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£21 an Hour After Tax - UK Take-Home Pay (2025/26)
Visual PAYE Tax Breakdown & Flow Chart

If you earn £21 an hour in the UK for 2025/26, this page shows your take-home pay after PAYE income tax, National Insurance, Pension and any Student Loan deductions. See exactly how your gross hourly wage is split, with a clear visual breakdown of where your money goes. Select "2026/27" from the dropdown below to see results for the upcoming tax year. £21 an hour is approximately equivalent to a £44000 annual salary

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Salary Flow Chart - 2025/26

Yearly breakdown of a £43,680.00 gross annual salary in 2025/26

Salary Breakdown Table - 2025/26

Breakdown of UK PAYE deductions and take-home pay by selected time period.
MetricYearlyMonthlyWeeklyDaily
Gross income
£43,680.00
£3,640.00
£840.00
£168.00
Personal allowance
£12,570.00
£1,047.50
£241.73
£48.35
Taxable income
£31,110.00
£2,592.50
£598.27
£119.65
Deductions
£8,710.80
£725.90
£167.52
£33.50
Income tax
£6,222.00
£518.50
£119.65
£23.93
Basic rate
£6,222.00
£518.50
£119.65
£23.93
National Insurance
£2,488.80
£207.40
£47.86
£9.57
Net take-home
£34,969.20
£2,914.10
£672.48
£134.50
Effective tax rate
19.94%
Marginal tax rate
28.00%