UK Salary After Tax 2025-26

Select your gross annual salary to see your take-home pay, income tax, and National Insurance breakdown for 2025-26.

Salary by region

Scotland 6 bands 19%–48% Wales Same rates as England Northern Ireland Same rates as England

Under £30,000

£10,000 £10,000 £10,500 £10,500 £11,000 £11,000 £11,500 £11,500 £12,000 £12,000 £12,500 £12,500 £12,570 £12,570 £13,000 £12,880 £13,500 £13,240 £14,000 £13,600 £14,500 £13,960 £15,000 £14,320 £15,500 £14,680 £16,000 £15,040 £16,500 £15,400 £17,000 £15,760 £17,500 £16,120 £18,000 £16,480 £18,500 £16,840 £19,000 £17,200 £19,500 £17,560 £20,000 £17,920 £20,500 £18,280 £21,000 £18,640 £21,500 £19,000 £22,000 £19,360 £22,500 £19,720 £23,000 £20,080 £23,500 £20,440 £24,000 £20,800 £24,500 £21,160 £25,000 £21,520 £25,500 £21,880 £26,000 £22,240 £26,500 £22,600 £27,000 £22,960 £27,500 £23,320 £28,000 £23,680 £28,500 £24,040 £29,000 £24,400 £29,500 £24,760

£30,000 – £59,999

£30,000 £25,120 £30,500 £25,480 £31,000 £25,840 £31,500 £26,200 £32,000 £26,560 £32,500 £26,920 £33,000 £27,280 £33,500 £27,640 £34,000 £28,000 £34,500 £28,360 £35,000 £28,720 £35,500 £29,080 £36,000 £29,440 £36,500 £29,800 £37,000 £30,160 £37,500 £30,520 £38,000 £30,880 £38,500 £31,240 £39,000 £31,600 £39,500 £31,960 £40,000 £32,320 £40,500 £32,680 £41,000 £33,040 £41,500 £33,400 £42,000 £33,760 £42,500 £34,120 £43,000 £34,480 £43,500 £34,840 £44,000 £35,200 £44,500 £35,560 £45,000 £35,920 £45,500 £36,280 £46,000 £36,640 £46,500 £37,000 £47,000 £37,360 £47,500 £37,720 £48,000 £38,080 £48,500 £38,440 £49,000 £38,800 £49,500 £39,160 £50,000 £39,520 £50,500 £39,847 £51,000 £40,137 £51,500 £40,427 £52,000 £40,717 £52,500 £41,007 £53,000 £41,297 £53,500 £41,587 £54,000 £41,877 £54,500 £42,167 £55,000 £42,457 £55,500 £42,747 £56,000 £43,037 £56,500 £43,327 £57,000 £43,617 £57,500 £43,907 £58,000 £44,197 £58,500 £44,487 £59,000 £44,777 £59,500 £45,067

£60,000 and above (Higher Rate 40% applies above £50,270)

£60,000 £45,357 £61,000 £45,937 £62,000 £46,517 £63,000 £47,097 £64,000 £47,677 £65,000 £48,257 £66,000 £48,837 £67,000 £49,417 £68,000 £49,997 £69,000 £50,577 £70,000 £51,157 £71,000 £51,737 £72,000 £52,317 £73,000 £52,897 £74,000 £53,477 £75,000 £54,057 £76,000 £54,637 £77,000 £55,217 £78,000 £55,797 £79,000 £56,377 £80,000 £56,957 £81,000 £57,537 £82,000 £58,117 £83,000 £58,697 £84,000 £59,277 £85,000 £59,857 £86,000 £60,437 £87,000 £61,017 £88,000 £61,597 £89,000 £62,177 £90,000 £62,757 £91,000 £63,337 £92,000 £63,917 £93,000 £64,497 £94,000 £65,077 £95,000 £65,657 £96,000 £66,237 £97,000 £66,817 £98,000 £67,397 £99,000 £67,977 £100,000 £68,557 £105,000 £70,457 £110,000 £72,357 £115,000 £74,257 £120,000 £75,914 £125,000 £77,439 £125,140 £77,482 £130,000 £80,057 £135,000 £82,707 £140,000 £85,357 £145,000 £88,007 £150,000 £90,657 £155,000 £93,307 £160,000 £95,957 £165,000 £98,607 £170,000 £101,257 £175,000 £103,907 £180,000 £106,557 £185,000 £109,207 £190,000 £111,857 £195,000 £114,507 £200,000 £117,157 £250,000 £143,657 £300,000 £170,157

How UK income tax is calculated on your salary

For the 2025-26 tax year, everyone in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland gets a personal allowance of £12,570 — income below this threshold is completely tax-free. Above the personal allowance, income tax is charged at the Basic Rate of 20% on earnings up to £50,270. The Higher Rate of 40% applies to earnings between £50,270 and £125,140. Above £125,140, the Additional Rate of 45% kicks in.

The personal allowance is gradually reduced for earners above £100,000 — by £1 for every £2 earned — meaning it disappears entirely at £125,140. This creates an effective tax rate of 60% on income between £100,000 and £125,140, making pension contributions particularly valuable in this band.

National Insurance (Class 1 employee contributions) is charged at 8% on earnings between £12,570 and £50,270, and 2% on earnings above £50,270. NI rates are identical across all four UK nations — only income tax differs by region. Scotland sets its own income tax bands under devolved powers, with six rates from 19% (Starter) to 48% (Top).

Frequently asked questions

How much tax do I pay on a £30,000 salary?

On a £30,000 salary in England (2025-26), you pay £3,486 income tax (20% on £17,430 taxable income above the £12,570 personal allowance) and £1,394 National Insurance (8% on £17,430 between the Primary Threshold and £50,270). Your take-home pay is approximately £25,120 per year (£2,093/month).

What is the personal allowance for 2025-26?

The personal allowance is £12,570 for 2025-26 — unchanged from the previous year. This is the amount you can earn before paying any income tax. If your income exceeds £100,000, the allowance is tapered at £1 for every £2 earned above that threshold, reaching zero at £125,140.

How is National Insurance calculated on my salary?

Employee NI (Class 1) is charged at 8% on earnings between the Primary Threshold (£12,570) and the Upper Earnings Limit (£50,270). On earnings above £50,270, the rate drops to 2%. There is no NI below £12,570. NI is the same rate regardless of whether you live in England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland.

Is take-home pay different in Scotland?

Yes. Scottish taxpayers pay income tax under six devolved bands rather than England's three. The key impact is the Intermediate Rate (21%) on income from £27,492 to £43,662, and the Higher Rate (42%) starting at £43,663 — six years before England's Higher Rate threshold of £50,270. For salaries between roughly £27k and £50k, Scottish take-home is slightly lower than English take-home. See the Scotland salary after tax hub for full details and comparisons.