How Much Do You Earn? #2

[LifeOfMog]

I was thinking that these wages obviously push up the median massively. I work in a medium sized office and the majority of people will be earning under 28k per year.

However I do think good for anyone earning what theyre worth and going out there to get it.

A close friend of my recently went on maternity leave, and I went over to meet the baby and we got chatting about her pay and maternity allowance, and I was fully shocked to find out she has 5 years more experience than me in the industry, yet she is earning over 10k LESS than me, and is not getting maternity pay either !!!

I was honestly so shocked, she has been so loyal to the company, worked her way from an apprenticeship and through university to get her degree & masters, and she's still only on something like £25k ... thats also within the construction industry!

 

[shhh1712]

With inflation running at 5.4%, I am wondering what pay rises people are getting?

I think our company was aiming for 3-5% however I got 7%. I have worked my ass off the last couple of years and we got news of our bonus today which I am extremely happy with. It is more than I take home monthly!

 

[Cariad]

If I may give some advice, he should make sure he is contributing as much as he can to his pension (maxing his employer match if that's how his scheme operates - it's tempting in London to prioritise saving for a house which is not a bad approach but those early contributions will really grow), he should also try to avoid lifestyle creep as his salary grows. The City lifestyle isn't for everyone for life and so making the most of your earning power while you can to build your pension pot and save for a house is so important as it really will pay dividends later.

Thanks.....He's actually going to be based in Chesire( so not quite as crazy as London) and has impressed me by already setting up a standing order to pay money into a help to buy ISA and he's put his £5k welcome bonus into an existing savings account ( plus the company have an excellent pension/ private health scheme and in site gym!)

 

[Hertfordshire_home]

58k accountant, late 20s

 

[Flowergirl14]

Very fortunate to have just got a payrise and bonus. With company car allowance, now on £84k. I'm an accountant.

 

[Flowergirl14]

I was on £84k in my last perm role...then on £100k for a 8 month contract pro rata. Then £75k for another contract which I hated!

Just turned down a perm job paying £52k... a 100 miles away..although hybrid....not sure I have made the right decision!

I am now on the dole...£90 a week!

 

[btw]

22.5K lowest band in the NHS majority admin at the min. Not where I want to be but hoping to do my nurse training funded which would eventually push me up to 28.5K.
Only would give me £265 extra a month after tax which is sad considering the amount of training I’ll have done as well as the higher level responsibilities of being a qualified nurse compared to my easy admin role currently.

 

[Somerset girl]

£22K in a thankless public sector job trying to help the overpaid and underworked in society. I could earn more working at Pret.
I got told to go fuck myself yesterday hence why I am striking today!

It's absolutely terrible in the NHS at the moment. Band 4s are leaving to go and work at Asda as they get paid more!

 

[DWASN]

Last year I increased my hours from 20 to 30 a week as the opportunity presented and need the extra money.

This month I got a 47p per hour increase taking me to £14 p/h. I can’t see me earning more than this - I’ve been in admin for 20 years. I’m lucky that my job is extremely flexible at a good company with little stress. I do miss having time off in the week though to clean the house and do any life admin!

 

[Ashleygardens]

I've found this really interesting. Would love to know how people got into the more unusual jobs! And when you were at school, are you now doing what you thought you would be doing back then?

I'm railway £72k a year. Shift work and before I had a family it was an absolute delight! Now though I'm permanently knackered . And I wanted to be an air traffic controller of all things when I was younger!

 

[petitspois]

So many replies to my comment and I've been unwell with a stomach bug so unable to reply sorry ! You all raise some good points. I personally can't see myself working full time with kids, being at home all day is probably the dream as I'm very introverted with a lot of hobbies. I couldn't see myself ever getting bored or wanting to work (despite currently having a very good job) but I guess you don't truly know until you are a mum! As people have rightly said, everyone is different and I particularly relate to wanting your own disposable income (so long as it's not instantly eaten by childcare costs. Maybe granny can have them on the ONE day a week I drag myself to work).

Love that we can have a chat about it and put different points of view without it turning into the Daily Mail comments section

 

[880411]

We don't unfortunately. We have our own system that shows our shifts, we have to request AL through that. The only issue my colleagues have with taking a sickie is that some have already had time off ill and another day off will trigger a sickness absence meeting. Tbh I shouldn't have to jump through so many hoops to get one day off in two months time. There is already a wait list for that week and others that are ahead of will be given priority, which is fair enough.

I used to work somewhere that sounds exactly like this
They have done away with the overflow parking during lockdown so only the managers and a few staff who have been there 10 years plus have parking

the site operates 24/7 365 days of the year so now people coming out of work late at night or early hours in the morning will not have there car on site or within a walking distance

despite this they are forcing people back into the office

bank holidays were worked on a Rota. You must do 1 a year but if they had insufficient staffing they could force people

weekends were on a Rota and you could not book these off as holiday as the holidays were booked up to 2 years in advance

you had to volunteer to work some hours on Xmas day and or Boxing Day

it was a nightmare tbh. That job paid 21k. I lasted just over 2 years

 

[LanyardedHeretic]

It's 86k with 12% bonus. I work in a sales-adjacent function in a North American SaaS corporate so the salaries are crazy.

 

[Clairer86]

Don’t feel like that at all. If you are really unhappy and other salaries are higher for the same job it’s definitely worth seeing what’s out there!


Niceeeee! What do you do? Feel free to be general or not to answer at all


I’d say you’ve done very well to end up as a social worker. It’s never easy to earn a decent wage


Parents have the ability to teach this too

I am very proud of the fact i am a social worker and the positive work i do. However the money is not great; especially for the responsibilities i have. I personally think im worth more than my salary- as are all the other social workers, nurses, teachers etc. But generally people dont go into these professions for the money. I even have a mug that says "Social Worker: In it for the outcome not the income".
I could always have a career change, and its my dream to go on and do my Phd and i would love to work in a University but thats for the future.

 

[Homebird44]

Emailed the invoice Seems a little formal for your own child


If it makes life any easier just tell everyone that you do pay rent. End of conversation . You don’t need to explain yourself to anyone.

I only ever had to pay a small % but my parents were just making a point.

First of every month I'll be asking him for £200. He eats more than me, he can pay his way

 

[Redfloss]

Am I the only one who regrets having read the posts on this thread? I have realised that a) I’m beyond poor because I don’t even make the minimum wage b) some people are criminally underpaid in their demanding jobs and it both angers and saddens me.

I thought my wage was good until I came on here. Now I'm just sad lol

 

[Begborrowsteal]

This thread makes me realise how badly I get paid. £10 an hour WFH admin for a small company. I don’t get holiday/sickness/pension as I am classed as self employed. I work my butt off and even though I’m not officially a supervisor or manager I do have to boss other staff around. I’m nearly 35 and feel like a complete failure at life

You're not a failure! Are you able to look elsewhere for work, with benefits like sick & holiday pay? I'm in my 30s and working for minimum wage, but it's all a stepping stone to better things. It's never too late for change!

 

[bowtiesarecool]

TA on £22,850 a year. For what we do, an absolute joke. Yes we get the holidays (unpaid I might add) but we're teaching interventions daily with groups of upto 10 children yet classed as "non-teaching staff". On top of everything else - constant photocopying, trying to bring down dis regulated children amongst 400+ other things

 

[MissTeddy]

Just recently graduated from uni with a first class degree from a rg uni but in the most useless subject ever and I have been rejected for literally everything so £0 at the moment... trying hard not to let it get me down but its so difficult. not what i was expecting! i wish i had done a more rigorous subject but i didn't do enough research and just chose something i knew i would enjoy. major regret lol!

If you have a degree from a top university I promise it isn’t A waste, it will eventually pay dividends.

For what it’s worth, people (when I was younger) generally only selected to study something they were really interested in, as that was considered the point of university- to further you education and deepen your knowledge. It wasn’t simply to get a better paying job.

different times I’m sure but I’m glad you studied something you enjoyed.

 

[discokebab]

£19k-ish. I'll be a little vague but I work in the third sector just shy of full time within the field of helping vulnerable people (mental capacity, mental health, autism, children) so not clinical care but lots of communicating with the people directly and furthering what they want.

I'm aware the pay is pretty shit for how complex some of the stuff I do is but I am in very lucky accidental personal circumstances that now mean I don't just have to chase the cash like I used to (and even then I only managed to achieve the dizzy heights of £22k a year so I wasn't actually good at chasing cash) and the organisation I work for is very understanding and flexible with a lot of things. I can understand why my colleagues are hacked off with the pay but I also think they earn a fair bit more than me due to qualifications I don't yet have.