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 £26,500.
Average salary 2016/2017 - Average salary 2015/2016
Popular salary calculations
| Salary | Total tax | Net salary | # Searches | Tax year |
| £737,100 | £335,870 | £401,230 | 36 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £89,000 | £29,913 | £59,087 | 36 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £67,500 | £20,883 | £46,617 | 36 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £33,800 | £7,649 | £26,151 | 36 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £28,400 | £5,921 | £22,479 | 36 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £23,100 | £4,225 | £18,875 | 36 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £22,467 | £4,022 | £18,445 | 36 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £19,760 | £3,156 | £16,604 | 36 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £17,850 | £2,545 | £15,305 | 36 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £550,000 | £247,933 | £302,067 | 35 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £26,800 | £5,409 | £21,391 | 35 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £22,300 | £3,969 | £18,331 | 35 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £18,960 | £2,900 | £16,060 | 35 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £12,200 | £737 | £11,463 | 35 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £11,115 | £390 | £10,725 | 35 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £58,500 | £17,103 | £41,397 | 34 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £54,500 | £15,423 | £39,077 | 34 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £47,849 | £12,630 | £35,219 | 34 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £39,600 | £9,505 | £30,095 | 34 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £30,600 | £6,625 | £23,975 | 34 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £29,300 | £6,209 | £23,091 | 34 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £24,700 | £4,737 | £19,963 | 34 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £21,400 | £3,681 | £17,719 | 34 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £18,250 | £2,673 | £15,577 | 34 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £16,224 | £2,024 | £14,200 | 34 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £10,823 | £332 | £10,492 | 34 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £3,600 | £0 | £3,600 | 34 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £2,300 | £0 | £2,300 | 34 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £350 | £0 | £350 | 34 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £142,000 | £56,573 | £85,427 | 33 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £127,000 | £50,273 | £76,727 | 33 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £50,039 | £13,550 | £36,489 | 33 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £46,800 | £12,189 | £34,611 | 33 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £43,200 | £10,677 | £32,523 | 33 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £25,600 | £5,025 | £20,575 | 33 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £22,968 | £4,183 | £18,785 | 33 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £20,900 | £3,521 | £17,379 | 33 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £16,100 | £1,985 | £14,115 | 33 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £5,616,000 | £2,628,953 | £2,987,047 | 32 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £4,914,000 | £2,299,013 | £2,614,987 | 32 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £750,000 | £341,933 | £408,067 | 32 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £491,400 | £220,391 | £271,009 | 32 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £270,000 | £116,333 | £153,667 | 32 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £28,300 | £5,889 | £22,411 | 32 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £21,700 | £3,777 | £17,923 | 32 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £19,750 | £3,153 | £16,597 | 32 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £16,461 | £2,100 | £14,361 | 32 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £2,800 | £0 | £2,800 | 32 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £280,000 | £121,033 | £158,967 | 31 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £131,000 | £51,953 | £79,047 | 31 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £119,000 | £46,313 | £72,687 | 31 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £56,500 | £16,263 | £40,237 | 31 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £35,100 | £8,065 | £27,035 | 31 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £34,200 | £7,777 | £26,423 | 31 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £29,800 | £6,369 | £23,431 | 31 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £27,040 | £5,486 | £21,554 | 31 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £20,750 | £3,473 | £17,277 | 31 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £20,200 | £3,297 | £16,903 | 31 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £17,900 | £2,561 | £15,339 | 31 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £17,280 | £2,362 | £14,918 | 31 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £17,250 | £2,353 | £14,897 | 31 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £16,750 | £2,193 | £14,557 | 31 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £16,120 | £1,991 | £14,129 | 31 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £5,500 | £0 | £5,500 | 31 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £35,100,000 | £16,486,433 | £18,613,567 | 30 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £99,999 | £34,533 | £65,466 | 30 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £94,000 | £32,013 | £61,987 | 30 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £60,500 | £17,943 | £42,557 | 30 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £53,500 | £15,003 | £38,497 | 30 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £36,400 | £8,481 | £27,919 | 30 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £31,383 | £6,875 | £24,508 | 30 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £26,300 | £5,249 | £21,051 | 30 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £26,250 | £5,233 | £21,017 | 30 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £26,200 | £5,217 | £20,983 | 30 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £21,250 | £3,633 | £17,617 | 30 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £19,866 | £3,190 | £16,676 | 30 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £13,300 | £1,089 | £12,211 | 30 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £10,881 | £339 | £10,542 | 30 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £8,040 | £0 | £8,040 | 30 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £750 | £0 | £750 | 30 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
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