TAKE-HOME PAY · 2026/27

UK Take-Home Pay Calculator

What actually lands in your bank? Enter your salary, see income tax, National Insurance and the rest, updated live.

Income tax bands differ by where you live (Scotland has its own). National Insurance and student-loan thresholds are the same across the UK.
Your take-home pay:
£28,718
a year
£2,393
per month
£552
per week
Take-home Income tax NI
You're in the 60% tax trap. Between £100,000 and £125,140 your personal allowance is withdrawn £1 for every £2 earned so each extra £1 here costs about 60% (62% with NI). Paying into a pension can claw the allowance back.

How this works (2026/27)

Take-home pay = salary − income tax − National Insurance − pension − student loan.

Income tax (England, Wales & NI): 0% on the first £12,570 (personal allowance), 20% to £50,270, 40% to £125,140, then 45%; in Scotland there are six bands, 19%, 20%, 21%, 42%, 45% and 48% so pick Scotland above to use them. The personal allowance is withdrawn £1 per £2 earned over £100,000. National Insurance (employee): 8% between £12,570 and £50,270, then 2%. Student loan: 9% of income above your plan's threshold (6% for postgraduate). Pension here is modelled as salary sacrifice, which cuts the tax and NI you pay.

Sources: gov.uk & HMRC (income tax, NI and student-loan thresholds, 2026/27). Figures are illustrative and assume a standard tax code with no other income, benefits-in-kind or allowances.

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Illustrative only, not financial or tax advice. Assumes the standard personal allowance and tax code, and salary as your only income. Scottish rates and student loan plans are included, pick them above; benefits in kind and other allowances are not. Salary sacrifice has rules and limits (e.g. it can't take you below minimum wage). Always check your payslip and gov.uk, or speak to a qualified adviser.

See the full 2026/27 tax rates.