Income Tax Calculator
Income Tax Calculator is quick and easy to use. Our UK tax calculator checks the tax you pay & your net wage. UK income tax calculator shows your take home pay and PAYE owed to HMRC. Just enter your salary into our UK tax calculator.
Guide to your salary calculations
- Gross income - The total salary / wage / pay before any deductions or taxes.
- Income tax - A tax on an employee for being employed. Collected through PAYE by the employer.
- National insurance - A contribution an employee makes for certain benefits including the state pension. Collected through PAYE by the employer.
- PAYE (Pay As You Earn) - A process by which HMRC collects employee taxes directly from the employer.
- Net pay - Also known as net salary or net income. This is the take home pay received after any deductions or taxes have been subtracted from Gross income.
Tax Calculator
Our tax calculator calculates your personal tax free allowance.Personal Tax Free Allowance
Table of personal tax free allowance by tax year.
| Tax Year | Personal Tax Allowance |
| 2018 / 2019 | £11,850 |
| 2017 / 2018 | £11,500 |
| 2016 / 2017 | £11,000 |
| 2015 / 2016 | £10,600 |
| 2014 / 2015 | £10,000 |
| 2013 / 2014 | £9,440 |
| 2012 / 2013 | £8,105 |
| 2011 / 2012 | £7,475 |
Note that for UK income above £100,000, the Personal Allowance reduces by £1 for every £2 of income above the £100,000 limit.
Salary Calculator
Our salary calculator calculates your income tax and national insurance contributions.Income Tax Bands
Table of income tax bands by tax year.
| Tax Year | Basic Rate | Higher Rate | Additional Rate |
| 2018 / 2019 | £0 - £34,500 (20%) | £34,500 - £150,000 (40%) | £150,000+ (45%) |
| 2017 / 2018 | £0 - £33,500 (20%) | £33,500 - £150,000 (40%) | £150,000+ (45%) |
| 2016 / 2017 | £0 - £32,000 (20%) | £32,000 - £150,000 (40%) | £150,000+ (45%) |
| 2015 / 2016 | £0 - £31,785 (20%) | £31,785 - £150,000 (40%) | £150,000+ (45%) |
| 2014 / 2015 | £0 - £31,865 (20%) | £31,865 - £150,000 (40%) | £150,000+ (45%) |
| 2013 / 2014 | £0 - £32,010 (20%) | £32,010 - £150,000 (40%) | £150,000+ (45%) |
| 2012 / 2013 | £0 - £34,370 (20%) | £34,370 - £150,000 (40%) | £150,000+ (50%) |
| 2011 / 2012 | £0 - £35,000 (20%) | £35,000 - £150,000 (40%) | £150,000+ (50%) |
National Insurance Tax Bands
Table of national insurance tax bands by tax year.
| Tax Year | Primary Threshold | Secondary Threshold | Lower Earnings Limit | Upper Earnings Limit |
| 2018 / 2019 | £8,424 | £8,424 | £6,032 | £46,350 |
| 2017 / 2018 | £8,164 | £8,164 | £5,876 | £45,032 |
| 2016 / 2017 | £8,060 | £8,112 | £5,824 | £43,004 |
| 2015 / 2016 | £8,060 | £8,112 | £5,824 | £42,385 |
| 2014 / 2015 | £7,956 | £7,956 | £5,772 | £41,865 |
| 2013 / 2014 | £7,755 | £7,696 | £5,668 | £41,450 |
| 2012 / 2013 | £7,605 | £7,488 | £5,564 | £42,475 |
| 2011 / 2012 | £7,225 | £7,072 | £5,304 | £42,475 |
Income Tax Calculator uses UK tax brackets and personal allowance thresholds which are verified to HMRC's rates and allowances for Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions.
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