Right now, a full-time London Underground driver earns a base salary of around £60,000 to £65,000 a year. Yes, you read that right. That’s more than a nurse, a teacher, or even a mid-level software developer earns. For a job that involves sitting in a cab and pressing a few buttons? It sounds wild.
But before you start drafting a resignation letter, let’s also note that they work a four-day week. That’s right—four days on, then three days off. Imagine having a proper midweek lie-in every single week. Your Friday afternoon plans suddenly look very different from theirs.
