Weekly Salary Calculator UK
Paid weekly? Enter your usual gross weekly pay. We multiply by 52 for the annual picture, which is how HMRC's weekly tables work.
Tax year 2026/27 · Estimates, not personal tax advice
Your results
Enter your salary to see take-home pay by year, month, week, day and hour.
Using 2026/27 rates (6 April 2026 to 5 April 2027). Nothing you enter is stored or sent anywhere.
Rates and rules used
Tax year 2026/27Default year 2026/27 (6 April to 5 April). 2025/26 and 2024/25 figures are kept for comparison where the calculator offers a year choice.
- Income Tax bands, rates and Personal Allowance2026/27GOV.UK: Income Tax rates and allowances (opens in new tab)
- Employee Class 1 National Insurance rates and thresholds2026/27GOV.UK: National Insurance rates and category letters (opens in new tab)
- Tax codes and emergency codes2026/27GOV.UK: Tax codes (opens in new tab)
- Student and Postgraduate Loan thresholds and rates2026/27GOV.UK: Repaying your student loan (opens in new tab)
- Pension tax relief2026/27GOV.UK: Tax on your private pension (opens in new tab)
Independent site, not affiliated with HMRC. Always check GOV.UK for the latest figures.
How this calculation works
- 01Start with your gross income and convert it to an annual figure.
- 02Take off salary sacrifice and net pay pension contributions.
- 03Apply your Personal Allowance, tapered above £100,000 or set by your tax code.
- 04Calculate Income Tax band by band using rates for your region.
- 05Calculate employee National Insurance on earnings after salary sacrifice.
- 06Deduct relief at source pension contributions at 80% of the gross amount.
- 07Apply student and postgraduate loan repayments above each threshold.
- 08Subtract everything to reach estimated net pay, then split it by period.
Real payroll can differ because tax and NI are worked out per pay period, and your tax code may include adjustments HMRC hasn't told you about. See our methodology.
Weekly thresholds
With a 1257L code you have about £241.73 of tax-free pay each week, and NI starts at roughly the same point. A week with overtime is taxed more heavily in that week, but cumulative PAYE usually evens this out over the year.
Understanding your weekly salary calculator result
Weekly gross pay is converted to a 52-week annual amount before tax and NI are estimated. This makes regular weekly-paid work comparable with an annual salary.
Planning from variable weekly shifts
Scenario: Average several representative weeks, including normal shift premiums but excluding unusual reimbursements, and enter that weekly gross figure.
How to use the result: The weekly result is a planning average. Keep a range using quieter and busier weeks if hours change, rather than relying on one unusually high week.
Details to check before relying on the estimate
- A tax year can contain a 53rd payday depending on the weekday used.
- Holiday pay may be included in the rate or paid when leave is taken.
- Cumulative PAYE can adjust tax between weeks.
Putting the estimate into perspective
For variable shifts, keep both a quieter-week and a busier-week estimate. That range can be more useful for budgeting than a single annualised average.
Frequently asked questions
What is £500 a week after tax?
£500 a week is £26,000 a year. In England that works out at about £430 a week after Income Tax and NI.
Check it on GOV.UK: National Insurance rates and category letters (opens GOV.UK in a new tab) · Income Tax rates and allowances (opens GOV.UK in a new tab)
How is annual pay converted into a weekly figure?
The annual result is divided by 52. If you are paid every four weeks, or if some years contain 53 weekly paydays, your actual payments may differ slightly.
Check it on GOV.UK: Income Tax rates and allowances (opens GOV.UK in a new tab) · National Insurance rates and category letters (opens GOV.UK in a new tab)
Does a weekly wage use the same tax rules as a yearly salary?
Yes. Income Tax is based on your annual income and tax code, and National Insurance is worked out for each pay period. Being paid weekly does not change the underlying rules.
Check it on GOV.UK: National Insurance rates and category letters (opens GOV.UK in a new tab) · Tax codes (opens GOV.UK in a new tab)
Related calculators
- Hourly Rate Calculator — Build weekly earnings from a rate and contracted hours.
- Monthly Salary Calculator — Compare weekly-paid work with monthly-paid employment.
- Overtime Tax Calculator — Separate normal weekly pay from extra hours.
Related guides
- How PAYE Tax Works — A plain-English explanation of PAYE: how employers deduct tax, what cumulative coding means, and why your payslip changes month to month.
- Tax on Overtime — Why overtime can look heavily taxed on a single payslip, how it's actually taxed over the year, and how to estimate what you'll keep.