Take Home Pay on a £120,000 Salary

Here's exactly what you'll keep from a 120k salary in the UK after all deductions for 2025/26.

Your Take Home Pay
£75,899
per year on a £120,000 salary
Yearly
£75,899
Monthly
£6,325
Weekly
£1,460
Daily
£292
Full Breakdown
Gross salary£120,000
Personal allowance£2,570
Taxable income£117,430
Income tax (basic 20%)-£7,540
Income tax (higher 40%)-£29,828
Income tax (additional 45%)-£2,322
National Insurance-£4,411
Take home pay£75,899

About a £120,000 Salary in the UK

On a £120,000 gross salary, you'll take home £75,899 per year, which works out to £6,325 per month after income tax and National Insurance.

At this salary, your income spans basic, higher, and additional rate bands.

Because your salary exceeds £100,000, your personal allowance is reduced to £2,570. You lose £1 of allowance for every £2 earned over £100,000.

Your effective tax rate is 36.8%, meaning you keep 63.2p of every pound earned.

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