Poll: What Salary would you be happy with?

What would you be happy with?

  • I don't care about money

    Votes: 21 2.9%

  • <£18,000

    Votes: 12 1.7%

  • £18,001-£23,000

    Votes: 26 3.6%

  • £23,001-£30,000

    Votes: 71 9.8%

  • £30,001-£40,000

    Votes: 153 21.2%

  • £40,001-£50,000

    Votes: 116 16.1%

  • £50,001-£75,000

    Votes: 106 14.7%

  • £75,001-£100,000

    Votes: 80 11.1%

  • £100,001-£250,000

    Votes: 58 8.0%

  • £250,001-£500,000

    Votes: 16 2.2%

  • Millions!

    Votes: 63 8.7%
  • Total voters
    722

King Damager

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Interesting topic I had with some friends the other day, but basically, I feel that everyone kind of has an aim for a salary that they'd be happy with in life, and then wouldn't mind plateauing at that point, so what about you?

I'll give you various options :)

1:I don't care about money, just so long as I do something I enjoy
2:<£18000
3:£18000-£23000
4:£23000-£30000
5:£30000-£40000
6:£40000-£50000
7:£50000-£75000
8:£75000-£100000
9:£100000-£250000
10:£250000-£500000
11:Psht, I'm not going to plateau - MILLIONS!

Personally I think I'll be happy once I'm earning 6 figures. Beyond that I'm indifferent. (for now)

Seeing as the surprising uptake of thread, any chance of a poll mods?

kd
 
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5 would be fine for me, it's above the national average, more than enough to cover basic needs and still allow for a fair few wants.

It would also come with fewer compromises like an £80k+ job would entail.
 
Relative to my current job, it would haver to be 6. In a few years I do want to be up to 8, but I would be very much happy with 6.
 
ATM? 23-30.

Would allow me with loads of disposable income to do generally what I wanted, but not enough that I'd be reckless.
 
I'm in 4 right now and I'm pretty happy, got everything I want really. Although as you get older I imagine you'll find more things to get interested in, more hobbies etc. So probs 5 or 6 would be good.
 
I would be happy earning a wage at all after leaving uni, as long as I could afford food, shelter, electricity and Internet. I have all the luxuries I'll need for a while.

However, by the time I'm 30 I would be aiming for 60 grand a year, as I want to surpass my family (I'm the only one in my family to ever go to uni)

And hopefully a decent degree in maths will help me get into a decent job :)
 
As long as my family can afford to eat, pay the bills, keep a roof over my head and have a little free money left over I'm happy :).

Ideally it would be nice to hit #5 one day (which is a hell of a lot up in this corner of the country), but as long as the first paragraph is fulfilled I'm good :).
 
My PhD was paid in the 6 bracket, my new job will pay me in the 7 bracket and I hope to move to the 8 bracket within 2 years. My girlfriend earns in the 8 bracket already and may move to the 9 bracket within 3 years.

Non of this is in the underpaid UK though.
 
Generally your expectations and spending habits change as you earn more money, i'm happy with my current position 5 but hope to move into bracket 6 start of next year.
 
Currently at:
5:£30000-£40000
Would be happy to plateau at
7:£50000-£75000
because anything above that would probably turn to too much work, but that said, I'm only 26, I've got a lot more demands to come, and would rather work hard while I can and afford myself the ability to slow down later on. So maybe
8:£75000-£100000
if I can get there and then a step down to something more enjoyable/with more downtime.
 
Currently 8 with overtime and offshore, will be 9 in a year or so and then 10 after a number of years and a move to client side hopefully.

KaHn
 
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