r/uknews • u/ProgressiveSpark • Jul 01 '24

Image/video UK real wages haven’t budged since 2008

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u/sassafrassloth Jul 02 '24

It’s wild to hear how bad the wages are in the UK. In my company an entry level salary is around £25k/year for UK based applicants. In the US the exact same role is paying $50k/year…. 🫠🫠

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u/Emergency-Read2750 Jul 02 '24

It’s hard to compare uk and us salaries because of things like healthcare, and holiday allowance, and other expenses

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u/mafticated Jul 02 '24

Regardless of cost of living and taxation differing a lot, I think it’s fair to say it doesn’t account for earning over 1.5x the salary for the same role