How much of your pay rise do you actually keep?
Enter your current and target salaries below to see the real UK take-home impact for the 2026/27 tax year.
Pay-rise breakdown
Salary
£54,000 → £18,000
Gross raise
-£36,000
Additional annual take-home
-£25,398
Additional monthly take-home
-£2,116
Extra Income Tax
-£7,946
Extra NI
-£2,656
You actually keep
71%
of your -£36,000 raise = -£25,398 /yr, -£2,116 /mo
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