Childcare Cost vs Salary
The point at which a second income stops paying for itself, and the pension and progression effects that the break-even figure ignores.
Childcare at £1,100 a month takes 44% of a £42,000 salary's take-home pay, leaving £17,040 — and the calculation still ignores pension contributions and career progression, which usually argue for staying in work.
Childcare Cost vs Salary
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