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After Tax Salary

The UK index for what you keep: gross salary peeled back to take-home pay.

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Gross

£39,039

Income Tax

−£7,486

National Insurance

−£2,994

Take-home

£31,628

Illustrative UK median full-time path (England/Wales/NI style estimate). Pension and student loan not included.

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Estimate Income Tax and employee National Insurance for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland uses different Income Tax bands — treat this as a quick guide.

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Uses a simplified 2026/27-style England/Wales/NI model: Personal Allowance £12,570 (tapered above £100,000), basic 20%, higher 40%, additional 45%, and employee NI at 8% between £12,570 and £50,270 then 2% above. No pension or student loan.

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Take-home by gross salary

£ / year kept

  • £15,000£14,320
  • £20,000£17,920
  • £25,000£21,520
  • £30,000£25,120
  • £35,000£28,720
  • £40,000£32,320
  • £50,000£39,520

Median pay by region

£ / year gross

  • London£47,000
  • South East£41,000
  • East of England£39,000
  • Scotland£38,000
  • North West£36,000
  • Yorkshire and The Humber£35,000

Median pay by industry

£ / year gross

  • Finance & insurance£52,000
  • Information & communication£48,000
  • Professional / scientific / technical£45,000
  • Education£38,000
  • Construction£37,000
  • Human health & social work£36,000

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Separate gross, tax, National Insurance and take-home so you can compare offers without mixing statistics.

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