What is the highest salary you can see yourself earning realistically (UK)

For me I would be lucky to earn over £32k working in the public sector jobs are so underpaid

Reply 1

Rolls_Reus_0wner

22

60-70k since I would be a CEng Mechanical engineer. But I'll try go further obviously

Reply 2

Tamimur

13

around 50-60k maybe as I hope to be a chemical engineer but who knows

Reply 3

I'm aspiring to get into investment banking just because I'd like to earn a lot to retire at an earlier age. I'd like to be earning about £250,000 by the time I retire. But since it's very competitive, there's no guarantee i'll get in.

But that's not stopping me from trying :h:

Reply 4

Teaqueen812

4

60-70k and I don’t think I’ll have kids so all for me 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

Reply 5

taher4946

6

daym what careers are these in im happy with 30k

Reply 6

Diamond22

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Original post by taher4946

daym what careers are these in im happy with 30k

Same here

Reply 7

londonmyst

19

£300,000 minimum publisher advance.

Reply 8

Max1989

£40k but also doing one of the most rewarding jobs out there which is all that matters honestly.

Reply 9

Original post by ineedtorevise127

For me I would be lucky to earn over £32k working in the public sector jobs are so underpaid

I think the average salary for my course at LSE is 64k by the time I’m aged 29, so hopefully I’ll be earning that😁

Reply 10

Original post by Bazyli

I think the average salary for my course at LSE is 64k by the time I’m aged 29, so hopefully I’ll be earning that😁

Averages lie. I've seen Boutique Investment Banks with a 'mean' salary of £400,000, but upon further researching, I saw that the directors were earning 1-2 million pounds whilst the analysts were paid under £100,000. It still may average to a high amount, but it's not what you'd think when initially seeing this 'mean' data.

Because of this, I like looking at median figures more as I believe they're more representative since median data doesn't consider anomalies :smile:

Reply 11

Original post by Infinite Series

Averages lie. I've seen Boutique Investment Banks with a 'mean' salary of £400,000, but upon further researching, I saw that the directors were earning 1-2 million pounds whilst the analysts were paid under £100,000. It still may average to a high amount, but it's not what you'd think when initially seeing this 'mean' data.

Because of this, I like looking at median figures more as I believe they're more representative since median data doesn't consider anomalies :smile:

That’s a fair point haha, LSE have a pretty detailed database for looking at graduate destinations and I can honestly say I’d love to have any of those jobs those people claim to have!

Reply 12

Original post by Bazyli

That’s a fair point haha, LSE have a pretty detailed database for looking at graduate destinations and I can honestly say I’d love to have any of those jobs those people claim to have!

What course are you studying and when do you graduate? Have you been networking a lot?

Reply 13

Original post by Infinite Series

What course are you studying and when do you graduate? Have you been networking a lot?

So I’m going to study geography at LSE next year, I’m on my gap year atm and I have a full-time job at a consultancy firm. They’ve luckily agreed to me working part-time next year too. I’ve got around 30 contacts on LinkedIn, mostly from my company but I’ve also managed to secure an internship this summer at a business advisory firm this summer so hopefully I’ll make a few more contacts there🙂

Reply 14

Vits1

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Original post by Infinite Series

I'm aspiring to get into investment banking just because I'd like to earn a lot to retire at an earlier age. I'd like to be earning about £250,000 by the time I retire. But since it's very competitive, there's no guarantee i'll get in.

But that's not stopping me from trying :h:

front office?

Reply 15

Original post by Vits1

front office?

Front Office is the only way to make over £200,000 in IB. I'm pretty sure VPs in the middle office aren't likely to make more than £170k.
Plus, I need the transferrable skills from FO to land a higher paying job at a Boutique Bank.

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username4316350

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Original post by Bazyli

So I’m going to study geography at LSE next year, I’m on my gap year atm and I have a full-time job at a consultancy firm. They’ve luckily agreed to me working part-time next year too. I’ve got around 30 contacts on LinkedIn, mostly from my company but I’ve also managed to secure an internship this summer at a business advisory firm this summer so hopefully I’ll make a few more contacts there🙂

why would u go study geography? not finance or economics seems like a pointless degree geo

Reply 17

Ryan_Clarke

6

I can’t bring myself too look at the latest pay scales as it’ll just make me cry so whatever a Specialty Registrar in the NHS Earns. Sub 30 I imagine.

(edited 5 years ago)

Reply 18

Original post by SJW-

why would u go study geography? not finance or economics seems like a pointless degree geo

It still has really good employment prospects and interests me a lot more

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