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 £26,242.
Average salary 2016/2017 - Average salary 2015/2016
Popular salary calculations
| Salary | Total tax | Net salary | # Searches | Tax year |
| £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 |
| £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 |
| £1,474,200 | £682,307 | £791,893 | 29 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £41,600 | £10,145 | £31,455 | 29 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £40,200 | £9,697 | £30,503 | 29 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £25,300 | £4,929 | £20,371 | 29 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £20,340 | £3,342 | £16,998 | 29 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £13,900 | £1,281 | £12,619 | 29 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £12,900 | £961 | £11,939 | 29 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £8,250 | £23 | £8,227 | 29 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £6,240 | £0 | £6,240 | 29 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £3,200 | £0 | £3,200 | 29 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £900 | £0 | £900 | 29 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £400 | £0 | £400 | 29 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £842,400 | £385,361 | £457,039 | 28 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £275,000 | £118,683 | £156,317 | 28 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £136,000 | £54,053 | £81,947 | 28 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £73,500 | £23,403 | £50,097 | 28 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £61,500 | £18,363 | £43,137 | 28 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £24,300 | £4,609 | £19,691 | 28 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £23,200 | £4,257 | £18,943 | 28 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £19,409 | £3,044 | £16,365 | 28 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £16,968 | £2,263 | £14,705 | 28 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £12,400 | £801 | £11,599 | 28 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £97,000 | £33,273 | £63,727 | 27 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £82,500 | £27,183 | £55,317 | 27 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £55,500 | £15,843 | £39,657 | 27 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £37,200 | £8,737 | £28,463 | 27 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £35,225 | £8,105 | £27,120 | 27 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £30,357 | £6,547 | £23,810 | 27 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £29,600 | £6,305 | £23,295 | 27 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £27,206 | £5,539 | £21,667 | 27 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £20,280 | £3,322 | £16,958 | 27 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £13,824 | £1,256 | £12,568 | 27 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £168,000 | £68,393 | £99,607 | 26 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £83,500 | £27,603 | £55,897 | 26 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £41,709 | £10,180 | £31,529 | 26 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £26,700 | £5,377 | £21,323 | 26 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £22,880 | £4,154 | £18,726 | 26 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £22,700 | £4,097 | £18,603 | 26 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £22,100 | £3,905 | £18,195 | 26 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £20,100 | £3,265 | £16,835 | 26 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £16,250 | £2,033 | £14,217 | 26 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £9,800 | £209 | £9,591 | 26 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £149,000 | £59,513 | £89,487 | 25 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £50,500 | £13,743 | £36,757 | 25 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £32,800 | £7,329 | £25,471 | 25 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £32,600 | £7,265 | £25,335 | 25 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £28,100 | £5,825 | £22,275 | 25 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £27,100 | £5,505 | £21,595 | 25 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £23,700 | £4,417 | £19,283 | 25 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £22,782 | £4,123 | £18,659 | 25 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £21,100 | £3,585 | £17,515 | 25 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £20,700 | £3,457 | £17,243 | 25 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £20,138 | £3,277 | £16,861 | 25 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £19,900 | £3,201 | £16,699 | 25 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £16,848 | £2,224 | £14,624 | 25 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £16,575 | £2,137 | £14,438 | 25 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £12,100 | £705 | £11,395 | 25 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £11,520 | £519 | £11,001 | 25 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £120 | £0 | £120 | 25 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £80 | £0 | £80 | 25 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £18 | £0 | £18 | 25 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £2,948,400 | £1,375,181 | £1,573,219 | 24 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £1,263,600 | £583,325 | £680,275 | 24 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £1,053,000 | £484,343 | £568,657 | 24 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £315,900 | £137,906 | £177,994 | 24 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £133,000 | £52,793 | £80,207 | 24 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £72,500 | £22,983 | £49,517 | 24 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £71,500 | £22,563 | £48,937 | 24 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £56,600 | £16,305 | £40,295 | 24 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £32,050 | £7,089 | £24,961 | 24 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £30,200 | £6,497 | £23,703 | 24 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £29,900 | £6,401 | £23,499 | 24 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £27,900 | £5,761 | £22,139 | 24 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £26,565 | £5,334 | £21,231 | 24 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £21,521 | £3,720 | £17,801 | 24 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
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