£15,000 After Tax UK — Take-Home Pay 2026/27
On a £15,000 salary in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, you take home about £14,320 a year — that's £1,193 a month, or £275 a week — once Income Tax and National Insurance are taken off. You keep about 95.5% of your gross pay.
Pay by period
| Period | Gross | Tax | NI | Take-home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly | £15,000.00 | £486.00 | £194.40 | £14,319.60 |
| Monthly | £1,250.00 | £40.50 | £16.20 | £1,193.30 |
| Weekly | £288.46 | £9.35 | £3.74 | £275.38 |
| Daily | £57.69 | £1.87 | £0.75 | £55.08 |
Personal Allowance: £12,570. Assumes the standard tax code, one job, no pension contribution and no student loan.
England, Wales & NI vs Scotland
| England, Wales & NI | Scotland | |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | £486 | £462 |
| Take-home pay | £14,320 | £14,344 |
Frequently asked questions
On a £15,000 salary in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, you'd take home about £14,320 a year (£1,193 a month), after £486 of Income Tax and £194 of National Insurance.
In Scotland, a £15,000 salary works out at about £14,344 a year take-home, because Scottish Income Tax uses different bands from the rest of the UK.
Income Tax alone comes to about 3.2% of a £15,000 salary. Add National Insurance and the combined effective rate is about 4.5%.
No — this page assumes no pension contribution, no student loan and the standard tax code. Use the full Income Tax Calculator to add those and get a more personal figure.
Other salaries
These figures are estimates based on 2026/27 UK tax rates and are not financial advice. For pension, student loan or tax code adjustments, use the Income Tax Calculator.
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