out.

southeastlady · 24/05/2023 09:46

I'm a Police Officer in the South East, just looked at my latest P60 and last tax year I was paid £28,000

Feeling rather depressed now and not sure why I bother 😂

Whattodo112222 · 24/05/2023 09:52

36000 Senior Executive Assistant in nhs

Radiodread · 25/05/2023 22:56

£61.5k, single adult household in greater London, full time, two teens, mortgage that eats a third of salary,

Petsthat cost £300 per month at least, but they are my kids' main hobby of sorts so that's OK.
One overseas holiday per year, booked way in advance to keep costs down
One camping type short break weekend
Low food bills as I batch cook
Annoying health costs of £70 PCM for complicated vision correction and prescription meds.
Endless other bills, council tax is really high here.
Ancient 14 year old car that I won't be able to replace when it rusts away
House that needs significant structural work and god knows how I will afford that if the bank won't pony up
I don't drink, smoke, or have any expensive hobbies or social life, never buy actually nice clothes or shoes for me, phones and contracts are cheap as they come, and yet I am always skint and always seemingly saying no to the kids. Except for birthdays and christmases when I want them to get stuff they really want.

I'm trying to launch a side hustle like every other bugger but there don't seem to be enough hours in the day.

It's a bit shit, but nowhere near as shit as it is for those folk on here on benefits. Life must be pretty nigh-on impossible right now.

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headache · 25/05/2023 23:01

47K teacher in Scotland (we’ve just had a pay rise)

Lovelydovey · 25/05/2023 23:01

£65k working 4 days/week. With benefits and bonus it's nearer £80k and with pension contributions over £100k. DH is retired and on pension of around £25k (plus state pension in future).

We feel quite comfortable but then we don't have a mortgage anymore and we're past the years of paying childcare fees in excess of our mortgage.

grosslyunfair · 25/05/2023 23:13

Just under 50k working 2 days a week in a finance role with just over 1k a month going into pension between me and employer. I'm very lucky my employer has been happy to be flexible as I love my job but don't want to work more than 2 days at the moment (possibly forever). I own my house mortgage free and live very comfortably.

Original poster
Hapideo · 26/05/2023 14:01

What do you do? Seems like you get very high pension contributions

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Amboseli · 26/05/2023 14:03

£36k full time admin

HashBrownandBeans · 26/05/2023 14:05

£30k, logistics, south east

Career Change 4 years ago from admin so had a huge pay rise from minimum wage. I’m just starting out, potential earnings are 40-50k eventually

IHeartGeneHunt · 26/05/2023 14:08

About £6000. Care home part time.

EleMar · 26/05/2023 14:12

£220k (lawyer in London - I went to bed at 5:40am last night or should I say this morning?). DH has its own business (350K+).

Onegingerhead · 26/05/2023 14:37

Research scientist, 38K. For a person with PhD I feel severely underpaid. I still love my job but would jump at any opportunity that comes with significant pay rise

xelous · 26/05/2023 14:58

@EleMar what practice area and what PQE are you if you don't mind me asking?

Sewfrickinamazeballs · 26/05/2023 15:01

£65k, technical specialist and project manager for a big ag research company