Rejected petition Make the MP salary the average salary of all teachers, nurses and care workers

Work out the median average annual full-time salary of all state-employed teachers, nurses and care workers in England.

Make a law that MP wages have to be equal to the resulting figure.

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Average teacher salary: £30,212
https://www.reed.co.uk/average-salary/average-teacher-salary

Average nurse salary: £33,384
https://www.nurses.co.uk/careers-hub/nursing-pay-guide/#average-wage-for-a-UK-Nurse-in-2022

Average care worker salary: £23,550
https://uk.talent.com/salary?job=care+worker

MP salary: £84,144
https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/pay-mps/

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Date submitted 17 November 2022
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