Average wage/salary?

**Baileys'n'cream** · 07-07-2010, 08:45 PM

I have been doing a bit of research online regarding ofsted, what by local council offers, training, hourly rates & fees, and came across this

http://www.mysalary.co.uk/average-sa...ildminder_4842

The average salary of a childminder

Without wanting to ask any questions that are too personal, is this a true estimation? Or do you just think this is a random figure, as everyone works different hours etc

I'm a complete novice btw

**The Juggler** · 07-07-2010, 08:53 PM

lol, turnover maybe - salary? unlikely - maybe on a very good year. Even if you turned over over £20k by the time you take off expenses it's unlikely to top £13K or so.

**Alibali** · 07-07-2010, 08:55 PM

I wish!!

**Fabby** · 07-07-2010, 09:03 PM

i can see in the writing there, that is based on over £8 a hour charge!!!!!!!!! Im going move to that area!!!!!!

**sarah707** · 07-07-2010, 09:03 PM

Crikey you'd have to be working a LOT of hours to make that... or live in central London maybe.

**jaja** · 07-07-2010, 09:07 PM

i wish, lol xxxx

**Baileys'n'cream** · 07-07-2010, 09:19 PM

So, the figure for 2008 of £30,000 is a slight over estimation then?

**wendywu** · 07-07-2010, 09:33 PM

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QUOTE=Baileys'n'cream;741173]So, the figure for 2008 of £30,000 is a slight over estimation then?

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Down south this is easily attainable

**buildingblocks** · 07-07-2010, 09:38 PM

I earnt about £17,000 financial year 2008-2009 (haven't finished 2009-2010 yet - this weekend I will finish it).

That was of course earning full time with 3 under 5' and 3 over 5's in the holidays. Don't think it will be anywhere near this time.by the time I took of expenses, etc I had £600 tax to pay and not a lot to show for it.

SO I wouldn't get excited quite yet

**LittleAcorns** · 07-07-2010, 11:04 PM

I work a 55 hour week and will earn £19,000...like already said thats not taking off what I need to pay out

**Millenium** · 08-07-2010, 07:06 AM

So much depends on geographical location. Around parts of Surrey, the rate is commonly £6.50 per hour so if you had two full time children from 8.00 to 6.00 each day for say 48 weeks a year - assuming you had four weeks holiday - that would produce a gross income of £31,200 so after expenses then yes, the figure in the survey is easily achievable. Maybe, the survey was not balanced with a larger number of people from one part of the country taking part than another! Add in another part-timer and without any school pickups, the so called north-side divide becomes very apparent.

**snufflepuff** · 08-07-2010, 07:07 AM

How many childminders charge £8.80 per hour?! Where on earth do they get the figures from?!

**Carol M** · 08-07-2010, 07:21 AM

I see this survey is based on just 6 respondants!!!!
On my best ever year my cross income was 17 k , but after allowable expenses my earnings were 11k and that, like most of us is for a minimum of 50 hrs a week. My wages net were about £4.25 per hr.
This year as I only have one main mindee I am earning about £1.75 per hr!!
Yet another survey to make parents think we are raking it in!!!
Carol xx

**Bushpig** · 08-07-2010, 08:01 AM

In Greater London earning over £30k (gross) is easily attainable if working full days and full up!

My fee was £6 p/hr for the last 3 yrs, have recently put it up to £6.50 p/hr.

I have never heard a CM charging £8 p/hr for all day, every day care... unless it's for emergency/short term care, then that's what I charge.

**RedDragon** · 08-07-2010, 08:14 AM

Originally Posted by Bushpig

In Greater London earning over £30k (gross) is easily attainable if working full days and full up!

My fee was £6 p/hr for the last 3 yrs, have recently put it up to £6.50 p/hr.

I have never heard a CM charging £8 p/hr for all day, every day care... unless it's for emergency/short term care, then that's what I charge.

It's known that two thirds of our income is usually swollowed up by expenses is this still the case when earning 25-30K?

**Chatterbox Childcare** · 08-07-2010, 08:26 AM

I don't have any of my own children counted in my numbers and in the school holidays I can be on £40 an hour so it could be attainable BUT it wouldn't be the average

**mumx3** · 14-07-2010, 01:30 PM

Just worked out if I maxed out my numbers and did 3x U5 and 3 schoolies all for 5 days per week

based on my current charges I could do....

£45,150 term time only! before tax of course.

Or

£49,850 if I worked all year round and had the schoolies in the hols too.

However I would #1 have no kids of my own and #2 be off my rocker!