Would you say 40k a year is a good salary? What salary would you be happy with?

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Reply 40

Malsy

yes!
better than 20 isn't it. xD

Reply 41

s.sarwar7

£100,000 as a dentist

Reply 42

girlplurality

ToastyCoke

Most people on here are intolerably naive

This.

I doubt I'll ever earn 40k, but I'm not motivated by money. 40k is a lot.

Reply 43

cpj1987

I'd consider it a very good salary. I'm on £14k and happy.

Reply 44

rob6709

Its worth getting out of bed for. I think allot of people will be shocked whilst trying to find a job. Theres nothing wrong with being ambitious but inevitably i think allot of people on here will be dissapointed with what they ultimatly earn.

No thanks.

60k min

How am I not suprised by some of the responses on here.

Reply 47

200428

it's a good salary, but I want to earn enough that I can live in the way I have become accustomed to -ie multiple holidays, nice big house and swimming pool and holiday homes, not having to worry or think if something like a massive gas bill pops on the doormat or if I had to get a plumber in to fix something etc.
this is assuming it's like a final income. I'd be very happy to start on a salary like that! But once you have family etc, school fees, clothes, food, bills, all add up and 40k isn't much for a family of say 5 to live on.

Reply 48

ghanglish

Well it certainly wouldn't allow me to live in a big house, with a couple of 4X4s in the drive and 4 privately educated children but...

Apart from that I'd certainly be happy with that. My mum doesn't work and my Dad earns a bit less, but we've (+ a sister) been pretty confortable and have had nice holidays. I should be able to earn at least a little over that in a few years if I work hard so it's all good.

Reply 49

username196545

My mum makes 40k a year, but there's 3 of us and she's the only income so it doesn't really stretch as far as people think it might.

Plus we live in Central London.

Reply 50

gumballdave

i heard that earning £34k and above your in the top 25% of earners in Britain.
Of course its a good salary, i'd be happy with salary of at least £18k once i've graduated and in the long term around £28k

Reply 51

Turdburger

If we talking about height of career than no, I wouldnt be happy with double that. Id barely be content with triple.

Im not one of those people obsessed with hoarding money. I just have certain things I want to spend it on.

Reply 52

jerzydee

as long as the salary can enable me pay my rent and leave outtside my parents's house then it is a good salary

Reply 53

Kemik

For the North that's a fairly high salary but I'd be hoping to earn more than that before the age of 28.

Reply 54

little_green

Yes I'd be very happy with that salary. It's nearly double what I'll earn when (if!) I qualify.

Reply 55

Turdburger

Not bad. The ambitious target is 200 :p:

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Reply 56

Savahl

rob6709

This. It has taken me 5yrs to achieve this sort of wage, and I dont know a single grad who earns this out of uni...my bro earns more than 40k now but that is 3 yrs further study after finishing his masters in maths, until he finished his chartership quals he was on roughly a wage alot less than 40k

Reply 57

ghanglish

Now we're talking :yes:

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Reply 58

DJkG.1

£40k before tax is a heck of a lot of money for one person to live off, regardless of where. However, if you want to live in a good-sized suburban detached house and have a family, send the kids to private schools and maintain a couple of nice cars and still have money spare to go on holiday, you'd need a reasonable bit more.

Though if your spouse earns a similar amount, it wound't be too hard at all. Obviously luxuries increase with salary but 2 X £40k would be plenty for one household, especially seeing as neither earner breaks into the damn high tax band of 40%.

Reply 59

Turdburger

Savahl

This. It has taken me 5yrs to achieve this sort of wage, and I dont know a single grad who earns this out of uni...my bro does now but that is 3 yrs further study after finishing his masters in maths