An easy example for the opposite question of "Which professions are paid too little given their value to society? ".
Hospital nurses in UK, they perform life saving work and paid rubbish money.
Hospital nurses in UK, they perform life saving work and paid rubbish money.
NHS pay rates are here: https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/about/careers-nhs/nhs-pay-a...
Registered nurses are on band 5 and start at the bottom (22k GBP). They move up a point every year.
No band 5 nurses in the UK make six figures.
- nurses pay around 500 gbp per year for their nursing pin (registration) and union membership, which is required for insurance purposes
- nhs pensions take out a further 7%