£42,000 per year

Based on an annual salary of £42,000, your estimated take home pay is £33,760 after tax and National Insurance, giving you £2,813 per month

Yearly Monthly Weekly Daily
Basic Salary £42,000.00 £3,500.00 £807.69 £161.54
Taxable Income £29,430.00 £2,452.50 £565.96 £113.19
Income Tax £5,886.00 £490.50 £113.19 £22.64
National Insurance £2,354.40 £196.20 £45.28 £9.06
Take Home Pay £33,759.60 £2,813.30 £649.22 £129.84
Calculation Assumptions

To give you an idea of what you'd bring home after taxes, we based our calculations on these assumptions:

  • You are an employee, not a company director.
  • You don't get paid dividends (a share of company profits).
  • Your salary is spread out in equal payments throughout the year.
  • You haven't reached retirement age yet and don't receive a state pension.
  • You don't pay Scottish income tax (this applies to people in Scotland).
  • Your National Insurance (NI) category is A, H & M (this is a standard category for most employees).
  • You only pay Class 1 National Insurance (this is paid by most employees).
  • Your tax code is likely 1257L, which is typical for someone with one job or pension.
  • This information about your take-home pay doesn't include any money going towards a pension.

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