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2025/26 Tax Year

£23,000 Salary - UK Take Home Pay

If you earn £23,000 per year in the UK, you will take home £20,080 after tax and National Insurance. That's £1,673.30 per month.

Gross Salary
£23,000
per year
Take Home
£20,080
per year
Monthly Net
£1,673.30
per month
Effective Tax
12.7%
tax rate

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Take Home Pay

£20,079.60/year

87.3% of gross income

  • Gross Income£23,000.00
  • Taxable Income£10,430.00
  • Income Tax-£2,086.00
  • National Insurance-£834.40
  • Total Deductions-£2,920.40

12.7%

Effective Rate

20%

Marginal Rate

£23,000 Salary Insights

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£23,000 vs UK Wages

Below UK median

-34%

vs UK Median

£12,000

Below Median

Where Your £23,000 Goes

Annual breakdown of your salary

Take Home87.3%
Income Tax9.1%
National Insurance3.6%

Tax Benefits on £23,000 from Pension

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£23,000 Salary Breakdown

DescriptionYearlyMonthly
Gross Salary£23,000.00£1,916.67
Personal Allowance£12,570.00£1,047.50
Taxable Income£10,430.00£869.17
Income Tax-£2,086.00-£173.83
National Insurance-£834.40-£69.53
Total Deductions-£2,920.40-£243.37
Take Home Pay£20,079.60£1,673.30

How is £23,000 Taxed?

On a £23,000 salary, here's how your income is distributed across tax bands:

Personal Allowance
Tax-free income
£12,570
0%
Basic Rate
Taxed at basic rate
£10,430
20%

Understanding Your £23,000 Salary

A £23,000 salary in the UK for the 2025/26 tax year will result in a take-home pay of £20,079.60 per year, or £1,673.30 per month. This calculation includes Income Tax and National Insurance deductions.

Your effective tax rate is 12.7%, meaning for every £1 you earn, you keep approximately £87 pence. Your marginal tax rate (the rate on your next £1 earned) is 20%. Learn more about UK tax bands.

This calculation assumes you have a standard Personal Allowance of £12,570, no student loan repayments, and no pension contributions. You can adjust these factors using the calculator above to see how they affect your take-home pay.

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