Income tax calculator United Kingdom
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
£12,000
Total tax
0
Net pay
*
£12,000
Marginal tax rate
14.1%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
£12,000
Net pay
£1,806
Tax the employer pays
£0
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
£1,806
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer £1,806 to pay you £12,000. In other words, every time you spend £10 of your hard-earned money, £1.51 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
13.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 13.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make £12,000 a year living in United Kingdom, you will be taxed 0. That means that your net pay will be £12,000 per year, or £1,000 per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% and your marginal tax rate is 14.1%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of £100 in your salary will be taxed £14.12, hence, your net pay will only increase by £85.88.
Bonus Example
A £1,000 bonus will generate an extra £859 of net incomes. A £5,000 bonus will generate an extra £4,294 of net incomes.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
GBP 12,000
0.0%
1
Ireland
GBP 11,909
0.8%
2
Switzerland
GBP 11,153
7.1%
3
Spain
GBP 11,061
7.8%
4
France
GBP 10,580
11.8%
5
Norway
GBP 10,519
12.4%
6
Russia
GBP 10,440
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
GBP 10,347
13.8%
8
Austria
GBP 10,174
15.2%
9
Italy
GBP 9,979
16.8%
10
Czech Republic
GBP 9,887
17.6%
11
Hungary
GBP 9,780
18.5%
12
Ukraine
GBP 9,660
19.5%
13
Germany
GBP 9,615
19.9%
14
Greece
GBP 9,116
24.0%
15
Sweden
GBP 9,046
24.6%
16
Poland
GBP 8,632
28.1%
17
Portugal
GBP 8,250
31.3%
18
Finland
GBP 8,175
31.9%
19
Belgium
GBP 8,084
32.6%
20
Denmark
GBP 8,026
33.1%
21
Netherlands
GBP 7,551
37.1%
22
Romania
GBP 7,020
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
GBP 10,557
12.0%
1
Canada
GBP 9,043
24.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GBP 11,421
4.8%
1
Hong Kong
GBP 11,399
5.0%
2
Thailand
GBP 11,074
7.7%
3
Taiwan
GBP 10,939
8.8%
4
South Korea
GBP 10,452
12.9%
5
Pakistan
GBP 10,379
13.5%
6
New Zealand
GBP 10,188
15.1%
7
Malaysia
GBP 10,176
15.2%
8
Indonesia
GBP 10,149
15.4%
9
Philippines
GBP 9,720
19.0%
10
Japan
GBP 9,718
19.0%
11
Singapore
GBP 9,596
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
GBP 9,522
20.7%
13
Vietnam
GBP 9,201
23.3%
14
India
GBP 8,618
28.2%
15
China
GBP 8,486
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
GBP 10,903
9.1%
1
Guatemala
GBP 10,849
9.6%
2
Ecuador
GBP 10,763
10.3%
3
Costa Rica
GBP 10,740
10.5%
4
Colombia
GBP 10,682
11.0%
5
Panama
GBP 10,363
13.6%
6
Chile
GBP 9,796
18.4%
7
Mexico
GBP 9,779
18.5%
8
Uruguay
GBP 9,439
21.4%
9
Peru
GBP 9,315
22.4%
10
Brazil
GBP 9,137
23.9%
11
Argentina
GBP 7,795
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GBP 10,278
14.4%
1
Mozambique
GBP 9,069
24.4%
2
Morocco
GBP 8,924
25.6%
3
Angola
GBP 8,865
26.1%
4
Kenya
GBP 8,794
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
GBP 8,741
27.2%
6
Ghana
GBP 8,703
27.5%
7
Cameroon
GBP 8,274
31.1%
8
Nigeria
GBP 8,259
31.2%
9
Uganda
GBP 8,029
33.1%
10
Senegal
GBP 7,960
33.7%
11
Zambia
GBP 7,607
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
GBP 11,400
5.0%
1
Qatar
GBP 11,400
5.0%
2
Bahrain
GBP 11,040
8.0%
3
Oman
GBP 11,040
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
GBP 10,800
10.0%
5
Kuwait
GBP 10,680
11.0%
6
Israel
GBP 10,422
13.2%
7
Egypt
GBP 9,215
23.2%
8
Lebanon
GBP 9,147
23.8%
9
Turkey
GBP 6,740
43.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of United Kingdom, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.