How much do you want to be earning?

[Immenseman]

In 20 years time. I'm guessing most of us will have an established career or at least a wage by then. So yeah, how much do you want to be getting in ;)

[Inseriousity.]

Depends what the benefits are like then, I suppose.

hehe oj, 20 years... well I'm not really fussed about money but anything that keeps me (and family, if applicable) comfy in life. £35,000 a year seems reasonable.

[Accipiter]

anything that keeps a family, good holidays, hobbies & nice car. so that'd be like, 40-45k? god knows. i'll see where life takes me with it.

[alexxxxx]

£35k+ please. :)

[Alkaz]

Ive looked before at the kind of stepping stones in the career I want to go in and in 20 years I hope to be earning around £110,000 a year.

[alexxxxx]

Ive looked before at the kind of stepping stones in the career I want to go in and in 20 years I hope to be earning around £110,000 a year.

working your way up from pickpocket to armed robber then? :D

[Stryderman]

Tbh im not bothered. Aslong as i like the job and am having a good time.

[Nixt]

£40,000 after training and £150,000 after 12 or so years. Providing I am as good as I want / intend to be.

[Alex3213]

20 years I'd be wanting to earn about £35-40K a year, however the first few years of course I just want to be earning a little bit to get myself started.

[Alkaz]

working your way up from pickpocket to armed robber then? :D
Manager at a company of architects :)

[clueless]

i dont think ill be earning very much with what im into but dream would be about 40k

[Black_Apalachi]

I don't know what I'd hope to be earning. Less than 15k so I don't have to pay my student loan back :P lol jks. If I'm on my own then about 30k should be more than enough.

[GoldenMerc]

50-60k a year sounds fine.

[alexxxxx]

Manager at a company of architects :)

I'll hopefully be telling you what you can and can't do when you're older then. Civ/Structural Engineer for the win! It's the same sort of thing as you, starting salaries aren't bad (£24k for graduate, £30k-ish after final exams), but the main money comes when/if you get a managers position or project leader and the like. =D

[cocaine]

enough to give a decent standard of living and as long as im happy with what im doing.

[Immenseman]

Same really Matt. However, in 20 years I guess I want a family and want to give them a good life and I'd be more than content with 30-40K. Who knows, could be on much much more. Might be on less. Say 30K and if my partner was on 30K too then I'd be sorted.

[AlexOC]

Well i'm entering the navy at around 18, could enter at 40k if i do a course and enter as a Officer, otherwise will be a specialist and earn about 18k, then whilst IN THE NAVY!! i will be doing a degree so when i leave i think a degree and about 5 years in the navy will get me a job fairly easily. So maybe work myself up wherever i am working and be on about 150k+

Ambitious, yes. But why aim for a 20k job?

[Blinger1]

I'll be owning my own bakery so I dunno how much i'll be "earning".. maybe 150k+ ?

[MrGazet]

around 100+ k since I'm going to get into tough fields that require special skills,hence the higher wage

I want to get as much money possible so I can just get anything that I want

[LoveToStack]

I'll be owning my own bakery so I dunno how much i'll be "earning".. maybe 150k+ ?

By that logic I'll be looking at a £1.5 million turn over at the end of my first year as a homeless man. It's difficult to run a private business and many go under, even if your cakes are extra delicious.
Whatever is acceptable in the future to sustain a decent quality of life but obviously aspiring for something higher than that.

[flatface]

Around 40k with the job I want to do.

[leah]

think the profession i want to get into can earn up to 90k :P

[Blinger1]

By that logic I'll be looking at a £1.5 million turn over at the end of my first year as a homeless man. It's difficult to run a private business and many go under, even if your cakes are extra delicious.
Whatever is acceptable in the future to sustain a decent quality of life but obviously aspiring for something higher than that.
Both my uncle and dad have owned (uncle still does own) very succesful cake shops. The bakery I'm working in now my uncle used to own and the turnover is close to 1m+ a year so I think it's a more then feasable idea. I'm pretty confident I'll be able to earn the 150k+ a year.

[Robbie]

around 100+ k since I'm going to get into tough fields that require special skills,hence the higher wage

I want to get as much money possible so I can just get anything that I want

Remember 150k aud is 83k GBp

[LoveToStack]

Both my uncle and dad have owned (uncle still does own) very succesful cake shops. The bakery I'm working in now my uncle used to own and the turnover is close to 1m+ a year so I think it's a more then feasable idea. I'm pretty confident I'll be able to earn the 150k+ a year.

So is it a franchise of a big bakery chain or is it actually a privately owned, independent company?

Ontopic: £123,456.78

[Eoin]

Enough to keep me happy :D

[Blinger1]

So is it a franchise of a big bakery chain or is it actually a privately owned, independent company?

Ontopic: £123,456.78

My uncle has owned a franchise (where i work now) and currently owns his own private one. The franchise nver got him that much tbh

[FlyingJesus]

Loving how everyone thinks they'll be on £30k+. The "average" wage is reportedly around £26k and for that you have to take into account the fact that there are plenty of people in the UK earning 6 digit salaries, so imagine the number of people who must be earning far far below that figure - even with degrees and putting time/effort into your work. No wage is guaranteed no matter what you've studied or what you know, it comes down more likely to contacts and sheer luck.

I personally have no idea what I want to eventually go into, maybe I'll be a vicar so I get a free house or something, then even though the wages are crap I'll know exactly how much I can spend on food and all that rather than having to take housing costs out of my salary. Then again maybe I'll just go into whatever comes my way and hope the lottery works in my favour, who knows

[AlexOC]

You have to also count the people who have no jobs and are on benefits.. which will bring your average down alot. All of these targets are achievable with a bit of work.

[kk.]

You have to also count the people who have no jobs and are on benefits.. which will bring your average down alot. All of these targets are achievable with a bit of work.

they wont be counted, only people in employment are.

Id like to think id be on 50k+, into a big accountancy firm somewhere, but who knows lol. 50k would support more than a family of 4, and still be pretty well off. Especially if the wife has a job too

[Hiro]

In 20 years time, around £35k+

[Immenseman]

Note for those who are struggling to read the title. "How much do you want to be earning?" It'd be the same if I was to post "What celeb do you want to sleep with?" People might post unrealistic things, sure not everyone on here will get what they want to earn, you don't get what you want. I want to be fluent in a 3rd language, I'm not. Simples.

[Eoin]

id rather have a 20k job that i love than a 40k one that im miserable in!

[Immenseman]

same, would much rather be happy

[kk.]

but surely most jobs turn miserable, and money can make you happy, despite the saying

[AlexOC]

A job you enjoy that pays alot too.

DREAM ON.

[FlyingJesus]

Note for those who are struggling to read the title. "How much do you want to be earning?" It'd be the same if I was to post "What celeb do you want to sleep with?" People might post unrealistic things, sure not everyone on here will get what they want to earn, you don't get what you want. I want to be fluent in a 3rd language, I'm not. Simples.

Well in that case I want to be earning INFINITY

[dirrty]

earning less than an illegal immigrant

[alexxxxx]

A job you enjoy that pays alot too.

DREAM ON.

footballer

[Immenseman]

Well in that case I want to be earning INFINITY
good post, +rep :eusa_clap

[Smits]

How much do i want? Or how much would i be happy with?

I want to go as far as i can up whatever career path i choose, and be earning hundreds of thousands each year.

However, i'd be ahppy with a 40k job.

[Black_Apalachi]

Well in that case I want to be earning INFINITY

Lmao I was about to say this.

[Blinger1]

but surely most jobs turn miserable, and money can make you happy, despite the saying

I've been at my job for seven months and it's still great fun and my workplace ever since I started working. I think the people there just love me :O

[Invent]

A job you enjoy that pays alot too.

DREAM ON.

Uh, I love my job and it pays well..

OT: At least £40k+.

[Arch]

I wanna be making atleast $100,000 a year after taxes :)
prob wont happen but if it does sweet
not sure what that converts to in pounds

[MrGazet]

Remember 150k aud is 83k GBp

okay.whatever.ill be happy if I'm able to reach that :D

[Sly]

I would like about £100 a week left over to meself after buying food, drinks + internet + phone bill + bills etc

[jackass]

At least £40,000/year would be great. :)

But i'm aiming for at least £100,000/year, if I get to do what I intend to... do. :P

[nat965]

$50,000 per year at least (AUD) if i get what i want to get

[Bun]

i'd be happy if i go down the path i want to go down and end up getting 35k as i think i'll enjoy it and have a good quality of life.