what would you say is a 'good' salary?

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Reply 60

stargirl2012

TheSownRose

My family (parents and myself) lived comfortably for years on about £20-25k. If I was earning £30k/annum, I'd be pretty damn happy with it.

This. If I was earning alone what one of my parents make (11k) then I'd be over the moon-no need to provide for 3 kids but I guess rent would suck the same ammount of money out as 3 kids lol.

Reply 61

LufcEllandRoad

For someone whos just graduated out of uni

10k - poor
15k - meh
20k - alright
25k - good
30k - excellent
35k+ - amazing

Reply 62

.Ali.

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 didn't say £100,000+ is 'decent', but those things are very normal. And you don't need to have £100,000 to have them, so I don't get your point. :dontknow:

Reply 63

9MmBulletz

£40,000 but I want to be earning far more than that

Reply 64

TomInce6666

Im gonna be satisfied with my life when im earning over £40,000 p.a.

Reply 65

Andrew1991

Anything that allows you to rent/own a decent house/flat, have a nice car, pay bills. So in my opinion about £30k. I'd be happy if I'm earning more than £50k by 30.

Reply 66

gt-ere

£45k will be sufficient for me

Reply 67

Jimbo1234

£45k + . 45k would allow you to have some spare cash, but not much, really you want 65k +.

Reply 68

rectumRIMMER

for what i had to go through in university (the work, not the rape), i wouldn't be happy with a starting salary less than £30,000 a year. when i'm in my 30s, i'd like to earn at least £60,000 a year. when i've got a family and the bastard kids are getting older (15 and ****), i'd like at least £95,000 a year.

(edited 15 years ago)

Reply 69

Friend0007

lol its not about salary, its about mentality.

e.g. 70k salary, is that good or bad?...is it better than a 40k salary?...it always depends.

if you work 50-60 hours a week for a 70k salary, and its mentaly demanding, stressfull...is it really worth it?...

my cousin, who has a job at a local company is on about £45k ish, he is a senior manager so he gets loads of holidays and other benefits. he can easily switch to a higher position at a bigger branch about 30 miles from his house, and get double the salary, but it wont be worth it for him because it means he spends less time with his wife and kids.

so it all depends. thats why people say teaching is an excellent job, you teach what you already know inside out (or should since you done a degree on the subject), get plenty of holidays and is less stressful than other jobs (e.g. deadlines and stuff) - but teachers salaries are not the best.

Reply 70

JesusIsMyHomeboy

Jackster1234

Six figures.
Anything above 1,000,000 is gravy

That's seven figures, surely?

Reply 71

Jackster1234

JesusIsMyHomeboy

That's seven figures, surely?

Yeah i know

I meant i'd be happy with six figures
Not bothered about anything 1,000,000+ though, yeah i'll put up with it, but by that point it'll just be gravy and money will probably cease to act as an incentive for me.

Reply 72

infernalcradle

I would be happy on anything over 45K a year...as that would pay for a decent house, family, bills etc. and allow me to live comfortably and go on holiday once a year

Reply 73

airdoc

<50k

Reply 74

georgiemuc

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!

No one realistically can live off 10K!

Reply 75

Ultimate1

£ 1 million is OK I suppose but to live comfortably you need AT LEAST £2 million p.a.

Reply 76

Friend0007

georgiemuc

No one realistically can live off 10K!

well som1 earning 10k would probably get quite alot of benifits from the government, so they probably would live of 10k (e.g. low or free rent, discounted council tax etc)...

Reply 77

Benammieh

£25k for some one who is single and has no one else to look after...
£35k for some one with two kids and living with a partner earing most probs the same.