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£18,000 After Tax (2026/27)
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If you earn £18,000 a year in the UK, your take-home pay for 2026/27 works out as follows after income tax and National Insurance.
| Yearly | Monthly | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross salary | £18,000 | £1,500 | £346 |
| Income tax | −£1,086 | −£91 | −£21 |
| National Insurance | −£434 | −£36 | −£8 |
| Take-home pay | £16,480 | £1,373 | £317 |
That's about £63 per working day, or £8.45 per hour on a 37.5-hour week. Your effective deduction rate is 8.4%.
How it's worked out
Your personal allowance is £12,570. You pay 20% income tax on earnings above the allowance up to £50,270, 40% up to £125,140 and 45% beyond that. Employee National Insurance is 8% on earnings between £12,570 and £50,270 and 2% above. Student loans and pension contributions are not included here — use the full take-home pay calculator to add them.
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