How much do you earn?

[*Miss Daisy*]

The median, which balances out the effect of the higher and lower earners, UK wage was just under £22k in 2004.

nah, sorry but i dont not believe that the average wage is 26 grand(or 22 in 2004) there are alot more people being paid less than the average,, and there is alot more peeps being paid over said amount,, which of course, would be where average comes into play,,, which, imo, shouldnt,,

e2a: of course i believe the 'average' figures,, but i dont believe that the average person actually earns 26 grand, coz theres alot of high salaries pushing the figures,,
I know about averages you know,,

 

[miss direct]

exactly,, most normal peeps, doing normal jobs in normal places, cant get mortgages coz what house could you get for triple your annual wage,,

Well I'm judging that on a graduate mortgage which is 5 times your annual wage. You can get a house round here from about £85K

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I feel dirty talking about money.

 

[pinkmonkey]

I was on about 60k - now I'm on about ooo... about 0.

I've turned into an entrpreneur, and it's early days yet so I haven't made a bean. Not a bean I tell you.

We made a nice fat loss in our first year, in profit now hurrah!

I used to earn loads too - 45k I think it was, but TBH I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than go back to that hellish, stressful world again, even though I've taken a massive pay cut. I wasted a lot of that money anyway, it would go on taxis home because I was knackered, expensive clothes because the boss expected us to wear them, overpriced West End food n' drink,ready meals and take aways because I was too knackered to cook, all that stuff that comes with being a success in London. It's such an illusion and I hated the falseness of it all.

I have to be very careful now - no taxis anywhere, few takeaways, no meals out etc, etc, but I am a mllion times happier.

Of course I can accept this might not be so great a situation for those of us who do not live this way by choice and have it forced upon them, so big hugs to all the skint peeps out there.

 

[*Miss Daisy*]

Well I'm judging that on a graduate mortgage which is 5 times your annual wage. You can get a house round here from about £85K

so you still cant get a morgage,,
yet all the inflation and taxes etc are bassed on the 'average' national salary,,
hence, the lower income people lose out

e2a:- and yes i am jealous,, and majorly put out coz i earning 26 grand who be like a dream come true, but no, i have to look forward to earning fuck all for the rest of my life,

 

[miss direct]

so you still cant get a morgage,,
yet all the inflation and taxes etc are bassed on the 'average' national salary,,
hence, the lower income people lose out

No I can't on my own but I could if I had someone to get one with. Which I don't. But in London even 2 people together would be unlikely to get a mortgage.

What about tax credits as well, some people on a low income get them (but not if you are under 25!)

 

[the B]

From the monthly digest of statistics from the Office of National Statistics (www.statistics.gov.uk) for March 2005 section 18.14...

(titled the "Average weekly and hourly earnings of full-time employees on adult rates")

...has the average gross weekly earnings across all ages at £517. Annualised taking 52 weeks into the year, that is £26,884.

 

[LDR]

I used to earn loads too - 45k I think it was, but TBH I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than go back to that hellish, stressful world again, even though I've taken a massive pay cut.

I was the same about ten years ago. I was earning silly money working for a Merchant Bank in Canary Wharf. I fucking hated the people and the stress. I've never worked in the private sector since. Having said that it did allow me to take six months off and travel to NZ and OZ.

 

[marty21]

i'm on a lot less than i was about 4 years ago, but that job was depressing me, so i'm happier on less money, less hassle,etc, plus they just gave me a 4% bonus which i'll get in June

 

[*Miss Daisy*]

No I can't on my own but I could if I had someone to get one with. Which I don't. But in London even 2 people together would be unlikely to get a mortgage.

What about tax credits as well, some people on a low income get them (but not if you are under 25!)

same as us really,, my bf works, but we cant get a morgage till i go back to work(november, hopefully)
but that would only take us up to 25 grand(at the most) coz i shall be part time, (looking after home and kids aswell)

the B From the monthly digest of statistics from the Office of National Statistics (www.statistics.gov.uk) for March 2005 section 18.14...

(titled the "Average weekly and hourly earnings of full-time employees on adult rates")

...has the average gross weekly earnings across all ages at £517. Annualised taking 52 weeks into the year, that is £26,884.

yeah,, I wish

Sorry i didnt mean to get all narky on your thread the B

 

[RaverDrew]

I've never earnt more than minimum wage, apart from when I first left school and was doing demolition, which was good money back then (£300-400 a week cash in hand).

I know that If I had a bit of money to invest, I could make an absolute mint.

 

[Orang Utan]

I find it amusing how people get affronted when asked how much they earn - what's the big deal?

 

[Dubversion]

I find it amusing how people get affronted when asked how much they earn - what's the big deal?

i'mlways bemused that anyone gives a fuck, to be honest..

 

[the B]

i'mlways bemused that anyone gives a fuck, to be honest..

So what is worth giving a fuck about?

 

[Orang Utan]

i'mlways bemused that anyone gives a fuck, to be honest..

Really? We all want to know who the fat cats and the church mice are - tis good old fashioned nosiness.

What made you click on the thread?

 

[circlesquare]

6 quid an hour, whatever that is a year (sweet FA at a guess)....

 

[Iam]

About half as much as I was on a year or so ago. Or a quarter of the contract prior to that.

But I'm much happier.

 

[goldenecitrone]

Still not enough to buy a fucking flat in London.

 

[Reg in slippers]

i find this question repulsive and impertinent, but indicative of the chattering classes nature of these boards


U75 is dead

all hail U75

 

[*Miss Daisy*]

6 quid an hour, whatever that is a year (sweet FA at a guess)....

I see £6-10 / hour the real average,, for the real average people,,,living real average lives

and a bit more for people with a trade like electricians etc

 

[Dubversion]

What made you click on the thread?

to see if there was a rationale behind it that was anything other than good old fashioned nosiness.

 

[onenameshelley]

to see if there was a rationale behind it that was anything other than good old fashioned nosiness.

Nowt wrong with good old fashion nosiness

*goes back to twitching the nets*

 

[circlesquare]

to see if there was a rationale behind it that was anything other than good old fashioned nosiness.

We Brits do get hung up about this type of question-you are certainly not alone.

Perhaps a safer question would be 'what do you do for a living'- anyone who really cared could work out as near as any of those brackets what the guy/gal earned with a little web searching anyway (in most cases).


Anyway nowt wrong with a bit of good old fashioned nosiness

 

[top_biller]

I'm lucky enough to do something that's quite specialist so traditionally commands a high pay structure, whilst also being good fun and very interesting. And I do count myself very lucky although it wasn't without quite a bit of hard work to get here so I feel like I've earned it.

 

[onenameshelley]

I'm lucky enough to do something that's quite specialist so traditionally commands a high pay structure, whilst also being good fun and very interesting. And I do count myself very lucky although it wasn't without quite a bit of hard work to get here so I feel like I've earned it.

Oooh that sounds very cool, are you a ninja for hire???

 

[Orang Utan]

I just wanna see who I can tab drinks off at Offline

 

[top_biller]

No, unfortunately

I do have a ninja t-shirt though

 

[trashpony]

I'm lucky enough to do something that's quite specialist so traditionally commands a high pay structure, whilst also being good fun and very interesting. And I do count myself very lucky although it wasn't without quite a bit of hard work to get here so I feel like I've earned it.

Have you got my job?

 

[the B]

6 quid an hour, whatever that is a year (sweet FA at a guess)....

FYI, £6 an hour for 40 hours, working 52 weeks, comes to £12,480.

 

[circlesquare]

FYI, £6 an hour for 40 hours, working 52 weeks, comes to £12,480.

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