How Much Do You Earn? #2

[HoGi]

I'm on £39k, secondary teacher, 8yrs into teaching.

Anyone here who has left the profession with a positive story? I want to leave but unsure of what roles to look for. I know that I have a lot if transferable skills. Thanks

Go into management in public sector your skills are highly transferable as it is like working with kids

 

[Popcornshovel]

Forgive me if I sound stupid here as I'm not completely educated on the subject. Obviously as a single mother it would be different, but I just can't understand why, as a woman still with her partner, I would bother working at all with those childcare costs. When I have kids I fully intend to be a SAHM because why would I pay most of my salary to spend all my time at work and not see them might as well have a little side hustle and make the extra few hundred quid out of that. Fine by me I hate working anyway.

I don't have kids but some of friends do, and their take-home salary is almost entirely taken up by the childcare cost. But they carry on working for the future benefits. E.g while working they're still paying into their pensions (and getting the employee payment into it as well) and keeping skills current or developing skills for future promotions.

 

[Shinythings]

Christ, looking at this thread you'd think the UK average salary was 60k. Seems like there's a disproportionate amount of high earners here. Not that I'm insanely jealous or anything

 

[Click77]

I returned to work PT about 4 months ago. I had a 10 year career break after redundancy where I had worked for a higher global company for over 10 years with a 50k year. My career break was longer than expected as my mother became terminally ill and I cared for her for 2 years. I returned to work before the pandemic in an office ‘ mum job’ that worked around school hours. £1000 month for 25 hours. The business collapsed due to Covid.
I took on a new role that I really like as office/ business manager for a small fast growing company. There is the owner and me and one other girl. I do so so so much, have a lot of responsibility and I am paid 11.50 hour, no bank hols, have to use my annual leave. I feel so out of touch with wages and I know I am massively underpaid so this thread has been helpful. I needed to build my confidence after a long break and mums really do suffer from these breaks. My husband has been able to really build his career and travel extensively due to me being a stay at home mum, but I am mid 40’s have a degree, huge experience and need to believe in myself more now I have seen the pay rates around!

 

[smooth_operator33]

i’ve posted in here before but i got promoted!
so from an enquiry manager at 22k, i’m now officially in my first marketing role! only at 24k for now but as my skills increase, as will the pay.
if anyone if unsure on what they want to do as a career and they are creatively inclined, i’d highly recommend marketing. i love my job.

p.s. i’m 22

 

[SpindleWhorl]

£27k, but only 35 hours per week, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, easy stress free job, no dependants, small mortgage of £450 per month. Bliss.

 

[Homebird44]

We've just had a pay rise. Our union had to get involved as it wasn't happening. I've now gone from 20k to 26k with 36 days annual leave. It's an extra £350 a month in my pay which is amazing but with food prices and train fares I haven't spent a penny of it yet. I'm not complaining as I'm in a better position then a lot of people.

 

[Scorpihoe]

Dad that grew up with nothing that wanted to give his children everything and there is nothing wrong with that.
I will do the same for my children for as long as I need to or can. I often get this exact reaction but I would like you to know there isn’t a single thing wrong with it. I still choose to work and invest my money correctly though I do not need to.

I completely agree.

I don’t work (full time student), my dad pays for my uni accommodation, bills, food etc.

There’s nothing wrong with your parents providing for you if they are happy to do so. Don’t understand the backlash at all tbh

 

[mochibean]

Not enough.

 

[Rxt156]

Is 4% a good pay rise? The company has had its best year yet, and it's been my first year in a managerial position.

Better than a slap in the tits. I’d take it

 

[Emlo]

This is insane to me. My partner is within the Band 8 scale in the NHS. Works 37.5 hours per week and earns in excess of this.

I am so sorry

Thank you! Of course the hope is that future earning potential will be better.

For context I have been a fully qualified doctor since 2017 but am still one of those so called “junior doctors” and will be for at least 2 years more. And bear in mind the “NHS payrise” earlier this year didn’t include us!

Also so far this year I have had to pay for GMC registration (£161), defence union (£85), RCGP membership (£291), exams (£470 this year and then if I pass next years exam costs over £1000, any failures will pay again).

Not to mention my £76,000 worth of student debt

 

[Rxt156]

It's funny that most people don't want to discuss salary. It's always so taboo! Maybe because it can come across as bragging?

I haven't said what I earn on here, even though it's anonymous. It doesn't feel right for me to say it.

You say it’s funny people don’t want to discuss then you won’t discuss

 

[Shoequeen91]

Based off everyone else’s responses… Not enough

 

[Caffeine Fiend]

Forgive me if I sound stupid here as I'm not completely educated on the subject. Obviously as a single mother it would be different, but I just can't understand why, as a woman still with her partner, I would bother working at all with those childcare costs. When I have kids I fully intend to be a SAHM because why would I pay most of my salary to spend all my time at work and not see them might as well have a little side hustle and make the extra few hundred quid out of that. Fine by me I hate working anyway.

Lots of people dont want to be stay at home parents. They want to stay connected to the working world. Can be quite difficult to get back into whatever field you have worked in previously if youve had a few years out. Pension contributions also.

For me its just about having some £££ for myself aswell. Ive seen too many relationships fail and the SAHP is left up shit creek.

 

[Homebird44]

Once again, I am going to sound harsh, but in my opinion cutting holidays and cutting parking spaces is better than cutting jobs.

I get 25 days annual leave a year. I have to use them as its contractual. Parking isn't their problem, especially as the managers have kept their spaces. I have requested a day off in two months time and as a few others are off I can't have it. Its a special event, not just a day at home. They don't care, just see a list of people all requesting the same day and I'm on the bottom of the list. I now have to miss my family event, or its a disciplinary. They have given me no option to leave.

 

[elloelloello]

Base salary is 26k a year working in customer services WFH. Not where I want to be in life in my late twenties but I suppose it could be worse, but I feel like I have no real qualifications or prospects atm. Considering studying to get into HR. My partner on the other hand earns 120k and he’s 30. Everything he earns we save so we live how we have always lived before he earnt the money he’s on now.
He’s hoping we can save enough so he can quit his job and start his own business in the sector he works in. I’m hoping this all works out and I can be part of this, helping him with payroll/admin side of things so we can eventually work together and have a family business

 

[pandysbox]

I didn’t go to uni and I don’t need anyone to feel sorry for me. I had and still have a fantastic social life

 

[jstrawberry1234]

Dental nurse £21000 a year. Severely underpaid and overworked. Many dental nurses are choosing to leave the career as there is no room for progression, paid minimum wage, overworked, and can get paid more per hour working at a supermarket. Ridiculous to say we have to pay for CPD, registration and train for 2 years to be able to do the job.

 

[oldjamfan]

Obviously I haven't done that job. I'm a television producer. I'm responding to someone who said they were a CEO of a PROPERTY COMPANY and then said "nobody goes into this for the money" Sure. Of course, you're working in property management for the GOOD OF THE PEOPLE. Good for you. I'll pray you don't starve on those meagre wages while you carry out your vocation

You were responding to me and I suggest you read my post again because at no point did I say I worked for a ‘property company’. Nor did I complain about the level of salary. Housing Associations are not-for-profit companies with much lower than market rents. With respect I think you have your wires crossed and/or just saw the £80k and didn’t read the rest of the post.

 

[tagliatelle]

New job — same sector but a competitor — and I now earn £83k + bonus. Honestly I feel like a fraud.