What is £21,000 after tax in the UK?

For 2026/27, a £21,000 salary gives a take-home pay of £18,640 per year — £1,553 per month or £358 per week — after £1,686 Income Tax and £674 National Insurance.

£21,000 after tax — 2026/27

Q: How much tax do I pay on £21,000?

You pay £1,686 Income Tax and £674 employee National Insurance, an effective deduction rate of 11.2%.

Earning £21,000 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

£1,553

That's £18,640 a year · £358 a week · you keep 89% of gross

Take-home 89%Income Tax 8%National Insurance 3%

	Year	Month	Week	Day
Gross pay	£21,000	£1,750	£404	£81
Income Tax	−£1,686	−£140	−£32	−£6
National Insurance	−£674	−£56	−£13	−£3
Take-home pay	£18,640	£1,553	£358	£72

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 £21,000 pre-filled to see your personalised figure update live.

Common questions

What is £21,000 a month after tax?

£1,553 per month, assuming rest-of-UK rates, tax code 1257L and no pension or student loan deductions.

How much tax do I pay on £21,000?

£1,686 in Income Tax and £674 in employee National Insurance — 11.2% of your gross salary in total.

What is the hourly rate on £21,000?

Roughly £10.77 per hour gross on a 37.5-hour week, or about £9.56 per hour after tax.

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