My sis-in-law is a vet, and earns £55k (she's not a clinic owner). I think her starting salary was about £30k. But again, she's in the South East, so probably earns quite a bit more than somebody in a different area.

I agree on the debt though, my 9 year old is desperate to be a vet and we're already saving for her 5 years at uni!

These wages are just way of the mark..an architect earning 40k..i think not and a dentist on 45k really..not in a million years..these have to be starting salaries..my job is on there but i was earning 20k more than is shown there when i was in the UK.

I agree they are more like starting salaries.

I worked at a Big4 in the UK... the starting salary is a bit lower than that, but after about 3 years experience there it's that salary and up... so I think that salary is pretty entry-level or junior positions...

I would love to meet a judge that was prepared to start on 42,242 pounds a year

lol...quarry operatives in the UK on 33k if i had been on that i would still be in the UK..think 50% of that after 20+yrs.
wagon drivers on 25k ave about right for most of UK (not the SE).
Canada you can/will earn more.
noticed a GP in UK at 46k ???????.
jimmy

I know for a fact GPs earn between 75-100k/year

Yes, there is. In my occupation I started at a salary in the same range as one that I would earn as a Director in Britain. When you do the conversion the salaries are similar, but people living in the UK are earning those as real amounts, not as salaries converted to Canadian dollars.

Are Canadian dollars not real

Think he means that doing a pure conversion doesn't tend to give an accurate comparison with the differences in taxes, living costs etc.

Possibly. The wording makes no sense to me.

i get a better basic here, and i work more overtime here too...so all in all i'm probably a lot better off

Those are terrible wages. All of them

Rather meaningless as they appear to be an average of everyone in the profession.

Starting salary is closer to 25k for vets in the uk(even in the south east) though free accommodation of some sort and car allowance is often provided on top of that. They often max out at around 40k with 5yrs+ experience. You can earn more if working as an emergency vet, or if earning on a %. 55k is unheard of unless she has some specialist skills, or is working as a locum (self employed) since they charge 200-250gbp per day.

If I had to decide what to do after school now, I'd be a plumber. Same smells less stress, more money!