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
£8,084.82
Annual: £97,017.90
Take-home
£97,017.90
£8,084.82 / month
Take-home£97,017.90
Income Tax£59,731.50
NI£5,250.60
Student Loan£0.00
Pension£0.00
Weekly
£1,865.73
Daily
£373.15
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Full breakdown

Item Annual Monthly
Gross salary£162,000.00£13,500.00
Income Tax£59,731.50£4,977.62
National Insurance£5,250.60£437.55
Student Loan£0.00£0.00
Pension£0.00£0.00
Take-home£97,017.90£8,084.82

Tax bands

BandRateTaxable amountTax paid
Basic rate 20% £37,700.00 £7,540.00
Higher rate 40% £74,870.00 £29,948.00
Additional rate 45% £49,430.00 £22,243.50

NI and student loan details

National Insurance
Main NI: £3,016.00
Upper NI: £2,234.60
Student Loan
Plan: none
Repayment: £0.00

Assumptions

Tax year: 2025/26
Region: northern-ireland
Tax code: 1257L
NI category: A
Student loan: none
Pension: 0%
Salary sacrifice: No
Effective tax rate: 40.11%
Marginal rate: 47.0%
Estimates only - not financial advice.