UK Take-home PayTake-home pay on a £30,000 salary
On a salary of £30,000 a year in the 2026-27 tax year, you keep £25,120 a year, which is £2,093.30 a month or £483.07 a week, if you live in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, have no pension and no student loan. That is 83.7% of your salary.
The working
| Salary | £30,000 |
| Personal Allowance | £12,570 |
| Taxable income | £17,430 |
| Income Tax | £3,486 |
| National Insurance | £1,394 |
| Take-home pay a year | £25,120 |
In Scotland
Scotland has its own Income Tax bands. On the same salary the tax is £3,451 and the take-home pay is £25,155 a year, £2,096.21 a month, which is £2.91 more a month than in the rest of the UK.
With a student loan
| Loan | Repayment a year | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|
| Plan 1 | £279 | £2,070.05 |
| Plan 2 | £55 | £2,088.69 |
| Plan 4 | £0 | £2,093.30 |
| Plan 5 | £450 | £2,055.80 |
| Postgraduate loan only | £540 | £2,048.30 |
What an extra £1,000 does
If your salary rose by £1,000, you would keep £720 of it (£280 tax and National Insurance on that £1,000).
Assumptions
A steady yearly salary from one job in the 2026-27 tax year, standard tax code, National Insurance category A, no pension contribution, no benefits in kind and no other income. Student loan is taken as 9% of earnings above the yearly threshold of the plan (HMRC works it per pay period). Scottish bands are used only where the page says Scotland. Take-home pay on your payslip can differ.
Common questions
How much is a £30,000 salary after tax?
In 2026-27, with no pension or student loan: £25,120 a year, £2,093.30 a month in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; £2,096.21 a month in Scotland.
What is the tax on £30,000?
Income Tax £3,486 and National Insurance £1,394, a total of £4,880 (England).
Sources
- Income Tax rates, Personal Allowance and its reduction above £100,000, for the tax year 6 April 2026 to 5 April 2027: GOV.UK, "Income Tax rates and Personal Allowances" (gov.uk/income-tax-rates), read on 13 November 2026.
- Tax bands for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, Class 1 employee National Insurance (category A) and student loan thresholds, 2026 to 2027: GOV.UK, "Rates and thresholds for employers 2026 to 2027" (gov.uk), read on 13 November 2026.
Rates read on 13 November 2026 from GOV.UK and apply to the tax year 6 April 2026 to 5 April 2027; after 5 April 2027 they will be out of date. This site is independent, not connected with HMRC, and gives arithmetic, not tax advice.