£15,000 after tax (£15k salary)

On a £15,000 salary you take home £14,319.60 a year, which is £1,193.30 a month, in 2026/27 (England, Wales & NI, no pension or student loan).

YearMonthWeek
Gross pay£15,000£1,250.00£288.46
Income tax£486.00£40.50£9.35
National Insurance£194.40£16.20£3.74
Take-home pay£14,319.60£1,193.30£275.38

Your effective rate of tax and NI is 4.54%. Out of each extra £100 you earn, you keep £72.00.

£15,000 after tax in Scotland

In Scotland you’d pay £461.70 income tax and take home £14,343.90 a year (£1,195.33 a month). That’s £24.30 more than in the rest of the UK.

With a pension and student loan

With a 5% salary-sacrifice pension and a Plan 2 student loan, take-home pay is £13,779.60 a year (£1,148.30 a month). You also put £750.00 into your pension and repay £0.00 of your loan.

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