Public profiles describe Farage as a commodities broker/stockbroker in the City before politics, and a Guardian profile says the hours were "extremely long". That supports the core point that the job involved real work rather than being paid for doing nothing. The exact level of pay is harder to pin down from public sources, but nothing in the evidence contradicts his basic claim. Sources: European Parliament profile of Nigel Farage; The Guardian, "Nigel Farage: I was never scared of being out on a limb"; Sky News, "Farage Profile: Man Of The People And The Pint". (europarl.europa.eu)