breakfasttea

Moses2013

That is very rare though and the reality is very different. If you're earning 5,500 a month as a Service Desk Manager, so 100K a year you belong to the top wealthiest percentage in Spain, or even in Europe. Even doctors & IT professionals in other European countries don't earn what you earn.

bob_bob

Am I missing something, €5,500 a month is €66,00 a year not 100K

Moses2013

If taking home €5,500 a month, it's 100K Gross.

scrubbedexpat095

As he is a autónomo (early 2019 post) , he must have a very impressive customer base ;-) or perhaps he could just be exaggerating a bit
From his posts he is one of the people that think Spain is perfect and all Spaniards are super nice

Opinion

Why would someone exaggerate on a forum? Having a six figure income isn't that crazy if you're smart and/or willing to work hard. I paid myself £107k last year and this year will be closer to £120k.

It does kill me when people earning £18k a year working in Paperchase think they can up sticks and move to another country for a better life. Madness, but this forum is full of them.
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scrubbedexpat095

I actually can't believe that you typed the words I've bolded, anyone who boasts of their salary on the web, in my opinion they are lying or exaggerating, to sum up I think you're telling porkies.

Moses2013

Yes and it is very selfish to say something like that. A lot of people in Spain and other countries work hard and will never earn these amounts and to say they are not smart is horrible. The poster with 5,500€ was on 32k after overtime in London 2 years ago, so should know how it is and maybe also forgot to pay tax in Spain, or is extremely lucky.

scrubbedexpat095

so the guy supposedly taking home over 5,500 € a month in Murcia posted this exactly one year ago (January 2019)!
​​​​​​'I am a British citizen born and bred. I earn over £30,000 per annum (not including annual bonuses).'

I really don't understand why people exaggerate their salaries on public forums, do they think it makes them look MORE important than
the average worker
I'm not gonna comment at all on the 'Born and Bred' bit

bfg69bug

I wish i earned 5500 a month.. I'd even take the 32k.. Come to think of it, i would take half! I would be happy with 16k !!!

Ive worked 9 years in the same company, and never had a pay rise. This year, my hourly rate actually went down...

Opinion

You haven't had a pay rise in 9 years? Not even in line with inflation? That's crazy. Why haven't you pushed for a pay rise / promotion or jumped ship?

I don't mean to sound rude but how do you survive earning less than €16k a year?

Opinion

​​​Sorry, I should have clarified that- why would anyone exaggerate their income on an expat forum? It's not a business forum, not a car enthusiast forum etc. where it can sometimes become a big **** contest.

breakfasttea

My company is one of the leading global Managed Service Providers, and I’ve been fortunate to have pay rises and bonuses without fail every year for the last 6 years. <snip>

How am I in spain? My wife is battling cancer and due to these reasons I had to leave London to support her in Spain during her treatment. My company did not wish to let me go, so allowed me to work remotely. My then boss found his dream job and having worked alongside him for the last 6 years, and my company winning business in Spain with BBVA, I was in a good position to take his role and lead the support and refresh project in person. I think it’s as much luck to be right person in right place as it is who you know rather than what.

Along with bonuses and management incentives, thanks to Brexit and my now accountant my take home is €5500 a month.

im 40 years old and doing quite well in my career, if you want to professionally LinkIn with me just message.

London is quite unique in its salary offerings, my younger brother is a NEID (non exec independent director) for a private American legal firm in Mayfair and with overtime he takes home £15,000 a month. I still think this article is relative to what you do and where you do it. I’ve always pushed for pay rises and got them. If it’s not working for the article subject she should look further afield in my honest opinion.