salary and pay rises

[milly1984]

Just a nosey one (we don't know each other so it doesn't matter)...how much does everyone earn in a year? I earn �11415.96 for working 37.5hrs a week, which personally I think is poo!! And also, how do you ask for a pay rise in a professional manner? I have been working at this company for 13 months.

[willow74]

It would really depend on what sector you are in. If you work in retail or the care/nursing sector then that is average.  Depends on your age and experience too.  I would say a college leaver under 19 would earn under �12k per yr in an office environment.  Aged 20-24 about �14k, 25-30 about �17500 and 30+ about �22k average

[milly1984]

I'm 21....work in an office so it's a poo wage isn't it

[milly1984]

I forgot to add I am in the north west

[Miss Zippy]

You�ll probably find that most people are reluctant to disclose that kind of info even to strangers! Buy your local newspaper on �jobs day� and have a look and see what salaries your job attracts with other companies in your area. If you�re being paid less than the market average, it could be used as leverage when negotiating a pay rise. If you have regular appraisals and your appraisal is good, then would be a good time to raise the matter of a pay increase. If they refuse, you know what you need to do. If you are  being paid the market rate, there is probably not a lot you can do except look to working your way up to a higher paid job or re-training and doing something completely different that you will enjoy and that will provide you with a decent income. 

[WoWo]

�31,000, I have never asked for a pay rise, all previous employers have given me a good a pay rise once a year, the ones that didn't I just left for a better deal somewhere else.

�31K is about average for what I do, I could get a few more K but I'd rather have a job I enjoyed than go for a bit of extra money.

[Hammer]

In London at least, the best way to get a pay rise is to leave and work somewhere else. There is a premium paid to attract people to a position, which is then reduced over the next few years, so to keep this premium, keep moving.

Now you have a year's experience, it's the perfect time to go for that 2nd-jobber's position for an extra 2 or 3 grand.

[Gem123]

i work in an office and im 20 and i get �14,511 a year before tax. Which i think is pretty poo because im trying to look for mortgages and im getting no where fast because of my salalry

[morg_monster]

i'm getting �10,000 this year tax free to do a MSc. nice. It mostly gets pumped into my car though. I'm applying for jobs to start in october, I will hopefully be starting on somewhere between 22-24k to work as a researcher in the public sector in central London. can't wait.

[GuavaHalf]

�65,000 + bonus, car, pension, health. I'm a Finance Director.

[GuavaHalf]

As far as payrises are concerned, I am often approached on this subject. We have a fixed review date each year and do not alter salaries at any other time except for promotions.
After 13 months I would have though that you could have expected at least a cost of living increase which I would put at around 3% so �342 a year or �6.58 per week.
As you have been doing the job for a year presumably you are skilled in it and are quicker now than you were when you began. You could therefore argue the case for a productivity increase. Do people doing you same job as you get paid more?

[GuavaHalf]

I should also say that Hammer is correct in what he says. In certain areas the best way to get a payrise is to change jobs. I would caution though that one of the things I look at on a cv is the number of previous position a person has had. No one wants to employ someone who is only going to stay a year or two before moving on again.

[ICEMANSAV]

I am North West too Milly and your pay seems on the low side, however if it is your first employment position after college for example, this would not be too bad. This would be based on the prospect of a guaranteed pay rise structure within your company and contract. I started out on a very low wage as an apprentice at 16 ( decided against further ed )  and worked my way to my position now, it is achievable but you have to be dedicated. I don't agree with jumping ship to encourage greater payment but that must be a regional method to fast track payrise. If you are prepared to put the hours in and not grumble at the 40% tax for " doing well" then you will climb the ladder, or better still create your own ladder and make a sucess there!

[milly1984]

Thanks everyone, I am not sure how much my colleagues get paid. I have had on more full time job before this one (after leaving college). I am pretty experienced in what I do so I am pretty miffed right now.