We all want more money no matter what we earn, But what is your average pay after tax with meal allowances and subsistence included?
Do you think it’s about right? Average? Poor? or Excellent?
The reason for the question isn’t to be a nosey git, It’s to help one another know what the average driver is on, or should be on. Some may be earning a huge amount compared to others, Yet think that they are being screwed. Some may think they are getting a decent wage, Then realise that they are being screwed.
I think you have to leave the meal allowance a subsistence out of this, they are not really part of your wages but extras, most companies even office workers get meal allowances each day now.
Some people may think that having the £100 (example) night out money on their wages is good but its not, its inconvenience money and should not be counted in your normal take home pay. Add basic wage, regular bonus and regular overtime to give give you a realistic average take home wage.
If you’re away all week or more, Then i think £600 is the minimum take home pay. I don’t have a clue about day work or night work, home every day, because i’ve never done it.
brados:
I think you have to leave the meal allowance a subsistence out of this, they are not really part of your wages but extras, most companies even office workers get meal allowances each day now.
Some people may think that having the £100 (example) night out money on their wages is good but its not, its inconvenience money and should not be counted in your normal take home pay. Add basic wage, regular bonus and regular overtime to give give you a realistic average take home wage.
Just my pennies worth
I’d prefer to pay tax on £250, Then have the rest built up with tax free extras rather than pay more tax and take less home.
limeyphil:
We all want more money no matter what we earn, But what is your average pay after tax with meal allowances and subsistence included?
Do you think it’s about right? Average? Poor? or Excellent?
The reason for the question isn’t to be a nosey git, It’s to help one another know what the average driver is on, or should be on. Some may be earning a huge amount compared to others, Yet think that they are being screwed. Some may think they are getting a decent wage, Then realise that they are being screwed.
First of all i’m not telling anyone here what i take home, but i’m very happy with it considering i work around a 44 hour week of easy stress free work and need work no overtime unless the company are in the doo doo, in which case like anyone with half a brain i’ll help them out.
There are several points about this though before you start the ■■■■■■■ contest.
The question itself means no more than how long is a piece of string, too many variables.
How many hours does one have to work to take home this pay.
How hard physically and how stressful is the jo, is it dangerous, do you go home after each and every shift.
Subsistence and ex’s have never and never will form part of your pay, they are a seperate items.
A skilled or hard graft job will most likely pay more than one involving lots of sitting around on ones arse, like chauffers.
The only real way of comparing pay is to divide the total pay (excl ex’s/subsistence) by the hours worked, there is no other meaningful figure other than ££ per hour, a bloke taking home £550 for a 45 hour week is far better paid than someone taking home £700 for an 80 hour bugger…if for no other reason than the bloke taking home the £150 extra is quite likely heading for divorce.
I take home enough money to pay the mortgage, bills and go out for a night without worrying about money. That is all I’m interested In, I’m very happy with my hourly rate compared to what I see advertised these days. I cannot see the obsession with every one wanting to know how much each other is on. I’m asked daily by most drivers I come across and just don’t understand it myself.
Karl86:
I take home enough money to pay the mortgage, bills and go out for a night without worrying about money. That is all I’m interested In, I’m very happy with my hourly rate compared to what I see advertised these days. I cannot see the obsession with every one wanting to know how much each other is on. I’m asked daily by most drivers I come across and just don’t understand it myself.
I agree but then I think people like to know just out of curiosity. I mean I think some people struggle to live and and pay the bills and have fun on the weekends. So they get fed up and want more money but they keep thinking what if I’m stuck in this life of struggle ? Maybe I will ask about and see if I could get a better life somewhere else
So they start asking people what they earn and then if its alot they send in an application to the same firm.
I think it’s something along these line anyway
I for one believe I earn crap money on class 2 hiab. I struggle to pay bills and have that little bit of fun at the same time. Now I know if I get my class 1 I can get £150-£200 more a week. I admit I have been curious as I know a couple of artic drivers my age (28) who are driving around in £8000+ cars and have motor bikes and live a very comfortable life. And then there’s me struggling day after day.
Majority of people don’t do it to be nosey as such they ask what do you earn so they know if they are being mugged off or not.
Bit of a waffle on but again i think it’s along these lines why people ask
Depends on your outgoings as to what you need, Average 3 bed house in Bucks is £335k, average in Burnley £200k probably…■■■■ big difference in the mortgage payments.
London £450k. So you cannot afford it or you have to do without Food !!!
So many variables…same with wages to a lesser degree.
The only thing I will say is its cheaper up North in general , and the wages are smaller but not by that much.
I know people round me who take home £450-£500 per week for 60-65 hours and 4 nights out which includes night out money.
I’ve also got a mate that’s on for a big firm from northern Lincolnshire and he did 80 hours (6days,5nights out) and took home…wait for it…£802!!! How they make it pay, I’ll never know■■?
Tarrman:
I think if your driving class 1 and you don’t ‘take home’ more than £300 then there’s summat wrong.
Forgot to say, in some cases some people don’t have a choice, big respect to them for having to stick it out.
I would sincerely hope so … I was taking more than that home in 1992 FFS and that was in the UK, I took more home when I did a few months on agency before starting perminant ar Tesco. I took home double that amount at least in my last UK job so pay must have really gone down hill since then.
For your information my minimum take home here is at least $950.00 a week after all deductons.
limeyphil:
We all want more money no matter what we earn, But what is your average pay after tax with meal allowances and subsistence included?
Do you think it’s about right? Average? Poor? or Excellent?
The reason for the question isn’t to be a nosey git, It’s to help one another know what the average driver is on, or should be on. Some may be earning a huge amount compared to others, Yet think that they are being screwed. Some may think they are getting a decent wage, Then realise that they are being screwed.
No-one else’s business.
No it isn’t, and no doubt if anyone is daft enough to post their wage it will get ridiculed in some quarters no matter what it is…
limeyphil:
We all want more money no matter what we earn, But what is your average pay after tax with meal allowances and subsistence included?
Do you think it’s about right? Average? Poor? or Excellent?
The reason for the question isn’t to be a nosey git, It’s to help one another know what the average driver is on, or should be on. Some may be earning a huge amount compared to others, Yet think that they are being screwed. Some may think they are getting a decent wage, Then realise that they are being screwed.
No-one else’s business.
No it isn’t, and no doubt if anyone is daft enough to post their wage it will get ridiculed in some quarters no matter what it is…
brados:
most companies even office workers get meal allowances each day now.
Be interesting to know if this is hearsay or fact. As the only allowance I know of to date for office workers getting “a meal allowance”, is ONLY if you are not working at your permanent place of work.
For example they are away with training or being sent to a different office every so often, otherwise they are onto a hiding if the tax man ever finds out the little scam.
However some companies will pay for their meals and the extra tax that they have to incur on top for giving away this perk. A bit like the innocent drinks company think used to, however I imagine their takeover company (CC) may have changed this by now, as the liabilities must have been quite large!
In my opinion Juddian’s calculations is the only way to do it. In my none driving job if we divided my contracted hours by my contracted salary it’d be a very good hourly rate. However if you divide our true working hours by our contracted salary you end up earning a lot less when calculating your true hourly rate compared to your contracted hourly rate.
Also I can understand Rob K’s response at the end of the day, that statement is very true, people on here would ridicule you and say what you get out of bed for £1000 net a week, I wouldn’t do it for less than £1200 net and all of that ■■■■■■■■ we continually hear on here week in week out
If you are happy to live on your rate with what you actually want to do then who are we to argue with you and what you want.
The highly skilled jobs will always pay more and usually only the more experienced/trained people will get them. Unfortunately the deragotry term “steering wheel attendants” will always get the lower end of the hourly rate, not necessarily fair for the hours they have to do, but that’s the way of our illustrious world for the time being!
brados:
most companies even office workers get meal allowances each day now.
Unfortunately the deragotry term “steering wheel attendants” will always get the lower end of the hourly rate, not necessarily fair for the hours they have to do, but that’s the way of our illustrious world for the time being!
C
The more you have on your record the more you will earn e.g many many years experience +10, you can drive anything and have a certificate for anything +10
brados:
most companies even office workers get meal allowances each day now.
Be interesting to know if this is hearsay or fact. As the only allowance I know of to date for office workers getting “a meal allowance”, is ONLY if you are not working at your permanent place of work.
Fact! Veolia for a start give office staff a daily meal allowance to use in the restaurant or vending machine, it equates to £2.50 per day for on site staff.
limeyphil:
We all want more money no matter what we earn, But what is your average pay after tax with meal allowances and subsistence included?
Do you think it’s about right? Average? Poor? or Excellent?
The reason for the question isn’t to be a nosey git, It’s to help one another know what the average driver is on, or should be on. Some may be earning a huge amount compared to others, Yet think that they are being screwed. Some may think they are getting a decent wage, Then realise that they are being screwed.
No-one else’s business.
Sorry don’t want to appear miserable but have to agree with rob k.
