Another good rate...

[DodgyAgent]

I'm sorry to be boring, but this is essentially a low to medium level clerical job, with no barrier to entry and no real responsibility that I can see, so I don't see any reason to expect higher pay than that.

By comparison: my OH works in a small company, turnover 5m, employs about 40. Entire admin staff is the Office Manager and the Admin assistant. The former does all Sage payroll, Sage Accounts, tax, etc. Salary £16,500 (that's less than £9 per hour). The assistant does clerical tasks and invoicing, and deputises for the office mgr: salary £11,000, less than £6 per hour.

That's the rate for clerical and admin jobs. Bog-standard SQL reports are closer to the bottom than the top of that range of skill and responsibility.

How do you cope with your "OH" earning more than you expat?

[expat]

How do you cope with your "OH" earning more than you expat?

I don't have a problem with that . At least I don't have to work so hard.