Income tax calculator United Kingdom
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
£8,500
Total tax
0
Net pay
*
£8,500
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
£8,500
Net pay
£1,279
Tax the employer pays
£0
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
£1,279
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer £1,279 to pay you £8,500. 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 £8,500 a year living in United Kingdom, you will be taxed 0. That means that your net pay will be £8,500 per year, or £708 per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. 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 £0, hence, your net pay will only increase by £100.
Bonus Example
A £1,000 bonus will generate an extra £1,000 of net incomes. A £5,000 bonus will generate an extra £5,000 of net incomes.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
GBP 8,500
0.0%
1
Ireland
GBP 8,500
0.0%
2
Spain
GBP 7,960
6.4%
3
Switzerland
GBP 7,901
7.1%
4
Italy
GBP 7,848
7.7%
5
Norway
GBP 7,714
9.2%
6
France
GBP 7,675
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
GBP 7,522
11.5%
8
Russia
GBP 7,395
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
GBP 7,297
14.2%
10
Austria
GBP 7,227
15.0%
11
Hungary
GBP 6,927
18.5%
12
Ukraine
GBP 6,843
19.5%
13
Germany
GBP 6,828
19.7%
14
Greece
GBP 6,643
21.9%
15
Sweden
GBP 6,628
22.0%
16
Poland
GBP 6,397
24.7%
17
Portugal
GBP 6,108
28.1%
18
Finland
GBP 5,886
30.8%
19
Belgium
GBP 5,780
32.0%
20
Denmark
GBP 5,672
33.3%
21
Netherlands
GBP 5,349
37.1%
22
Romania
GBP 4,972
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
GBP 7,673
9.7%
1
Canada
GBP 6,498
23.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GBP 8,500
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
GBP 8,367
1.6%
2
Thailand
GBP 7,973
6.2%
3
Taiwan
GBP 7,748
8.9%
4
Pakistan
GBP 7,675
9.7%
5
South Korea
GBP 7,475
12.1%
6
Malaysia
GBP 7,434
12.5%
7
New Zealand
GBP 7,349
13.5%
8
Indonesia
GBP 7,299
14.1%
9
Philippines
GBP 7,159
15.8%
10
Japan
GBP 6,907
18.7%
11
Singapore
GBP 6,801
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
GBP 6,732
20.8%
13
Vietnam
GBP 6,695
21.2%
14
India
GBP 6,553
22.9%
15
China
GBP 6,045
28.9%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
GBP 7,829
7.9%
1
Colombia
GBP 7,820
8.0%
2
Ecuador
GBP 7,697
9.5%
3
Guatemala
GBP 7,685
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
GBP 7,607
10.5%
5
Panama
GBP 7,565
11.0%
6
Mexico
GBP 7,124
16.2%
7
Chile
GBP 7,004
17.6%
8
Brazil
GBP 6,901
18.8%
9
Uruguay
GBP 6,792
20.1%
10
Peru
GBP 6,682
21.4%
11
Argentina
GBP 5,520
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GBP 7,594
10.7%
1
Morocco
GBP 6,666
21.6%
2
Mozambique
GBP 6,549
23.0%
3
Ivory Coast
GBP 6,407
24.6%
4
Kenya
GBP 6,344
25.4%
5
Angola
GBP 6,316
25.7%
6
Ghana
GBP 6,229
26.7%
7
Cameroon
GBP 6,209
27.0%
8
Nigeria
GBP 5,878
30.8%
9
Uganda
GBP 5,754
32.3%
10
Senegal
GBP 5,730
32.6%
11
Zambia
GBP 5,455
35.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
GBP 8,075
5.0%
1
Qatar
GBP 8,075
5.0%
2
Bahrain
GBP 7,820
8.0%
3
Oman
GBP 7,820
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
GBP 7,650
10.0%
5
Kuwait
GBP 7,565
11.0%
6
Israel
GBP 7,382
13.2%
7
Egypt
GBP 6,590
22.5%
8
Lebanon
GBP 6,522
23.3%
9
Turkey
GBP 4,872
42.7%
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.