Tuff part.... Your making plans to work /sit in a compound for a year at 50K.
Year 2..... Hey well up you to say, 70k to stay next year.
Year3.....We would like to promote you to Head Cheese overseeing all Lower Cheeses,120 K....

You get the picture, Its a big carrot from year to year. Choose wisely.

If I sit in a compound, it will be to pay off a home loan, start a reasonable business, or something that would make retirement much better.

50K seems cheap to me.