Know exactly what lands in your account.
Accurate take-home pay for the UK, Ireland and Canada: income tax, social contributions, pension, student loans and more, with beautiful charts that show where every pound goes.
- GOV.UK rates
- Every figure sourced and dated
- Always current
- Updated every tax year
- 3 countries
- UK, Ireland and Canada
- Private
- Your pay never leaves your device
You take home
You keep 80.4% of £42,000. Your next 100 keeps £72.
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Everything in one place
Twelve UK calculators, one consistent standard
From a quick hourly rate to self-employed tax and statutory maternity pay, every tool uses the same tested engine and official rates.
Salary after tax
Full take-home calculator: tax, NI, pension, student loan, tax code.
Hourly wage
Turn an hourly rate into annual salary and take-home pay.
Required salary
Enter the take-home you want and get the gross you need.
Compare salaries
Put two offers side by side after tax.
Pro-rata
Part-time or fewer weeks? See the real pay.
Overtime
What extra hours are worth after tax.
Bonus tax
How much of a bonus you actually keep.
Self-employed
Income tax and Class 4 NI on your profit.
Two jobs
Tax and NI when you have a second job.
Maternity pay
Statutory Maternity Pay week by week.
Child Benefit charge
The High Income Child Benefit Charge, explained.
Marriage Allowance
See if transferring allowance saves you tax.
Accurate by design
Rates come from GOV.UK, every release is checked against hand-calculated cases, and the methodology page lists each source and the date it was checked.
Insight, not just a number
See your marginal rate, the 60% tax trap, what a pay rise or pension contribution is really worth, and how your tax compares across incomes.
Private and instant
Everything is calculated in your browser. No account, no tracking of your pay, and a shareable link that stores your inputs in the URL.
2026/27 at a glance
The numbers behind your payslip
Example: on £42,000 you take home £33,760 a year. See the breakdown →
Is this calculator accurate? +
It uses official GOV.UK 2026/27 rates and is covered by automated tests that check tax, National Insurance, student loans, tax codes and more. It assumes steady pay across the year, so a real payslip can differ slightly because of cumulative PAYE or benefits in kind.
Is it free? Do I need an account? +
It is completely free and needs no sign-up. Calculations run in your browser; your salary is never sent to a server.
Which UK regions are covered? +
England, Wales and Northern Ireland share the same income tax bands, and Scotland has its own six-band system. Both are supported, plus Scottish and Welsh tax code prefixes.
Can I compare two job offers? +
Yes. Use the Compare tab in the main calculator to put two salaries side by side, or the Required salary tab to work backwards from the take-home pay you want.
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