[walshemj]

BTW the median household income in the uk was £27,300 compared to a lot of people in the media/add industries in London you would have to get to director level to earn 60k+

I few years ago I was the lead technical resource for an in house consultancy at RELEX and solved major problems for house hold names and I got paid < 1/2 what a train driver does for a 4 day week.

You both need to realize you are lucky and also learn some maths you colleague who earn 50% less than you is not coming out ahead.

[isostatic]

Household of £27k? That's Post Tax, and includes retirees, small householeds, and isn't adjusted for cost of living. 2 years ago household disposable income was £29,200 [0]. GDHI per head in 2015 was £19,106 each, or for a 2 adult family £38,212. And that of course is before you factor in housing costs.

A household with one earner on £50k has a post-tax income of £37k, 26% above average as a household, and lightly under average for the size of household.

My collegue who earns 50% less for 50% of the work does come out ahead. My household works 40 hours a week and gets £50k, her household works 40 hours a week and gets £50k. Our marginal tax rate is over 60%, theirs is 33%.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/08/17/britons-bett...