About taxes in UK

The UK income tax year runs from 6 April to 5 April. For 2026/27, the personal allowance is £12,570 (tapered away above £100,000), then 20% basic rate up to £50,270, 40% higher rate up to £125,140, and 45% additional rate above. Scotland uses its own bands (19%/20%/21%/42%/45%/48%) — set the region selector to "Scotland" for accurate calculations. National Insurance Class 1 employee contributions are 8% on weekly earnings between £242 and £967 and 2% above, deducted alongside income tax through PAYE. Most employees with a Plan 1, Plan 2, Plan 4, Plan 5 or Postgraduate student loan also have repayments deducted (9% above the relevant threshold; 6% for postgrad). Note that Council Tax — a local property tax — is paid separately by the household, not deducted from salary; we surface an informational estimate in the results. Workplace pensions under auto-enrolment typically deduct 5% of qualifying earnings, but this isn't included here as it varies by scheme. Use the GBP input field — we convert to EUR internally for cross-country comparisons at an approximate rate of £1 ≈ €1.17.