How Rich Am I?
This information will help to show you how Wales compares to the rest of the UK in terms of wealth and its opposite poverty.
|
% All Individuals Living in Poverty |
|
|
UK |
21 |
|
Wales |
23 |
|
Scotland |
19 |
|
Northern Ireland |
20 |
|
England |
22 |
|
England (SE) |
18 |
|
% Children Living in Poverty |
|
|
UK |
29 |
|
Wales |
30 |
|
Scotland |
23 |
|
Northern Ireland |
26 |
|
England |
29 |
|
England (SE) |
26 |
|
Earnings (2016) |
Weekly |
Yearly |
|
UK |
£644 |
£33,488 |
|
Wales |
£566 |
£29,432 |
|
Scotland |
£623 |
£32,396 |
|
Northern Ireland |
£578 |
£30,056 |
|
England |
£652 |
£33,904 |
|
England (London) |
£832 |
£43,264 |
|
England (SE) |
£669 |
£34,788 |
The table above is for earnings – people earn when they are working.
Average income would be lower because it includes those not working such as those on a pension, students or those who cannot work due to disability, illness, caring for young children or those between jobs.
What Do People Earn?
Annual Earning figures (from 2015 unless stated) for the UK
|
Cleaners |
£8,067 |
|
Beauticians |
£12,418 |
|
Prime Minister (UK 2017) |
£142,500 |
|
Police |
£39,346 |
|
Farmers |
£24,520 |
|
First Minister (Wales 2017) |
£140,000 |
|
Doctor |
£70,646 |
|
Teacher |
£32,547 |
|
Nurse |
£26,158 |
|
AM’s (Wales 2017) |
£65,334 |
|
MP’s (UK 2017) |
£74,962 |
|
Firefighter |
£28,183 |
|
Farmers |
£24,520 |
|
Plumber |
£27,832 |
|
Adelle |
£27,540,000 |
|
One Direction |
£59,330,000 |
|
The Queen |
£36,100,000 |
|
Michael Jackson (deceased) |
£108,108,000 |
Full list of annual earnings
Prime Minister of UK £142,500
BBC boss £450,000
Standard Chartered bank boss £8,986,000
Wayne Rooney £15,600,000
Burberry boss £16,900,000
Adele £27,540,000
The Queen £36,100,000
One Direction £59,330,000
Michael Jackson (deceased) £108,108,000
EasyJet boss £6,430,000
FTSE 100 chiefs, on an average £4.3million
UK average salary £26,500
Lollipop ladies £3,187
Theme park attendants £6,011
Bar staff £7,317
Play workers £7,400
Waiters & waitresses £7,654
Cleaners £8,067
Florists £8,960
Hairdressers £10,174
Fitness instructors £10,378
Shop workers £11,174
Cooks £11,346
Nursery nurses £11,163
Beauticians £12,418
Window cleaners £12,561
Receptionists £12,595
Care workers £12,804
Childminders £12,949
Telephonists £14,032
Tailors & Dressmakers £14,482
Caretakers £16,114
Secretaries £16,384
Cabbies £16,416
Customer service £16,525
Undertakers £16,526
Packers £16,820
Tele sales £17,362
Chefs £17,391
Gardeners £17,595
Street cleaners £17,616
Butchers £17,681
Hospital porters £17,748
Farm workers £17,925
Traffic wardens £18,065
Travel agents £18,344
Van drivers £18,744
Tyre & exhaust fitters £18,888
Bank clerks £19,908
Youth & Community workers £20,240
Civil servants £20,330
Council administrators £20,351
Vicars £20,568
Security guards £20,841
Plasterers £21,155
Lab technicians £21,168
Fork lift drivers £21,444
Musicians £21,492
Roofers £21,921
Bricklayers £22,476
Painters £22,700
Housing officers £23,001
Bus & coach drivers £23,095
Posties & messengers £23,178
Librarians £23,940
Carpenters £24,029
Photographers £24,242
Farmers £24,520
Estate agents £24,783
Publicans £25,222
Mechanics £25,238
Lorry drivers £25,602
Nurses £26,158
Prison officers £26,616
Welders £26,735
Printers £26,833
Speech therapists £27,470
Plumbers £27,832
Social workers £28,182
Firefighters £28,183
Office managers £28,790
Human resources personnel £28,999
Car makers £29,845
Web designers £29,870
Midwives £30,020
Scaffolders £30,591
Coal miners £30,688
PRs £31,818
Telecoms engineers £32,253
Vets £32,374
Hotel managers £32,470
Teachers £32,547
Journalists £35,117
Train builders £37,613
Civil engineers £38,236
Quantity surveyors £38,855
Police officers £39,346
Construction managers £42,066
Architects £44,024
Ambulance staff £22,854
Electrical engineers £44,430
Solicitors £44,787
Train drivers £45,489
Barristers & Judges £45,571
Health managers £46,629
Financial advisers £46,797
Dentists £53,567
Senior police £58,727
MPs £74,000
Airline pilots £78,482
Chief executives £117,700
Doctors £70,646
Average figures do not show everything as there will be a range from lowest to the highest.
In Wales a teacher could earn between £22,467 and £51,148.
In Wales a head teacher could earn between £44,102 and £108,283.
In Wales a NHS nurse could earn between £15,516 and £99,437.
In Wales a NHS Hospital Doctor could earn between £23,091 and £180,810.
In Wales a salaried GP doctor could earn between £55,965 and £84,445.
Hopefully from what you see above you realise that careers based on a good education receive far higher pay than those based on a lower level of success in school and in ongoing education.
But where would all of this put us on a global scale?
Check out the How Rich Am I Calculator below.
|
|
Income |
Lives with |
2nd Income |
Children |
Position in the World |
|
A young teacher just starting out. |
£22,467 |
- |
- |
- |
Richest 3.8% |
|
An experienced teacher in charge of maths at your school. |
£51,148 |
Husband Police Officer (average) |
£39,346 |
2 |
Richest 1.7% |
|
An average income Plumber |
£27,832 |
Cleaners (average) |
£8,067 |
1 |
Richest 6.6% |
|
Single parent (average Wales earnings) |
£29,432 |
- |
- |
2 |
Richest 9.1% |
|
Single Unemployed in Wales |
£9,764 |
- |
- |
- |
Richest 12.8% |
|
Single parent unable to work in Wales. |
£14,890 |
- |
- |
2 |
Richest 16.2% |
One thing that is clear; when we compare ourselves to others in the world even if we are at the lowest level in the UK we are nearly always going to be in the richest 20% globally.
Sometimes numbers do not really help us to understand what all of this means so in the next article we are going to look at an exciting new tool called DOLLAR STREET.
Dollar Street KS2 Link - Click below
Student Activity
Complete the table for the following households.
|
|
Income |
Lives with |
2nd Income |
Children |
Position in the World |
|
A Plumber (Average ) |
|
A Nurse (Average ) |
|
3 |
|
|
A Midwife (Average ) |
|
A Roofer (Average ) |
|
2 |
|
|
A Packer (Average ) |
|
A Cleaner (Average ) |
|
1 |
|
|
A Welder (Average ) |
|
A Librarian (Average ) |
|
2 |
|
