What's a decent salary?

ustarion · 30/05/13 - 23:27

Of course there are variables, but in London I'd say anything less than £30k is a struggle.

macsmurray · 30/05/13 - 23:29

Depends.

fink · 30/05/13 - 23:29

£75k +

[Deleted User] · 30/05/13 - 23:30

One you can live on?

welwynrose · 30/05/13 - 23:31

Depends on your age, experience, job & location

lemoncurd · 30/05/13 - 23:31

In fact, there are so many variables as to render the term "decent" a bit redundant!
If you mean a salary that means you can own a home, a nice car and feed a family of 4 (with no second income), without having to worry about bills, then about £40-45K outside of the SE/Cotswolds/M4 corridor should do it, and about £55-65k otherwise.

Lushness · 30/05/13 - 23:33

It's more about disposable income. You could have a big salary with a big mortgage and other big expenditure and be struggling; I know a few people that do.

sodavlac · 30/05/13 - 23:33

I get mine form Asda, 89p a head.

ustarion · 30/05/13 - 23:34

lemoncurd wrote: »

In fact, there are so many variables as to render the term "decent" a bit redundant!
If you mean a salary that means you can own a home, a nice car and feed a family of 4 (with no second income), without having to worry about bills, then about £40-45K outside of the SE/Cotswolds/M4 corridor should do it, and about £55-65k otherwise.

For one person. About £80,000 combined.

lemoncurd · 30/05/13 - 23:37

ustarion wrote: »

For one person. About £80,000 combined.

I'm not sure what you are intimating.
For many towns and cities in the Midlands/Northern England, a family income of £45k would pay the mortgage, the bills and feed and clothe a partner and two kids without any money stresses (unless you were being spend-happy).

cultureman · 30/05/13 - 23:40

Boris Johnson described the £250,000 a year he got for his second job of writing a column for The Telegraph a few years ago as "chickenfeed".

So it must, in the eyes of those cut from the same cloth as him, be considerably more than that.

pickwick · 30/05/13 - 23:43

Depends what you're used to, I guess, and what your aims are. I know I worry about money far, far less than friends in London who earn double what I do, but then, they're in finance so maybe they're more obsessed with it anyway!

peopleschmeople · 30/05/13 - 23:59

Average UK salary according to this website is around £31k per annum for men and £24.3k for women.

Then there's the living wage which according to Unison's website:

is an hourly rate set independently every year. It is calculated according to the cost of living and gives the minimum pay rate required for a worker to provide their family with the essentials of life.

In London the 2012/2013 Greater London Authority rate is £8.55 per hour.
Outside of London the current rate is £7.45.

karapote monkey · 31/05/13 - 00:00

I get asked a lot the question, how much do I expect to get? On job applications and I never know how much is too much for someone looking for entry level after returning to work after having kids. All the jobs I have been looking at are office jobs in london, is twenty thousand too much?

[Deleted User] · 31/05/13 - 00:01

ustarion wrote: »

Of course there are variables, but in London I'd say anything less than £30k is a struggle.

All you need is 'enough to live on and a little spare cash' . It really make me angry when people are paid so much that they start to throw things away because they have a small scratch or dent in them, like the woman that threw a vacuum cleaner away because it was full.

A woman my friend works for has her hall and stairs decorated every year - for the last ten years - what a waste of money.:(

fink · 31/05/13 - 00:05

VOICEINTHENIGHT wrote: »

All you need is 'enough to live on and a little spare cash'

I think that's a miserable existence. Money allows you to have a sense of freedom and more choices with what you can do. Who wouldn't like more money? I know I would. Like that £81m, that'd do me.

[Deleted User] · 31/05/13 - 00:18

I would be more than happy if I could get 20K

NoseyLouie · 31/05/13 - 00:31

klendathu wrote: »

I would be more than happy if I could get 20K

Exactly what I am aiming for .35 hours a week

Joey Boswell · 31/05/13 - 00:44

Bibidybobidyboo wrote: »

One you can live on?

Exactlly

Peter Venkman · 31/05/13 - 00:46

Happiness.

Caldari · 31/05/13 - 00:49

NoseyLouie wrote: »

Exactly what I am aiming for .35 hours a week

£20k salary for 21 mins a week?

[Deleted User] · 31/05/13 - 01:07

Anything that lets you live a bit!

[Deleted User] · 31/05/13 - 01:12

ustarion wrote: »

Of course there are variables, but in London I'd say anything less than £30k is a struggle.

I would agree with that if you are single. If you have a family, maybe one kid, I would say for London, 50k is the absolute minimum.

tealady · 31/05/13 - 02:35

peopleschmeople wrote: »

Average UK salary according to this website is around £31k per annum for men and £24.3k for women.

Quoting an average for salaries isn't that helpful ,since the average is boosted by highly overpaid, underskilled footballers, oh and a few bankers.
The website claims govn stats are only updated every few years. I know looking at the ONS site can be painful, but is updated each year.

JB3 · 31/05/13 - 02:37

sodavlac wrote: »

I get mine form Asda, 89p a head.

I use the leaves , it helps make a very nice seasoning for cous cous.

Scarlett Fever · 31/05/13 - 02:44

VOICEINTHENIGHT wrote: »

All you need is 'enough to live on and a little spare cash' . It really make me angry when people are paid so much that they start to throw things away because they have a small scratch or dent in them, like the woman that threw a vacuum cleaner away because it was full.

A woman my friend works for has her hall and stairs decorated every year - for the last ten years - what a waste of money.:(

I've been decorating my hall for about the last 10 years....

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