Discuss your salary

MigsyBigsy

31 yr old here. I earn just over £20,000 and public sector worker. Have a MSc in Humanitarian Assistance and still live at home with my parents as I cant afford to move out with my salary. Yep, things are looking rosy for me...not

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

MigsyBigsy wrote: »

Have a MSc in Humanitarian Assistance

That'd be your problem right there.

and still live at home with my parents as I cant afford to move out with my salary.

Save the world OR earn a decent living.

Rarely both.... Unless you do the earning first like Bill Gates, etc.;)

stringsmk2

Civil Engineer from New Zealand, came over to the UK when I was 25 about 8 years ago.
First job was paying 18 an hour as a sub agent, over the next 8 years pay progressively increased but really jumped when I got into the role of construction planning. When I left the UK I was lucky enough to be on 400 pd.

In my time in the Uk I was never an employee, but a contractor and I recall of having about 5 days un paid work, excluding holidays.
The UK was pretty good for my wife and I and the recession had a positive impact on us.

We are now back in New Zealand, my salary when i left was $35000, it is now $120,000

for the cost of living we found London cheap including housing

neverdespairgirl

ruggedtoast wrote: »

I read all of that and I still havent got the faintest idea whatever it is that you do.

£32k a year.

google adwords for some of it, I understand?

jamespmg44

Aged 29 - Engineer on 50k + bonus, wife on 30k.

DINKY so pretty comfortable but we're overpaying on mortgage as much as possible and aim to have it clear in 5 years.

Possibly moving to US but plan to keep house here too.

Kirri

I am just happy to be offered a job at all after being made redundant before - it's a fraction, a tiny proportion, of what everyone else seems to earn but I'm really happy to have the opportunity. I now have a long slog ahead to pay off the debt accumulated whilst on JSA.

I am surprised so many mega high earners use this site, I probably wouldn't were I not so skint!

stringsmk2

Kirri wrote: »

I am just happy to be offered a job at all after being made redundant before - it's a fraction, a tiny proportion, of what everyone else seems to earn but I'm really happy to have the opportunity. I now have a long slog ahead to pay off the debt accumulated whilst on JSA.

I am surprised so many mega high earners use this site, I probably wouldn't were I not so skint!

many I suspect, like me just use the site to discuss and debate things

breadlinebetty

PasturesNew wrote: »

I make stuff up on the Internet and write drivel. People get lost because the Internet's big and they end up where my writing is .... and they get scared and in their rush to escape they click on an advert .... and hey - I just earnt 2p.



I am a web content copywriter. I write words on Internet pages. I am paid for this, either directly (clients), or indirectly (site revenue sharing). I am rather good at it and can usually plonk straight into Google's Top 10 pretty quickly with most things I write about.

How about a link?;) Don't go pinching anyone's either!;)

damanpunk

My salary was low 50's for the last few years when I was staff but both years I averaged between 75 and 85k because of OT.

Contracting now (38+vat/hour) and 'salary' is 25k. Doing not bad for 25 IMO.

Kirri

stringsmk2 wrote: »

many I suspect, like me just use the site to discuss and debate things

Maybe that is why there is so much animosity to those out of work then or those who have had to stretch themselves to afford a home or don't have the appropriate insurance plans for mortgage protection etc. Given just how much some people earn on here, some probably aren't so aware of just how hard things can be for people, I actually didn't realise just how many high earners would be even using this type of site. There are lots of people on here who come on here out of need and now, any comments I receive or read, I will take with a pinch of salt given what some earn, who may be the ones commenting.

If I had a high powered, high earning role I am sure I would be too busy to bother and would probably have far better things to be doing with any of the little spare time I had!!