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Take-home pay · 2026/27

£31,000 after tax

£2,153a month take-home on £31,000 a year, with no student loan or pension. That’s £497 a week, or £25,840 a year.
£31,000 a yearNo student loanPlan 2Plan 5
Gross pay£31,000
£2,583/mo
£31,000
£2,583/mo
£31,000
£2,583/mo
Income tax£3,686
£307/mo
£3,686
£307/mo
£3,686
£307/mo
National Insurance£1,474
£123/mo
£1,474
£123/mo
£1,474
£123/mo
Student loan£0
£0/mo
£145
£12/mo
£540
£45/mo
Take-home£25,840
£2,153/mo
£25,694
£2,141/mo
£25,300
£2,108/mo

TL;DROut of every £100 you earn, about £83 reaches your account — or £82 with a Plan 5 student loan.

83%of your gross pay you keep, with no student loan or pension.
£15.90an hour before tax, if you work 37.5 hours a week all year.
£720of the next £1,000 you earn would reach your account.

TL;DRA £1,000 pay rise would add about £60 a month to your take-home.

This is above full-time National Living Wage pay (£24,785) and below the UK median full-time salary (about £42,182).

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Small print

2026/27 income tax and National Insurance for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (Scotland’s income tax bands differ), standard 1257L tax code, employee Class 1 NI. Plan 2 repayments are 9% above £29,385 and Plan 5 9% above £25,000. Pension contributions, salary sacrifice, benefits in kind and other deductions are not included. General information, not financial advice.