Take Home Pay on a £18,000 Salary

Here's exactly what you'll keep from a 18k salary in the UK after all deductions for 2026/27.

Your Take Home Pay
£16,480
per year on a £18,000 salary
Yearly
£16,480
Monthly
£1,373
Weekly
£317
Daily
£63
Full Breakdown
Gross salary£18,000
Personal allowance£12,570
Taxable income£5,430
Income tax (basic 20%)-£1,086
National Insurance-£434
Take home pay£16,480

About a £18,000 Salary in the UK

On a £18,000 gross salary, you'll take home £16,480 per year, which works out to £1,373 per month after income tax and National Insurance.

At this salary, all of your taxable income falls within the basic rate tax band (20%).

Your effective tax rate is 8.4%, meaning you keep 91.6p of every pound earned.

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