How much of your pay rise do you actually keep?
Enter your current and target salaries below to see the real UK take-home impact for the 2026/27 tax year.
Pay-rise breakdown
Salary
£26,000 → £18,000
Gross raise
-£8,000
Additional annual take-home
-£5,760
Additional monthly take-home
-£480
Extra Income Tax
-£1,600
Extra NI
-£640
You actually keep
72%
of your -£8,000 raise = -£5,760 /yr, -£480 /mo
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