UK Salary Calculator
Best for: Estimate 2026/27 take-home pay after Income Tax and employee National Insurance.
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Practical tools for salary after tax, Income Tax, employee National Insurance, standard-rate VAT and hourly earnings.
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Income Tax results cover England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland uses separate bands and will receive its own verified calculator.
Estimate 2026/27 take-home pay after Income Tax and employee National Insurance.
Use calculatorCalculate non-Scottish Income Tax including the Personal Allowance taper.
Use calculatorEstimate standard employee Class 1 NI at the 8% and 2% rates.
Use calculatorAdd 20% VAT or extract the one-sixth VAT component from a gross total.
Use calculatorConvert hourly wages to weekly, monthly and annual gross earnings.
Use calculatorOriginal explainers
Personal Allowance, marginal bands and the £100,000 taper explained.
7 minHow Income Tax and employee National Insurance affect take-home pay.
6 minThe 2026/27 Primary Threshold, 8% main rate and 2% upper rate.
5 minAdd standard-rate VAT or correctly extract VAT from a gross total.
5 minConvert hourly pay using realistic paid hours and weeks.
Plan before you calculate
Start with the tool that answers your immediate question, then keep tax, employee deductions, employer costs and borrowing assumptions separate. Combining unrelated figures can make an otherwise correct calculation misleading.
Best for: Estimate 2026/27 take-home pay after Income Tax and employee National Insurance.
Open calculator →Best for: Calculate non-Scottish Income Tax including the Personal Allowance taper.
Open calculator →Best for: Estimate standard employee Class 1 NI at the 8% and 2% rates.
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A useful sequence is to establish the main tax or contribution first, calculate take-home cash or invoice totals second, and model borrowing only after recurring income and deductions are understood. Do not add employer costs to employee cash, deduct annual tax twice or treat a lender illustration as an approved offer.
1. UK Salary Calculator
Use this when you need to estimate 2026/27 take-home pay after Income Tax and employee National Insurance. Check the calculator's period and exclusions before carrying its result into another estimate.
2. UK Income Tax Calculator
Use this when you need to calculate non-Scottish Income Tax including the Personal Allowance taper. Check the calculator's period and exclusions before carrying its result into another estimate.
3. National Insurance Calculator
Use this when you need to estimate standard employee Class 1 NI at the 8% and 2% rates. Check the calculator's period and exclusions before carrying its result into another estimate.
4. UK VAT Calculator
Use this when you need to add 20% VAT or extract the one-sixth VAT component from a gross total. Check the calculator's period and exclusions before carrying its result into another estimate.
5. UK Hourly Pay Calculator
Use this when you need to convert hourly wages to weekly, monthly and annual gross earnings. Check the calculator's period and exclusions before carrying its result into another estimate.
Use these United Kingdom pages where rates, thresholds, payroll rules or statutory definitions matter. Use a global calculator for universal mathematics such as percentages, dates or amortisation only when you control the assumptions yourself. A global formula does not automatically include United Kingdom law.
Record the calculator URL, applicable period, inputs, selected options and result date. Save the payslip, invoice, authority notice or quotation used for those inputs. This makes later comparison easier and shows exactly what must be updated when a rate, threshold or personal circumstance changes.