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what would you say is a 'good' salary?

Reply 40

14

sixthformer

What job's that?
ps. to be honest, we should all be gratefull for our health. look at people with cancer, or in poverty? how must life be for them? although i admire those with cancer who fight it

Community pharmacist. As a profession we're receiving more and more responsibility, as more and more people come to us for health advice rather than visiting a doctor. And I think after struggling through 4 years of university I'll be well worth £21K in my training year :smile:

Reply 41

geetar

16

2 groats and a farthing.

Reply 42

ChocoLoco

9

ily_em

Whut

When the average salary is £25K, surely £60K is rich? What do you want so much money for?

Do you want to settle for average?

How about a mortgage, taking care of a family, living life? - Money is needed.

Reply 43

JCM89

13

I think it depends on your stage of life and the lifestyle you are trying to support. £30k a year to me would be a decent sum if I were single, but not desirable if I was trying to support a family.

Reply 44

Veedee

These threads are always guaranteed 10 pages minimum....

Why are they always so popular?

Reply 45

Carpediemxx

17

Right now as a student im living off like 5-6k a year! Which includes everything, rent, bills, petrol, MOT, service etc etc. WHen i graduate and start working, even a small wage is going to make me feel rich, since i only ever buy food, a computer game every now and then. Cant wait

Reply 46

xoxAngel_Kxox

21

The thing that I find is that you kind of adapt to live on however much you have- but you still want more. I know that I could survive on 12k and pay the bills/rent etc, but I also know that if I was on 24k I would manage to use it all, and probably even if I was on 100k as well!

It's harder to adapt to living on less than it is to adapt living on more, though. I don't think anyone believes they have enough money, which is sad, as we spend too much of our lives striving to have more than we've been given. I hope to kind of not be like that when I start earning properly.

Reply 47

ily_em

17

ChocoLoco

Do you want to settle for average?

How about a mortgage, taking care of a family, living life? - Money is needed.

Of course, but £25K can cover all of that. Which means £60K is pretty rich...

Reply 48

ChocoLoco

9

ily_em

Of course, but £25K can cover all of that. Which means £60K is pretty rich...

25k does the trick if you and your girl both work.

To live comfortably in london you need a household income of around £60,000 atleast in my opinion.

Reply 49

Lazy Bed

People claiming that 100k+ is decent obviously have their heads stuck up in the clouds where having 2 cars, top notch computers, seasonly holidays and large mortgage-paid houses are mandatory.

Reply 50

member296407

7

30-40k is 'good'. Some of you expecting 100k a year should lower their expectations. Don't psyche yourself up too much, because when you don't get what you want, you'll be more than disappointed. Always expect less.

Reply 51

Polly1101

11

I think 40K is a pretty good, realistic salary for me to hope to be on in about 10 years time.
Anything around 20K once graduated, before children and 'proper' commitments will be good :smile:

Reply 52

TimmonaPortella

21

for me to say "x is on a good salary"... depends on the emphasis of the good. if i were to just say good, like "oh yeah, they're on a good salary" about 50k probably. for me to say "oh, they're on a good salary", probably 100kish.

Reply 53

zxh800

13

Adzkleo

30-40k is 'good'. Some of you expecting 100k a year should lower their expectations. Don't psyche yourself up too much, because when you don't get what you want, you'll be more than disappointed. Always expect less.

I don't think people expect it, it's what they want. I want 100k+ a year and i'm prepared to work for it. I may not reach it, but at least that way i'll have tried and got the best i possible can.

Reply 54

Psyk

16

lost_puppy

Woa, you guys are nuts... but depends on sector/where you live/level of experience. I'd say anything 10k+ is on the right track. 20 k and upwards is good, but this is just me in my experience!

£10k is under minimum wage assuming you are over 22 and working full time, so I wouldn't say that's on the right track. £10k is not enough to live on.

A "good" salary completely depends on your job and your age. I would say £20k is decent, and £25k is good for someone in their early 20s doing a graduate level job.

Reply 55

tazarooni89

20

Lazy Bed

People claiming that 100k+ is decent obviously have their heads stuck up in the clouds where having 2 cars, top notch computers, seasonly holidays and large mortgage-paid houses are mandatory.

I think that's probably because they've come from families and social groups where most people are earning 100k+.

I don't know about you, but I'd feel rather disappointed if pretty much everyone else around me was earning 100k+ and I was only earning 60k (even though in the grand scheme of things, 60k is well above average). "My friends and family all have really well paying jobs - how come I wasn't good enough to get one" isn't a very nice thought, for some people.

For many people, having money isn't only to do with being able to buy the stuff you want. It's also about being proud of yourself that you've achieved something that most of the other people around you have not.

Plus, some people here have probably already made up their minds as to what career they're going into, and that also has an effect on what they'd consider to be a good salary. For someone about to go into investment banking for example, a peak salary of 100k is actually quite poor.

(edited 15 years ago)

Reply 56

Shuv11

11

Hmm, I think it depends on where you are in life. At the age of 18 on my Gap Year I got a job with a wage of 13k, and with no dependants, debts etc. This I view as a decent wage at that age, especially considering the minimum wage for 18-22 year old's, it allowed me to lead a comfortable life and get my own flat (ok rented :p:

) and to deck it out with everything I needed in time for Uni and still have savings left over. :biggrin:

But after Uni I would look to be starting on 22k - 25k and with promotion (over time) about 40k - 50k and if I can get higher than that's brilliant :yep:

Reply 57

planetconwy1

13

Well for me i would want £40-50,000. You never know if i make it to consultant level id be on £160,000+ haha.

But seriously, id be satisfied with enough to pay all the bills and have a bit left over.

Reply 58

EnVogue

13

£80,000 +

Reply 59

MaDeenThenMaLife

9

£1/min
I'll be happy with that :cool:

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