What is £15,000 after tax in the UK?

For 2026/27, a £15,000 salary gives a take-home pay of £14,320 per year — £1,193 per month or £275 per week — after £486 Income Tax and £194 National Insurance.

£15,000 after tax — 2026/27

Q: How much tax do I pay on £15,000?

You pay £486 Income Tax and £194 employee National Insurance, an effective deduction rate of 4.5%.

Earning £15,000 a year in the UK? Here is exactly what lands in your account after Income Tax and National Insurance, based on the 2026/27 rates and a standard 1257L tax code.

Monthly take-home

£1,193

That's £14,320 a year · £275 a week · you keep 95% of gross

Take-home 95%Income Tax 3%National Insurance 1%

	Year	Month	Week	Day
Gross pay	£15,000	£1,250	£288	£58
Income Tax	−£486	−£40	−£9	−£2
National Insurance	−£194	−£16	−£4	−£1
Take-home pay	£14,320	£1,193	£275	£55

What this means for you

You are a basic-rate taxpayer: everything above the £12,570 personal allowance is taxed at 20%, with National Insurance at 8% on the same slice.

Got a pension, student loan, bonus or Scottish tax code? Those change the picture — open the full NetWage calculator with £15,000 pre-filled to see your personalised figure update live.

Common questions

What is £15,000 a month after tax?

£1,193 per month, assuming rest-of-UK rates, tax code 1257L and no pension or student loan deductions.

How much tax do I pay on £15,000?

£486 in Income Tax and £194 in employee National Insurance — 4.5% of your gross salary in total.

What is the hourly rate on £15,000?

Roughly £7.69 per hour gross on a 37.5-hour week, or about £7.34 per hour after tax.

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