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 |
| £71,500 | £22,563 | £48,937 | 23 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £46,931 | £12,244 | £34,687 | 23 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £40,600 | £9,825 | £30,775 | 23 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £32,050 | £7,089 | £24,961 | 23 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £29,100 | £6,145 | £22,955 | 23 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £27,951 | £5,777 | £22,174 | 23 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £20,751 | £3,473 | £17,278 | 23 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £20,100 | £3,265 | £16,835 | 23 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £18,176 | £2,649 | £15,527 | 23 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £17,978 | £2,586 | £15,392 | 23 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £16,160 | £2,004 | £14,156 | 23 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £15,750 | £1,873 | £13,877 | 23 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £11,440 | £494 | £10,946 | 23 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £10,300 | £269 | £10,031 | 23 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £9,300 | £149 | £9,151 | 23 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £220 | £0 | £220 | 23 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £912,600 | £418,355 | £494,245 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £420,000 | £186,833 | £233,167 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £290,000 | £125,733 | £164,267 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £210,600 | £88,415 | £122,185 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £195,000 | £81,083 | £113,917 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £77,500 | £25,083 | £52,417 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £72,500 | £22,983 | £49,517 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £65,500 | £20,043 | £45,457 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £56,600 | £16,305 | £40,295 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £30,400 | £6,561 | £23,839 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £28,200 | £5,857 | £22,343 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £25,750 | £5,073 | £20,677 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £25,298 | £4,928 | £20,370 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £24,960 | £4,820 | £20,140 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £22,128 | £3,914 | £18,214 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £18,360 | £2,708 | £15,652 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £18,012 | £2,597 | £15,415 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £17,547 | £2,448 | £15,099 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £16,916 | £2,246 | £14,670 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £11,750 | £593 | £11,157 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £11,248 | £432 | £10,816 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £11,050 | £369 | £10,681 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £10,900 | £341 | £10,559 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £1,750 | £0 | £1,750 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £480 | £0 | £480 | 22 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £259,740,000 | £122,067,233 | £137,672,767 | 21 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £3,000,000 | £1,399,433 | £1,600,567 | 21 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £390,000 | £172,733 | £217,267 | 21 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £264,000 | £113,513 | £150,487 | 21 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £198,000 | £82,493 | £115,507 | 21 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £162,000 | £65,573 | £96,427 | 21 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £76,500 | £24,663 | £51,837 | 21 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £69,300 | £21,639 | £47,661 | 21 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £46,930 | £12,244 | £34,686 | 21 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £43,001 | £10,593 | £32,408 | 21 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £38,200 | £9,057 | £29,143 | 21 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £34,800 | £7,969 | £26,831 | 21 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £29,750 | £6,353 | £23,397 | 21 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £29,400 | £6,241 | £23,159 | 21 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £21,450 | £3,697 | £17,753 | 21 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £18,486 | £2,748 | £15,738 | 21 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £17,750 | £2,513 | £15,237 | 21 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £16,320 | £2,055 | £14,265 | 21 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £14,664 | £1,525 | £13,139 | 21 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £9,100 | £125 | £8,975 | 21 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £8,800 | £89 | £8,711 | 21 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £2,808,000 | £1,309,193 | £1,498,807 | 20 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £351,000 | £154,403 | £196,597 | 20 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £252,000 | £107,873 | £144,127 | 20 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £148,000 | £59,093 | £88,907 | 20 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £146,000 | £58,253 | £87,747 | 20 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £129,000 | £51,113 | £77,887 | 20 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £57,600 | £16,725 | £40,875 | 20 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £44,400 | £11,181 | £33,219 | 20 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £44,100 | £11,055 | £33,045 | 20 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £29,301 | £6,209 | £23,092 | 20 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £28,080 | £5,818 | £22,262 | 20 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £19,850 | £3,185 | £16,665 | 20 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £19,250 | £2,993 | £16,257 | 20 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £19,100 | £2,945 | £16,155 | 20 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £17,891 | £2,558 | £15,333 | 20 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £16,134 | £1,996 | £14,138 | 20 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £15,108 | £1,667 | £13,441 | 20 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
| £13,750 | £1,233 | £12,517 | 20 | 6th April 2016 to 5th April 2017 |
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