UK Take-Home Pay Calculator (2025/26)

Instant net pay from any salary. Income Tax, National Insurance, student loan and pension, with full assumptions and breakdown.

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If unknown, leave as 1257L. This is an estimate helper.

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Current calculation uses Category A rates for NI estimate.

Results

Monthly take-home
£2,813.30
Annual: £33,759.60
Take-home
£33,759.60
£2,813.30 / month
Take-home£33,759.60
Income Tax£5,886.00
NI£2,354.40
Student Loan£0.00
Pension£0.00
Weekly
£649.22
Daily
£129.84
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Full breakdown

Item Annual Monthly
Gross salary£42,000.00£3,500.00
Income Tax£5,886.00£490.50
National Insurance£2,354.40£196.20
Student Loan£0.00£0.00
Pension£0.00£0.00
Take-home£33,759.60£2,813.30

Tax bands

BandRateTaxable amountTax paid
Basic rate 20% £29,430.00 £5,886.00
Higher rate 40% £0.00 £0.00
Additional rate 45% £0.00 £0.00

NI and student loan details

National Insurance
Main NI: £2,354.40
Upper NI: £0.00
Student Loan
Plan: none
Repayment: £0.00

Assumptions

Tax year: 2025/26
Region: england
Tax code: 1257L
NI category: A
Student loan: none
Pension: 0%
Salary sacrifice: No
Effective tax rate: 19.62%
Marginal rate: 28.0%
Estimates only - not financial advice.