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Free UK pay and salary tools for the 2026/27 tax year. Estimate your take-home pay, compare salaries and understand what a change in pay could mean for you. No account required.
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Check my take home pay
See what you may receive after Income Tax and National Insurance.
Check my payCompare a change in pay
Understand what a pay rise, overtime or bonus could mean for your take-home pay.
Compare payPlan my monthly money
Compare your income and spending to see what's left over.
Plan my budgetAll calculators
Free UK pay calculators. No account required.
UK Salary and Take Home Pay Calculator
Estimate your take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance.
Check my payHourly Wage and Annual Salary Calculator
Convert between an hourly rate and an annual gross salary.
Open calculatorPay Rise and Salary Comparison Calculator
Compare a current salary against a new one.
Compare payUK Overtime Pay Calculator
Estimate gross overtime and its take-home effect.
Open calculatorBonus Take Home Pay Calculator
Estimate how a bonus affects your take-home pay.
Open calculatorUK Employer Cost Calculator
Estimate the total annual cost of employing someone.
Open calculatorUK Budget Calculator
Add your income and regular spending to estimate your monthly surplus or shortfall.
Plan my budgetHiring or budgeting for a team? See Employers for total employment cost, including Employer National Insurance.
Explore UK salaries
Verified UK salary figures for selected occupations, sourced from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), 2025.
Guides
Short explanations, in plain English, of how UK pay actually works.
Gross Pay vs Net Pay Explained
What gross pay and net pay mean, and why deductions happen.
Read guideHow to Read Your Payslip
The common items on a UK payslip, explained in plain English.
Read guideHow PAYE Works
How HMRC collects Income Tax and National Insurance through your employer.
Read guideUnderstanding UK Tax Codes
What a tax code is, how it's structured, and what to do if yours looks wrong.
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- No account required
- 2026/27 tax-year calculations
- Calculator inputs stay in your browser
- Sources shown for tax figures
