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How much do you earn?

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  • I've had 13k worth of payrises over 5 years through promotions but my company haven't given any yearly payrises to staff so if I hadn't been promoted I'd be earning the same as I was in 2011.
  • Circa 45k gross, take home circa 1900 a month after tax, national insurance, student loan, and pension contributions.

    Little scope for improvement any time soon, looking at a career change to something with better prospects.
  • MataNui
    MataNui Posts: 1,075 Forumite
    Circa 45k gross, take home circa 1900 a month after tax, national insurance, student loan, and pension contributions.

    Little scope for improvement any time soon, looking at a career change to something with better prospects.

    Similar situation. My deductions are more than my wife makes. There are opportunities for me but there really isnt much incentive to take on the extra responsibilities as even a significant pay rise wouldnt result in any noticeable improvement to monthly take home by the time the increased tax and student loan repayments are taken.
  • funny this came up as there's a show on tonight with mary portas about what people earn in britain. might be worth a watch if you into that.
  • d70cw6
    d70cw6 Posts: 784 Forumite
    Nice try IRS!
  • SailorSam
    SailorSam Posts: 22,754 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I'm self employed my earnings vary.
    I'm a rent-boy and i earn a lot more when working the Palace of Westminster.
    Liverpool is one of the wonders of Britain,
    What it may grow to in time, I know not what.

    Daniel Defoe: 1725.
  • BJV
    BJV Posts: 2,535 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Age in my mind ???? Questionable ha ha . Real life 45
    Female
    Earns - Not as much as would like and certainly not as much as my children spend.

    Silly question really.

    You could earn £20K have no mortgage,own your own home, no kids, and money in the bank.

    Equally you could earn £40k, be paying child care, mortgage, and be considerably worse off.
    Happiness, Health and Wealth in that order please!:A
  • BJV
    BJV Posts: 2,535 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 22 November 2016 at 2:33PM
    SailorSam wrote: »
    I'm self employed my earnings vary.
    I'm a rent-boy and i earn a lot more when working the Palace of Westminster.

    You should try high-court-london-2.jpg

    I bet you could easily get more ????

    P.s Is that you Margret ???
    Happiness, Health and Wealth in that order please!:A
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