Work out your take-home pay.

Enter your salary and see your real take-home pay, based on HMRC's confirmed 2026/27 tax bands.

1Your details
Gross salary before tax
£
Frequency
Hours/week
h
Annual bonus
£
Region
Adjustments
Pensionsalary sacrifice
Student loanPlan 2, Postgrad…
Blind person's allowance+£3,070 tax-free
Salary sacrificechildcare, EV, cycle…
2Your result
Take-home per month

£2,093.00.30

That's £25,119.60 a year. You keep 83.7% of every pound, after income tax and National Insurance.

You keepPer month, into your account£2,093.30
Income tax20% basic rate−£290.50
National InsuranceClass 1 · 8%−£116.20
Hourly take-home
£12.88
37.5h × 52
Daily take-home
£96.61
5-day week
Weekly take-home
£483.07
52 weeks
Monthly take-home
£2,093.30
12 months
Yearly take-home
£25,119.60
tax year

Full breakdown

Per £30,000 gross · 2026/27 tax year
ItemYearlyMonthly% of gross
Gross salary£30,000.00£2,500.00100.0%
Taxable pay£30,000.00£2,500.00100.0%
Income tax (basic, 20%)£3,486.00£290.5011.6%
National Insurance£1,394.40£116.204.6%
Take-home pay£25,119.60£2,093.3083.7%

Where you sit in the tax bands

Rest of UK · personal allowance £12,570
You · £30,000
£0£12,570£30,000£50,270
Personal allowance · 0%
£12,570.00
Tax-free
Basic rate · 20%
£17,430.00
Tax due: £3,486.00
Higher rate · 40%
£0.00
Begins at £50,270

Useful next steps

Common questions

Why does my take-home differ from my payslip?

Payslips can include benefits, bonuses, expenses, share schemes, or non-standard tax codes that this calculator can't see. We assume a standard 1257L tax code, no taxable benefits, and a full personal allowance. If your tax code differs, your figures will too.

How is National Insurance calculated in 2026/27?

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Does this include the 5% auto-enrolment pension?

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Are Scottish tax bands different, and by how much?

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How does a student-loan plan affect my pay?

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