What would you consider a GOOD wage?

AP007

AP007 wrote: »

I'd say £35k was a good salary and still it depends what you are doing. I work in accounts and am not an accountant so the salary would never go above what I have said was a 'good' one for me.

They would be no other options and no need to look for them either.


'there ceilings'???

New_and_Improved_Me wrote: »

As in most jobs have a pay scale, and once you have reached the top point in the pay, it hard to go above that unless you get a promotion - No matter how good you are oin your job.

Don't you mean 'their' though? That's what I was pointing out!

But as I have said if you are not an accountant in my roles in accounts you wont get any more money.

gettingready

Q: What would you consider a GOOD wage?
A: Good wage is when I can cover ALL of my monthly expenses with half of my after tax monthly wage.
And put the other half away "just in case". Every month. So for every month worked I have a month worth of "to live on" money saved away in case I ever do not have a job. And that saving does not put me in any "hardhip".

TrickyDicky101

This is a futile exercise for me as Mrs Tricky is fully capable of spending any additional money I might earn so I would never see any of it...

New_and_Improved_Me

TrickyDicky101 wrote: »

This is a futile exercise for me as Mrs Tricky is fully capable of spending any additional money I might earn so I would never see any of it...

:rotfl::rotfl: it's not just Mrs Tricky, IT'S ALL women. Isn't it????:rotfl::rotfl:

AP007

New_and_Improved_Me wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl: it's not just Mrs Tricky, IT'S ALL women. Isn't it????:rotfl::rotfl:

I wouldn't spend a blokes money so no, not all women.

dawyldthing

I'm happy with what I am on and sometimes look at my team leaders and think for the little extra they get I wouldn't ever want to do there job, esp when they get phoned up more than us asking us to do this, that and the other (we had one round the other day and she said she is doing constant 60 hour weeks when her contract is 33 hours and 4 office hours) i'd rather leave them all to it and just do my job and get paid for it and be left in peace.

Simon11

I'm on £38k and I'm only nearly 25.

I enjoy my role and currently enjoy that I don't have anyone below me nor any direct responsibilities.

It can be long hours, with a normal week of 9-6pm and longer as we get nearer the final stage of a project. This week this will be my third 9am to 11pm+ day. However I'm young and have no ties, so prepare to put in the extra hours and hoping for a decent bonus!

A lot of my friends rate how you are as a salary, but don't look at factors such as hours worked, stress, actual tax home pay - especially once you hit the 40% tax bracket!

fruitedeli

I know a 32 year old barrister who specialises in criminal defence earn slightly less than £16k per anum, and would be very happy to earn £21k. The reality is a lot of people earn much less than lol £35k a year. You even have retail workers surviving at £14k if they're working full-time.

Annisele

Dickens said:

Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen pounds nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery

That's still true!

somethingcorporate

When I was earning £28k I thought £30k was a good wage.

When I was earning £30k I thought £40k was a good wage.

When I was earning £40k I thought £50k was a good wage.

When I was earning £50k I thought £60k was a good wage.

Now I'm earning around £60k about £100k looks like a good wage.

I'm 29, work from home in finance.