UK take-home pay calculator 2026/27

Salary to take-home after income tax, National Insurance, student loan and pension, using the 2026/27 rates: personal allowance £12,570, 20% basic rate to £50,270, 40% to £125,140, 45% above; NI at 8% and 2%. A £30,000 salary takes home £25,120 a year — £2,093 a month. Scottish rates and all five student-loan plans included.

Your pay

Gross pay
£
Where you pay tax
Student loan
Pension (% of pay)

Tax code 1257L assumed (personal allowance £12,570, tapered above £100,000). Pension reduces taxable pay; tick salary sacrifice if it also reduces NI.

Take-home pay

83.7%Take-home
£2,093
take-home pay a month
from a gross of £2,500
Effective tax rate 16.3%Marginal rate 28.0%Total deductions £4,880
Income tax 11.6%National Insurance 4.6%Take-home 83.7%
LineMonthlyYearly
Gross pay£2,500£30,000
Income tax−£290−£3,486
National Insurance−£116−£1,394
Take-home pay£2,093£25,120

Take-home pay by salary (2026/27, England, Wales & NI)

SalaryIncome taxNITake-home / yearMonthlyWith Plan 2 loan
£18,000£1,086£434£16,480£1,373£16,480
£20,000£1,486£594£17,920£1,493£17,920
£22,000£1,886£754£19,360£1,613£19,360
£24,000£2,286£914£20,800£1,733£20,800
£25,000£2,486£994£21,520£1,793£21,520
£26,000£2,686£1,074£22,240£1,853£22,240
£27,000£2,886£1,154£22,960£1,913£22,960
£28,000£3,086£1,234£23,680£1,973£23,680
£30,000£3,486£1,394£25,120£2,093£25,064
£32,000£3,886£1,554£26,560£2,213£26,324
£35,000£4,486£1,794£28,720£2,393£28,214
£38,000£5,086£2,034£30,880£2,573£30,104
£40,000£5,486£2,194£32,320£2,693£31,364
£42,000£5,886£2,354£33,760£2,813£32,624
£45,000£6,486£2,594£35,920£2,993£34,514
£48,000£7,086£2,834£38,080£3,173£36,404
£50,000£7,486£2,994£39,520£3,293£37,664
£55,000£9,432£3,111£42,457£3,538£40,152
£60,000£11,432£3,211£45,357£3,780£42,602
£65,000£13,432£3,311£48,257£4,021£45,052
£70,000£15,432£3,411£51,157£4,263£47,502
£75,000£17,432£3,511£54,057£4,505£49,952
£80,000£19,432£3,611£56,957£4,746£52,402
£90,000£23,432£3,811£62,757£5,230£57,302
£100,000£27,432£4,011£68,557£5,713£62,202
£120,000£39,432£4,411£76,157£6,346£68,002
£150,000£53,703£5,011£91,286£7,607£80,431

Tax code 1257L, no pension. Scottish taxpayers pay slightly different income tax — switch the region above.

Frequently asked

How is UK take-home pay calculated?

Gross pay minus pension (if any) gives taxable pay. Income tax is charged on the part above the £12,570 personal allowance at 20%, 40% and 45% (19–48% in Scotland). Class 1 National Insurance is 8% of earnings between £12,570 and £50,270 and 2% above. Student loan repayments take 9% of pay above the plan threshold (6% for postgraduate loans).

What is the personal allowance for 2026/27?

£12,570, unchanged. It reduces by £1 for every £2 earned above £100,000 and disappears at £125,140, which creates an effective 60% rate in that band.

What are the student loan thresholds for 2026/27?

Plan 1 £26,900, Plan 2 £29,385, Plan 4 £33,795, Plan 5 £25,000 (first repayments from April 2026), Postgraduate £21,000.