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.

Inputs

£
Region

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

0%
Advanced options

Current calculation uses Category A rates for NI estimate.

Results

Monthly take-home
£2,683.17
Annual: £32,198.10
Take-home
£32,198.10
£2,683.17 / month
Take-home£32,198.10
Income Tax£5,607.50
NI£2,194.40
Student Loan£0.00
Pension£0.00
Weekly
£619.19
Daily
£123.84
Share this result

Full breakdown

Item Annual Monthly
Gross salary£40,000.00£3,333.33
Income Tax£5,607.50£467.29
National Insurance£2,194.40£182.87
Student Loan£0.00£0.00
Pension£0.00£0.00
Take-home£32,198.10£2,683.17

Tax bands

BandRateTaxable amountTax paid
Starter rate 19% £2,162.00 £410.78
Basic rate 20% £10,956.00 £2,191.20
Intermediate rate 21% £14,312.00 £3,005.52
Higher rate 42% £0.00 £0.00
Advanced rate 45% £0.00 £0.00
Top rate 48% £0.00 £0.00

NI and student loan details

National Insurance
Main NI: £2,194.40
Upper NI: £0.00
Student Loan
Plan: none
Repayment: £0.00

Assumptions

Tax year: 2025/26
Region: scotland
Tax code: 1257L
NI category: A
Student loan: none
Pension: 0%
Salary sacrifice: No
Effective tax rate: 19.5%
Marginal rate: 29.0%
Estimates only - not financial advice.