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At the current US/UK exchange rates, that's 25 to 38 thousand pounds.
I am in that bracket.
I left School a 18 with 10 O Levels and 4 A levels (which put me in the top 10% academically).
I spent 3 years at one of the top 3 universities in the country for my subject and got a BSc in Chemistry (which narrowed it down to the top 5%)
I returned for a year and achieved an MSc in Chemical Research/Thermodynamics.
I worked in the Pharmaceutical industry for 5 years, ending up running a laboratory for one of the larger drug companies.
I worked for a manufacturing company associated with the Pharmaceutical industry for five years, as part of the management team of a multi million pound factory.
I now work for a medical devices company as one of the management team of the whole company.
That said, as the average UK salary is close to 25k, I'm nowhere near the ranks of the "highly paid". I live in a modest house, we have one car, and if we really save hard we can afford to take a couple of domestic holidays in a year, or one expensive foreign one.
I used to earn ~20% more than I do now, but I hated my life, hated my job, worked long hours, and never saw my family.
I now work better hours, closer to home, and spend much more time enjoying my life.
Hard work pays, but remember that more money doesn't guarantee more happiness; it is a non-linear relationship.
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