What salary do you need? Work it backwards

Tell us the take-home you want each month and we reverse-engineer the gross salary that delivers it under 2026/27 rules.

Tax year 2026 / 27

Your details

Desired take-home

Pension contribution

Resident in Scotland

Tax code

You need to earn

£—

gross per year · that's £—/month gross · £—/hour on 37.5h

The reverse tax calculator

Job ads talk gross; your rent talks net. This tool binary-searches the 2026/27 tax system to find the exact gross salary where your take-home matches the figure you asked for — including your pension percentage and student loan plan, which most reverse calculators ignore.

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