The average salary UK for the tax year ending 5 April 2015 was £27,600. This is a median average and an increase of 1.6% over the 2014 median average which was £27,200. These averages are for full time employees with data taken from the ONS Annual Average Salary Survey.
In the tax year 2016/2017, the statistics below detail the popularity of different salary calculations on Income Tax Calculator. The median average wage UK as calculated by our Salary Calculator is £26,240.
Average salary 2016/2017 - Average salary 2015/2016
Popular salary calculations
| Salary | Total tax | Net salary | # Searches | Tax year |
| £30,000 | £6,433 | £23,567 | 4377 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £20,000 | £3,233 | £16,767 | 3915 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £25,000 | £4,833 | £20,167 | 3868 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £18,000 | £2,593 | £15,407 | 3390 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £40,000 | £9,633 | £30,367 | 3250 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £50,000 | £13,533 | £36,467 | 3112 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £35,000 | £8,033 | £26,967 | 2691 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £45,000 | £11,433 | £33,567 | 2529 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £22,000 | £3,873 | £18,127 | 2456 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £24,000 | £4,513 | £19,487 | 2378 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £60,000 | £17,733 | £42,267 | 2301 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £28,000 | £5,793 | £22,207 | 2087 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £15,000 | £1,633 | £13,367 | 1997 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £100,000 | £34,533 | £65,467 | 1959 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £23,000 | £4,193 | £18,807 | 1873 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £21,000 | £3,553 | £17,447 | 1788 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £16,000 | £1,953 | £14,047 | 1779 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £26,000 | £5,153 | £20,847 | 1724 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £17,000 | £2,273 | £14,727 | 1686 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £19,000 | £2,913 | £16,087 | 1525 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £65,000 | £19,833 | £45,167 | 1496 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £32,000 | £7,073 | £24,927 | 1431 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £12,000 | £673 | £11,327 | 1386 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £36,000 | £8,353 | £27,647 | 1360 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £21,500 | £3,713 | £17,787 | 1332 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £27,000 | £5,473 | £21,527 | 1289 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £70,000 | £21,933 | £48,067 | 1279 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £55,000 | £15,633 | £39,367 | 1245 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £42,000 | £10,273 | £31,727 | 1151 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £80,000 | £26,133 | £53,867 | 1147 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £14,000 | £1,313 | £12,687 | 1087 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £11,000 | £353 | £10,647 | 1081 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £38,000 | £8,993 | £29,007 | 996 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £17,500 | £2,433 | £15,067 | 995 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £18,500 | £2,753 | £15,747 | 976 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £75,000 | £24,033 | £50,967 | 946 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £120,000 | £46,933 | £73,067 | 930 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £17,880 | £2,554 | £15,326 | 922 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £43,000 | £10,593 | £32,407 | 871 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £16,500 | £2,113 | £14,387 | 828 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £13,000 | £993 | £12,007 | 824 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £33,000 | £7,393 | £25,607 | 789 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £48,000 | £12,693 | £35,307 | 785 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £34,000 | £7,713 | £26,287 | 778 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £29,000 | £6,113 | £22,887 | 769 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £19,500 | £3,073 | £16,427 | 753 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £150,000 | £59,933 | £90,067 | 668 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £90,000 | £30,333 | £59,667 | 634 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £37,000 | £8,673 | £28,327 | 626 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £31,000 | £6,753 | £24,247 | 625 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £10,000 | £233 | £9,767 | 618 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £22,500 | £4,033 | £18,467 | 603 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £15,600 | £1,825 | £13,775 | 565 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £15,500 | £1,793 | £13,707 | 558 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £44,000 | £11,013 | £32,987 | 546 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £27,500 | £5,633 | £21,867 | 519 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £23,500 | £4,353 | £19,147 | 503 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £52,000 | £14,373 | £37,627 | 497 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £46,000 | £11,853 | £34,147 | 467 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £110,000 | £40,733 | £69,267 | 462 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £26,500 | £5,313 | £21,187 | 456 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £14,500 | £1,473 | £13,027 | 448 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £8,000 | £0 | £8,000 | 441 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £200,000 | £83,433 | £116,567 | 438 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £9,000 | £113 | £8,887 | 415 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £39,000 | £9,313 | £29,687 | 414 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £85,000 | £28,233 | £56,767 | 402 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £11,500 | £513 | £10,987 | 402 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £130,000 | £51,533 | £78,467 | 397 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £47,000 | £12,273 | £34,727 | 397 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £41,000 | £9,953 | £31,047 | 381 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £13,500 | £1,153 | £12,347 | 378 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £16,800 | £2,209 | £14,591 | 377 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £14,400 | £1,441 | £12,959 | 354 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £20,500 | £3,393 | £17,107 | 341 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £24,500 | £4,673 | £19,827 | 339 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £12,500 | £833 | £11,667 | 336 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £140,000 | £55,733 | £84,267 | 321 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £250,000 | £106,933 | £143,067 | 314 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £25,500 | £4,993 | £20,507 | 313 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
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