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£8 an Hour After Tax - UK Take-Home Pay (2025/26)
Visual PAYE Tax Breakdown & Flow Chart

If you earn £8 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. £8 an hour is approximately equivalent to a £17000 annual salary

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Salary Flow Chart - 2025/26

Yearly breakdown of a £16,640.00 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
£16,640.00
£1,386.67
£320.00
£64.00
Personal allowance
£12,570.00
£1,047.50
£241.73
£48.35
Taxable income
£4,070.00
£339.17
£78.27
£15.65
Deductions
£1,139.60
£94.97
£21.92
£4.38
Income tax
£814.00
£67.83
£15.65
£3.13
Basic rate
£814.00
£67.83
£15.65
£3.13
National Insurance
£325.60
£27.13
£6.26
£1.25
Net take-home
£15,500.40
£1,291.70
£298.08
£59.62
Effective tax rate
6.85%
Marginal tax rate
28.00%