What jobs get what salary?

almostover · 22-12-2019 6:17pm

Orderofchaos wrote: »

What's your qualifications, experience and salary if you don't mind me asking? Always good to benchmark.

€59k with 7 years experience plus level 8 mechanical engineering degree. Current pursuing a lean qualification and hoping that will further my case for a better salary.

tomwaits48 · 22-12-2019 6:55pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Go see a money advisor.

I invest, I maximise my pension contribution, and I claim all my tax credits. Not sure what else I can do as a PAYE worker.

pinkyeye · 22-12-2019 7:27pm

smurfjed wrote: »

why not? He could be describing me, and I post from Boring hotels, such as the one I’m in at the moment.

There's absolutely no need to be bored on a salary of 146k, I've never understood this argument.

I could fill every waking moment with things to do if I had enough money.

TheAnalyst_ · 22-12-2019 7:56pm

pinkyeye wrote: »

There's absolutely no need to be bored on a salary of 146k, I've never understood this argument.

I could fill every waking moment with things to do if I had enough money.

It doesn’t work like that.

Motdyeah · 22-12-2019 8:01pm

pinkyeye wrote: »

There's absolutely no need to be bored on a salary of 146k, I've never understood this argument.

I could fill every waking moment with things to do if I had enough money.

Currently on 70K with a 10% bonus outside of Dublin. I work in IT with seven years expierence. Some old colleagues are still on roughly 35 K as there still with the same company they started with and should be moving to other companies upskilling and getting more money. Currently renting with friends paying 300 a month on rent.

To the point of not been bored with money, I have more money than I know what to do with. Yea I have a nice car, nice phone, nice clothes, can go on holidays to wherever I like in the world, any concert I like, health insurance paid, nice pension, the novelty still wears off.

I still have to bust my hole for 45 hours a week and by the time Friday comes around I’m mentally and physically exhausted that all I want to do is pan out on the couch.

blindside88 · 22-12-2019 8:09pm

Financial advisor in a large bank. Just under 4 years experience (worked in general insurance previously but not relevant experience to this job) with a level 8 degree in business. Live outside of Dublin and work 2 miles from home. On €70k (basic salary no bonus) per year plus good pension, car, phone, etc.

Could earn another €30k in bonuses if I left the bank and worked in brokerage in Dublin but don’t feel the stress and added hours are worth it.

JamBur · 22-12-2019 8:13pm

Living in Cork. Maintenance tech on 51k all in. It's fair enough for what I do. My wife earns more. So a household income of 106k with no kids means we are comfortable.

Cyrus · 22-12-2019 8:14pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I'm not a money advisor, but look after my own affairs. So, I do think someone paying €40k in tax could do with getting advice. But, then all the smart alec's jumped in with their 2 cents (cause that all they could afford :P)

I didn’t think you were

I still don’t agree with you if you think a risky eiis scheme is the thing everyone paying a reasonable amount of tax should be doing

Cyrus · 22-12-2019 8:15pm

tomwaits48 wrote: »

I invest, I maximise my pension contribution, and I claim all my tax credits. Not sure what else I can do as a PAYE worker.

Put 100k into an eiis and hope it’s still there in 4 years time

Cyrus · 22-12-2019 8:20pm

7.5 Inches wrote: »

Work in internal audit in a bank, on 85k, fairly handy, out at around 5most days. Got a call from a recruiter about a risk management role at an investment manager, 110k. Told them to send my CV to the company. Not sure if I want to risk losing a handy number though. On the other hand it's sometimes good to push yourself into more challenging roles.

You’ll never progress if you want to hang onto a handy number so it’s down to what you want , do you want to earn as much as you can or happy with a decent salary and no real stress ?

Galwayguy35 · 22-12-2019 8:47pm

Are folks being honest with the salary figures I wonder, everyone on the thread seems to be on huge money.

Motdyeah · 22-12-2019 8:53pm

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Are folks being honest with the salary figures I wonder, everyone on the thread seems to be on huge money.

I would say yes, have a look at Irish jobs for the middle to top salaries in the profession.

A lot of people’s problems in not getting higher salaries is not moving on from their current company or unwilling to commute and then wonder why their wages are not the same as someone else in the same occupation here.

22-12-2019 8:54pm

Cyrus wrote: »

I still don’t agree with you if you think a risky eiis scheme is the thing everyone paying a reasonable amount of tax should be doing

Thanks for letting me know your personal opinion. This means a lot to me anonymous boards user.

Eric Cartman · 22-12-2019 8:55pm

Motdyeah wrote: »

I would say yes, have a look at Irish jobs for the middle to top salaries in the profession.

A lot of people’s problems in not getting higher salaries is not moving on from their current company or unwilling to commute and then wonder why their wages are not the same as someone else in the same occupation here.

+1 a few posters here talking about avoiding stress and work life balance then asking where all these 100k+ jobs are. Hint - theyre usually coupled with stress and working stupid hours.

22-12-2019 8:57pm

JamBur wrote: »

Loving in Cork.

Is this for additional income - the hourly rate can be quite good I understand :pac:

JamBur · 22-12-2019 9:06pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Is this for additional income - the hourly rate can be quite good I understand :pac:

I'm under charging so:)

JamBur · 22-12-2019 9:09pm

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Are folks being honest with the salary figures I wonder, everyone on the thread seems to be on huge money.

You've got to remember that there is probably an older age profile on boards, and probably more tech savvy, which would skew the figures.

Cyrus · 22-12-2019 10:17pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Thanks for letting me know your personal opinion. This means a lot to me anonymous boards user.

You are welcome any time

Don Joe · 22-12-2019 10:20pm

Anybody have any clue what the maximum I could hope to earn is..

I'm an architectural technician, but work for a consultant engineers in Cork, mainly structural.

Undertaking a 2 yr part time MSc in Project Management at the moment.

I'm on 53K now.

Any project management jobs I actually see advertised are for IT, or construction management so I'm not sure how useful it will be to me other than bolster current job.

Beasty · 22-12-2019 10:22pm

In 1975 I started working as a petrol pump attendant on Saturdays at 30p per hour
In 1977 I started working as a school cleaner - 2 hours after school at 50p per hour
In 1978 I started working on a farm during school holidays - at 80p per hour
In 1982 I graduated in mathematics and started training as an accountant earning £2 per hour
In 1986, as a qualified accountant, I started specialising in tax at a major accountancy firm (then one of the "Big 8") at £5 per hour
In 1988 I joined a major multinational working in their tax department at £8.33 per hour
In 1996 I received my first bonus - £5,000 on top of my then salary which worked out at £23 per hour including the bonus
In 1998 I was granted my first share options.
I now get shares each year worth more than that 1996 salary. My annual bonus can be up to 60% of my salary, with the net of that bonus being significantly more than my gross pay back in 1996.

Maybe not quite the perfect career path, but in terms of financial rewards and interesting work probably as near as it could be

TheAnalyst_ · 23-12-2019 12:10am

Except we’ve no idea of your salary.

Snow Garden · 23-12-2019 12:10am

Don Joe wrote: »

Anybody have any clue what the maximum I could hope to earn is..

I'm an architectural technician, but work for a consultant engineers in Cork, mainly structural.

Undertaking a 2 yr part time MSc in Project Management at the moment.

I'm on 53K now.

Any project management jobs I actually see advertised are for IT, or construction management so I'm not sure how useful it will be to me other than bolster current job.

An MSc in Project Management seems excessive. It's not rocket science.

I reckon a PMP/Prince certification would be just as good and take 2-3 months max.

Beasty · 23-12-2019 12:25am

TheAnalyst_ wrote: »

Except we’ve no idea of your salary.

Well any self-respecting analyst could estimate a minimum based on the above analysis - and as I said it's significantly more than that (even now I'm down to 4 days a week) :pac:

mystic86 · 23-12-2019 1:57am

Beasty wrote: »

Well any self-respecting analyst could estimate a minimum based on the above analysis - and as I said it's significantly more than that (even now I'm down to 4 days a week) :pac:

So you've ignored the title? Well done.

BDI · 23-12-2019 2:02am

Beasty wrote: »

In 1975 I started working as a petrol pump attendant on Saturdays at 30p per hour
In 1977 I started working as a school cleaner - 2 hours after school at 50p per hour
In 1978 I started working on a farm during school holidays - at 80p per hour
In 1982 I graduated in mathematics and started training as an accountant earning £2 per hour
In 1986, as a qualified accountant, I started specialising in tax at a major accountancy firm (then one of the "Big 8") at £5 per hour
In 1988 I joined a major multinational working in their tax department at £8.33 per hour
In 1996 I received my first bonus - £5,000 on top of my then salary which worked out at £23 per hour including the bonus
In 1998 I was granted my first share options.
I now get shares each year worth more than that 1996 salary. My annual bonus can be up to 60% of my salary, with the net of that bonus being significantly more than my gross pay back in 1996.

Maybe not quite the perfect career path, but in terms of financial rewards and interesting work probably as near as it could be

Good lad, and I have seen you spend it on the needy when you can which is very admirable. Fair play to you.

Lockheed · 23-12-2019 2:10am

about 9 an hour washing dishes

StupidLikeAFox · 23-12-2019 3:35am

TheAnalyst_ wrote: »

Except we’ve no idea of your salary.

I'm guessing at least £25 per hour by now

smurfjed · 23-12-2019 8:40am

There's absolutely no need to be bored on a salary of 146k, I've never understood this argument.
I could fill every waking moment with things to do if I had enough money.

Whilst money can give you the freedom to do as you want, work commitments come first. So hotels get boring even when the rooms have dining tables for 8 people.

Paul_Mc1988 · 23-12-2019 9:06am

JamBur wrote: »

Living in Cork. Maintenance tech on 51k all in. It's fair enough for what I do. My wife earns more. So a household income of 106k with no kids means we are comfortable.

Can I ask do you work shift + built in overtime + Nights and weekends for that. I'm in a similar role and all in Its about 75k. Qualified electrician with a b.eng in engineering. 4 years experience in a MNC

maninasia · 23-12-2019 2:26pm

smurfjed wrote: »

Whilst money can give you the freedom to do as you want, work commitments come first. So hotels get boring even when the rooms have dining tables for 8 people.

Exactly I stay.in many amazing hotels but I often spend little time in them or using their facilities , busy with meetings or social engagements for work.

What jobs get what salary?

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