How much do you earn?

[coleywoley]

I have my own business, retail store - I earn around £50k salary per year from it plus dividends when possible. My husband is self employed contractor in energy, he has a rate of £700 per day, this is before all associated limited company expenses.

We have both made loads of sacrifices, whilst I know we’re really lucky - it’s by no means fallen into our laps. I’m 32, husband is 40 and we have two kids, Scotland.

 

[Member_101]

NHS band 8b over £60k pa. worked hard to get to this point

 

[Kim Mild]

I haven't read through this thread but I only work a couple of days at minimum wage . I don't even qualify for a workplace pension. I often wonder of it's worth it.

 

[Ups27]

Recently Qualified Accountant - 40k per year I am 28 and proud of myself!

 

[Lou681]

Thanks for asking, was about to do the same The coding roles in the NHS seem very internally-driven, like start off on a band 2 in a department and train for a coding role over several years? They mention qualifications but you appear to have to work for the NHS to access them or is that not the case? @Lou681

Sorry for the mega late reply! I'm newish to tattle and don't come on often. Yes you're right, you do really need to be in a coding role in order to sit the ACC exam. In our trust you are a trainee coder for 2 years on a band 2 and then you start revising for your exam which takes around 6 months. If you pass your exam you automatically go up to a band 5. All trusts seem to be slightly different in the way they do things but you usually cannot get to a band 5 level and above without passing your exam. I passed my exam in 2013 It's a really interesting job and I do enjoy it which is good x

 

[no-no]

Sorry for the mega late reply! I'm newish to tattle and don't come on often. Yes you're right, you do really need to be in a coding role in order to sit the ACC exam. In our trust you are a trainee coder for 2 years on a band 2 and then you start revising for your exam which takes around 6 months. If you pass your exam you automatically go up to a band 5. All trusts seem to be slightly different in the way they do things but you usually cannot get to a band 5 level and above without passing your exam. I passed my exam in 2013 It's a really interesting job and I do enjoy it which is good x

Ahh, thank you for getting back to me I thought it would be like that. Glad you enjoy your work! It does seem really interesting and I can understand why they’d want you to have a lot of experience beforehand due to the nature of the role. I just wish I’d done coding roles when I worked for the NHS I’m in a similar field but couldn’t drop down to band 2 salary to start again.

 

[Lou681]

Ahh, thank you for getting back to me I thought it would be like that. Glad you enjoy your work! It does seem really interesting and I can understand why they’d want you to have a lot of experience beforehand due to the nature of the role. I just wish I’d done coding roles when I worked for the NHS I’m in a similar field but couldn’t drop down to band 2 salary to start again.

I know its really hard isn't it once you get used to a certain amount of money? I'm quite lucky that I kinda fell into the role I was only on a band 2 when I got the job and went to a band 3 and then a band 5 after my exam. There's other fields I would love to go into but, like you, I couldn't take the pay cut and now I also do contract work any new job would have to cover what I earn doing that too. Bit disheartening at times but like i said I do enjoy my job mostly haha xx

 

[Custardcream13]

I work in television production and my rate as a freelancer is £300 per day. So if I get a long job that lasts for months that is fantastic! But if work is quiet and I only get a few days here and there in the quiet months it’s still a decent amount to keep me ticking over. The most I have ever been paid was £500 for one day on an advert for a well known chocolate brand

 

[Yogarow]

I'm a manager at one of the restaurants my husband has a stake in. Hes in a director role/head chef. I do 36 hours a week for 18k. I get small pay rises every year or so but this is because I do so much more than my "job". I feel underpaid but as my husband is on good wage of 47k feel I cant moan (well I do moan to him )

 

[ASA119]

I’m 21, work in London in Project Management and I’m on 39K

 

[Doingitforthegram]

Me and my husband both work in finance and we earn around £100k a year between us. I work a reduced week so would be more if I was full time.

 

[Begborrowsteal]

I'm a manager at one of the restaurants my husband has a stake in. Hes in a director role/head chef. I do 36 hours a week for 18k. I get small pay rises every year or so but this is because I do so much more than my "job". I feel underpaid but as my husband is on good wage of 47k feel I cant moan (well I do moan to him )

18k for that is quite low!

 

[Crazymummy]

£72k before tax, work in an in house law department for a FTSE 100 company, I get a minimum of 30% annual bonus on top of that plus my other benefits (pension, private medical etc)

 

[Beatrix]

I work in finance (unqualified) for a private business, £55k. Based in the south but not London.

 

[K87]

I work for the nhs band 1 , cleaning , I only do 17 hours a week as I have four children , my annual income is around 7000 , pays my mortgage and bills , I have zero savings as used them for my mortgage deposit

 

[Yogarow]

18k for that is quite low!

Yep its low. I do what I like though hours and shifts wise. Get a few hundred quid extra a year in bonus and a few hundred in tips. So probably 19. Funny cos then men in my position earn a few k more, and are tit.
Hospitality is so low paid especially for women

 

[Qwerty333]

About $100k working for myself (online marketing).

 

[LadyStardust]

I'm a manager in the video games industry, annual gross salary is about £31k.

 

[IndigoStar]

I work in further education - £45k p.a

 

[actuallyeducated]

£72k before tax, work in an in house law department for a FTSE 100 company, I get a minimum of 30% annual bonus on top of that plus my other benefits (pension, private medical etc)

Are you a lawyer? I think I’d like to move in house but don’t know how to make the change everything always wants experience