Take Home Pay on a £21,000 Salary

Here's exactly what you'll keep from a 21k salary in the UK after all deductions for 2025/26.

Your Take Home Pay
£18,640
per year on a £21,000 salary
Yearly
£18,640
Monthly
£1,553
Weekly
£358
Daily
£72
Full Breakdown
Gross salary£21,000
Personal allowance£12,570
Taxable income£8,430
Income tax (basic 20%)-£1,686
National Insurance-£674
Take home pay£18,640

About a £21,000 Salary in the UK

On a £21,000 gross salary, you'll take home £18,640 per year, which works out to £1,553 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 11.2%, meaning you keep 88.8p of every pound earned.

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