What do you earn …

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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!

Oh my new hubbie may object lol 🤣

I work one day a week, I’m semi retired and have NHS pension. I’m self employed and my total income is about 65k before tax. Tiny mortgage and decent savings, earning about £500 in interest a month, means we are very comfortable. DH can no longer work and has a draw down pension but keeps it under the tax limit, we don’t need his income. With state pensions in a few years I will be able to give up work altogether.

I wouldn’t say it was particularly good planning, and at times we could have done with the money that we were paying in superann. But it’s great to know we are reasonable secure.

111k + 15% bonus. Husband makes 59.

Between £300-400k. And every single day I beat myself up because my peers are earning multiples of that. And yes I know how ridiculous that sounds to many people. But in the context of my age & industry, I've fucked up my career.

If you want to get perspective go volunteer at food banks and homeless shelters. Comparison is the theft of joy in your case!

165k work in Finance, single mother, no support from Father. Own home, mortgage will be paid off in 10yrs fingers crossed. Had a big build that kicked off in 2022, so am currently debt serving that. No holidays, nursery fees ,mortgage, running house etc takes the lion share but save 2k a month for rainy day or debt serving

But in the context of my age & industry, I've fucked up my career

It's your perspective that's fucked up.

NHS (not front line). Just under £67k. DH freelances, can earn up to £50k. Live in London. No mortgage or childcare .This is probably the most financially well off we have ever been, we are hoping to be able to give our DC a large lump sum in a few years to put towards buying a house.

I'm a nurse in an Irish hospital. I'm have reduced hours, 30 hours a week for the next 3 years as parental leave while the kids are young.

I'm earning around 47k a year while part time but it would be around 62k-64k if I were working full time. I'm not sure I'll ever go back to full time though if I'm being honest, I love the work life balance I have currently. My husband is an accountant/analyst earning €145k.

£96k, 61 and self-employed. Work three-four days a week. Mortgage will be paid off in about 3 months. I plan to work like this until state pension age, fingers crossed re health and nice clients! For the first time I’m beginning to think I may be ok financially. A strange feeling after a lifetime of financial juggling.

My FTE would be 30k as a civil servant. I only work 3 days though so earn around 21k.
H is on a basic plus commission but it generally works out at around 40k. Sales Manager. He could earn a lot more but his company is very flexible and allows mostly WFH so it's worth staying.
Two kids, nice house, one car. Two hols abroad a year plus a few UK breaks. Good quality of life.

Monday to Friday working within school friendly hours £30k. In the South West where wages aren't so great.

do you want to know what people earn, or what they have coming in as income for all sources?

Income from all sources I guess, hadn’t thought about it but as I’m super curious (nosey!) total income ..

I'm on 30k which is prorata'd to 3 days a week.
DH earns 43k, we do okay but are praying the funded childcare comes into play for our youngest because we detest 3/4 of my wage going on childcare a month and that's with my eldest getting 30 'free' hours.

I'm on 33k, fully WFH which is great.
Husband just got a promotion so will be on 29k but fully in the office which means extra commuting expense

Own our own home, 4 bed semi and the mortgage is around 550 per month. Would love to move closer to our in laws but realistically our house was a steal and we'd have to compromise a lot so probably not worth it.

Our biggest expense is childcare, no family support so need 4 days full time nursery which is around 700 per month after tax free allowance applied.

Like most people we are really feeling the COL crisis. Each month when we feel like we might just make it to the end of the month with a little bit left over some expense comes up. This month it's a new car battery 🙄

DH & I earn £107k PA gross. 4 bed home, mortgage is £1,750 a month (London)
We love to eat out, buy posh food and go on holiday several times a year. There are loads of (cosmetic) things which need doing in the house but we prioritise our money on other things. Most of my everyday clothes look like shit as I WFH every day. Likewise DH.

Recruitment, £50k per year

super grateful to earn a good salary but as a single parent it doesn’t go far

DH and I earn £160k joint, him a bit more than me. With bonuses and share saves that can be more like £170k. We have a mortgage of £1.4K a month and put lots into pensions - around £3.5k a month. Other than that we live quite simply. Planning to move DS to private school next year (upper primary) and DD 5 years later for secondary. We're in our mid 40s and hoping to retire early 60s.

£53k but looking to step down as I'm burnt out.

Income all sources about £57

I answered this thread in terms of my own salary but it seems to have morphed into what income do you have coming into the household.

Just DH and I have £96898 coming in from salaries and pensions. I know this is going to sound insensitive but I don't understand how some people say they have a luxury lifestyle on this though.

Me 120k
Husband 300k
Both hospital consultants, he does private work, I don't.
Both early 40s- took a long time to earn decent salaries after many many years of training. Large mortgage and childcare costs, both work full time.

@Jmnjp what sort of consultant is your husband

Orthopaedic surgery