How much do you earn?

[Lillorra]

International Cabin Crew - Full time (a maximum of 15 flights per month)
My basic is £1700 per month (which is what you get regardless of flights/trips)
I get added
- flight pay (whilst in the air)
- ground pay (whilst on trips/standbys)
- commission (10% of sales on board spilt between crew)
- bonus (for hitting commission targets)
- overtime payments (when volunteering days off)
All in all I come out with between £2000-£4000 a month. Depending on what type of flights I get.

I also work part time in a supermarket which is £10.30 per hour.
I just work that job around my main job as a extra income.

 

[Flowergirl14]

My heart goes out to all those earning a minimum wage which careing for elderly people. What can I say? They do an amazing job.

 

[Member_101]

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

 

[neo_wales]

A lot is not so much what your earn its how you spend it and how you plan/allocate your money. Our two children are early thirties and I've banged on and on and on about planning for their future since they started uni then work and they are both very very good with money, my lad now has three buy to lets and my daughter has moved house and up the property ladder every couple of years, she's 35 and on house number 6 but this is the one she's worked for, Penarth, four bedrooms large garden, double garage...not bad for an NHS Charge Nurse

 

[Carriethereallgunnalaugh]

Nhs nurse work 30 hours and get £23k us nurses are over paid mate ..... jokes

 

[neo_wales]

Where you live and what you earn are important factors. If your a nurse earning £30k and living in a major city paying £800-£1000 rent thats not good money. Other parts of the country like here in the Welsh valleys its not bad given you can buy a starter home for between £80-£120k with mortgage repayments of @£500. I'd hate to be young and living somewhere like London these days.

 

[JoeBloggs]

It's disgusting. A friend of mine makes $550k p.a. in the medical field in New York in a job that earns £100k in the UK at the same experience level. I've seen jobs similar to mine (investment mgmt) advertised for over $130k in the US compared to my £40k.

A good friend of mine has just qualified as an occupational therapist. She has a uni degree and two masters now and is on about £26K in the UK. Her course was full of American students who come over to get a UK degree which is seen as prestigious in the field and then return to the US to start on $120K. She has contemplated going over there for the income for a few years alone.

 

[Trixabellee9393]

I earn £383 a week... still in my overdraft can’t seem to escape it! Gahhhh all that cat food..

 

[Flowergirl14]

I’m so conflicted. I’ve considered accountancy as my sister does it. She likes to tell me I’m too much of a “people person” and she’s the one suited to it.

I was a PA for a few years and would love to get back into it and struggle now as lost the experience. I work as civil servant so do have transferable skills. I’d love to to be a private PA for a HNWI or family x

As an accountant, I have to speak with banks and colleagues from all over the world. Favourite part of my job. Tell your sister that we do not sit in a darkened room with an abacus.....

 

[OnlyHereForTheLolz]

@F the dust. @Buzzbee that's good to hear. Not that I'm judging anybody because we are all different but I don't like the idea of not sharing and getting an allowance from your husband.

 

[Cariad]

20hrs/week equates to just under £1300/month after tax.....that's as a Band 6 nurse with 29 years experience

 

[Flowergirl14]

I am 53 and earn £71k, I would have got £2,500 bonus this year, but did not get it or a pay rise due to the corounivous. But i am very grateful to have a job. I am an accountant and did have to study until I was 25 to pass all my exams. I gave up all my holidays to study until I got there. I just feel very happy to have a job where I can work from home. My heart goes out to all those losing their jobs. I made loads of sacrifices to get where I am, put off travel, put off having children until I was 35/37. Took a long career break when I had my kids. Got there in the end....

 

[Sweetsunrise]

Can I ask what your lifestyle is like? are you the kind of rich people that wear labels from head to toe or ones that are very discreet and you couldn't tell they were rich? with all the fakes on instagram I'm always curious what real rich people are like - it's so far removed from my own experiences.

Of course, my father gives us money but very carefully monitors what we spend it on (used to check our bank statements, until I made a huge fuss and went paperless and he stopped). He is very tight with money though, he hardly spends on anything unless it’s an investment/education. He buys designer items but only in charity shops and eBay, never retail. My mother wears some logos, but day to day dresses very simple. I’m probably the flashiest out of everyone in the family lol

Our lifestyle is normal on a daily basis. But we do have a cleaner who comes once a week, we go on multiple family holidays a year (not now), usually a multi city trip, staying in 5* hotels. But what you don’t see is my father meticulously planning every detail to make sure we get it for the cheapest price possible, cheapest flight time, date, company, often ringing the hotel asking for offers/deals. I recall once we were on holiday and I was extremely thirsty in the mall, I wanted to buy a drink but my dad refused to let me spend more on a drink in the mall. He made us walk 25 mins in blistering heat so I could get my juice for £1 cheaper. Even though it was my own money

You could never tell my family has money, unless you saw where we lived. My parents drive nice but normal cars, not flashy at all. None of us get birthday presents either, we get “investments” I.e. a house bought “for us”, which you don’t have access to yet (which is great but when you’re a kid all you want is a new phone or some trainers. Hope this answers your question

 

[Mamchat]

I am an occupational therapist earning £40-£45k for private work. Left the NHS on £28k four years ago. Miss the NHS but the money jump has really relaxed our family budget.

 

[MoT]

I earn a shade over min wage @ £8.90 an hour. I work 32 hours a week in a pharmacy. I am currently furloughed from my second job (I work 10 hours a week from home) where I earn £10 an hour. I am 36 & the pharmacy is my first ‘full time’ job as I’ve been a shm since I was 18. Financially even this small wage has made such a difference to our lives, we are better off than we’ve ever been & it’s SO nice for me to finally contribute to the household! I also have just started another business with my husband & hoping to earn an extra 1k a month from this. (He runs his own company for his work)

 

[JOHN1967]

I take home £2300 a month (London, office job).

I was getting £3500 in my previous role (same employer). Strangely, I got promoted and took a massive pay cut. But work/life balance is much better.

And I’ve got a relatively stable life/job. Have my own place etc Pay cut just meant less handbags!

I hope you don't get many more promotions, or you'll end up paying them to work there.

 

[MissTeddy]

Up until a year ago we had a combined income of £36k a year but we set up a new property business and have earned just over £100k in the last 11 months.
We used to be incredibly poor to the point we had no electric for the meter, so to now not have to worry about money and to be able to afford new shoes is a big deal.
I sympathise with anybody struggling with money, and if our business continues to grow I fully plan on helping another family grow a business. Money isn’t everything though but it definitely helps to have it.

amazing, well done

 

[Tittattattit]

Very interesting thread.

UK salaries generally seem pretty low compared to say, the US.

How did we get here? How are people expected to live and raise families on some of these salaries?

I'm shocked at some of the salaries of nurses, for example.

 

[Elsass]

it’s crazy to me that you earn about 4-5k a year more than me and only take home and extra £50!? Isn’t it funny the way we think

I used to work in care and I remember a lot of people asking for demotion as the senior carers would only be taking home £20 more a month for so much more responsibility

 

[slippyfrog]

counselling - working for a charity giving emotional support to vulnerable people. I have experience of working with victims of modern day slavery, domestic violence and honour based violence.
I’m a qualified counsellor and I wish I earned more for what I do but I do love helping others. I come out with £1380 a month.