What do people on average earn? UK ONLY PLEASE!
2006-10-15 22:53:46 · 19 answers · asked by Brave_Sir_Robin 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
£30k seems to be enough to pay the mortgage, feed my family, run a car, buy food and clothes and have the odd night out.
I don't know how anyone earning less (as a single wage into the family) manages to survive. Payday at the end of the month is always a relief!
It's all relative though - As a single person with no husband or child then £30k would seem fantastic - holidays all over the place and a stunning wardrobe. When most of your money goes on home and children - it doesn't seem like such a great wage!
Also - I'm qualified and experienced in my chosen career - been working nearly 20 years. If I wasn't then I'd be looking at a far lower salary to start.
2006-10-15 22:57:32 · answer #1 · answered by Nicola L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A decent annual salary is fair compensation for the kind and amount of work you do. If the work takes little skill or education, the salary will be lower than if it is a job that requires education and skill. Salary ranges are so broad, it is meaningless to provide numbers or averages.
2016-05-22 05:52:36 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on age, skills, and to some extent location. Also the size of your family will influence how much money you need. I would expect someone recently graduated from university to be on about £20k (which is what I'll hopefully get when I graduate in a year). Someone who works in a supermarket: I wouldn't expect them to earn more than £12-15k.
By the time I'm 30 I hope to be earning £30k, and £40k by the time I'm 40. The £30k at 30 is realistic in my field, the £40k I'm not so sure.
2006-10-15 23:10:56 · answer #3 · answered by Steve-Bob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't the average pay calculated for a married man to be around 22k now?
Remember it's a calculated average so you have to take into account all the massive wage earners (say over 500k) off setting all the low earners.
Depends where you live and your situation but i think a decent wage would be 20k, a good wage 25k plus.
I'm in the North East so 25k would be ok but i doubt you would get much for 25k in London.
I'm almost treble that now but it's took a long time, major commitment and a few destoryed relationships to get here.
2006-10-15 23:04:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to clear at least 16K PA before tax to clear £1000 per month after tax.
A decent salary depends on what job you are doing, anything lower than 16K is indecent, although as an administrator I only earn 15k which is no way enough I think you would need at least 20k pa. to be comfortable.
Corinne
2006-10-16 01:48:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm single, my money in comes to 19k a year, but I get a free flat and have next to zero travel expenses - I honestly have more money than I know what to do with. If I had to pay rent etc, then I'd need about 26k a year to be near what I earn now - so I'd say that is a very good wage, especially for someone who is single.
2006-10-15 23:06:53 · answer #6 · answered by Mudkips 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A decent annual salary should be enough to take care of your needs throughout he year and enable u make decent savings
Your annual salary will depend on your level of education your years of experience and the kind of a profession you are in.
It ranges between 12,000 and 2,400,000 pounds sterling
2006-10-15 23:07:26 · answer #7 · answered by adwoa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to earn £18,000 for 35.5 hours this was decent for me especially with my partners salary, I think that the minimum salary for the UK Should be £15,000 for everyone.
2006-10-15 22:56:18 · answer #8 · answered by Lisa P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all depends - for fresher 21 yrs - 1st year - 16000 wud be average but most big companies pay around 22000 in their graduate programs. For 25-26 yrs =- around 24k. For 30+ around 28k.
Sufficiency is also a factor of age, married or not.
2006-10-16 00:20:24 · answer #9 · answered by MonteCarlo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on where you live in the uk,but i would say an average salary to live on with a mortgage kids car etc would be in the region of 35k plus
2006-10-15 23:00:56 · answer #10 · answered by arntyouupforit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋