United Kingdom · Updated for 2026/27
£29,000 after tax (UK, 2026/27)
The short answer
On £29,000 a year in 2026/27 you take home £24,399.60 (£2,033.30 a month) in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.
That is after £3,286.00 income tax and £1,314.40 National Insurance, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan.
What is £29,000 a year per month after tax?
| Before tax | After tax | |
|---|---|---|
| Year | £29,000.00 | £24,399.60 |
| Month | £2,416.67 | £2,033.30 |
| Week | £557.69 | £469.22 |
| Day (5 days a week) | £111.54 | £93.84 |
| Hour (37.5 hours a week) | £14.87 | £12.51 |
How much tax do I pay on £29,000?
Take-home pay, 2026/27 · England and Northern Ireland · standard code 1257L
£2,033.30 a month
£24,399.60 a year · £469.22 a week · £93.84 a day · £12.51 an hour
| Year | Month | Week | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | £29,000.00 | £2,416.67 | £557.69 |
| Income tax | −£3,286.00 | −£273.83 | −£63.19 |
| National Insurance | −£1,314.40 | −£109.53 | −£25.28 |
| Take-home pay | £24,399.60 | £2,033.30 | £469.22 |
A day is a fifth of a week; an hour assumes 37.5 hours a week. A year is 52 weeks.
Income tax by band
| Income | Rate | Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tax-free Personal Allowance | £12,570 | 0% | £0.00 |
| Basic rate | £16,430 | 20% | £3,286.00 |
| Income tax for the year | £3,286.00 |
National Insurance
| Earnings | Rate | NI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8% band | £16,430 | 8% | £1,314.40 |
| 2% band | £0 | 2% | £0.00 |
| National Insurance for the year | £1,314.40 |
What you cost your employer
- Employer National Insurance: £3,600.00 a year (15% over £5,000).
- Total cost to your employer: £32,600.00 a year: your pay plus employer NI. Employer pension contributions are not included.
Your tax rates
- Effective rate: 15.9%. That share of your pay goes in income tax and National Insurance.
- Marginal rate: 28%. Of the next £1 of salary, 20% goes in income tax, and 28% in income tax and NI together. You keep about 72p.
What changed for you since 2025/26
Your take-home pay is the same as in 2025/26: the bands and thresholds that apply to you did not change.
| 2025/26 | 2026/27 | Better or worse for you | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income tax | £3,286.00 | £3,286.00 | £0.00 |
| National Insurance | £1,314.40 | £1,314.40 | £0.00 |
| Take-home pay | £24,399.60 | £24,399.60 | £0.00 |
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What stands out at £29,000?
All £16,430 of your pay above the £12,570 allowance is taxed at the 20% basic rate. The 40% higher rate starts at £50,271, so you have £21,270 of room before it.
National Insurance is 8% of your pay over £12,570: £1,314.40 a year, or £109.53 a month.
A £1,000 pay rise would add about £720 a year to your take-home pay (£60 a month). The rest goes in tax and National Insurance.
Over a 37.5-hour week, £29,000 is £14.87 an hour before tax and £12.51 after. Your employer also pays £3,600 a year in employer National Insurance on your pay.
In Scotland you would pay £40 less income tax a year on the same pay (£3 a month), because Scotland has a 19% starter rate and wider lower bands.
Student loans: at this pay you would repay on Plan 1, Plan 5 and Postgraduate Loan, but not yet on Plan 2 (starts over £29,385) or Plan 4 (starts over £33,795).
Worth knowing: Plan 2 student loan repayments start above £29,385, which is £385 above this salary.
Your tax band explained: How the 20% basic rate works.
What changes at £30,000?
A £1,000 rise to £30,000 adds £720.00 to your take-home pay a year (£60.00 a month). Income tax goes up by £200.00 and National Insurance by £80.00. On the way, Plan 2 student loan repayments start above £29,385, and the Scottish intermediate rate (21%) starts above £29,526.
What is the marginal tax rate on £29,000?
28%. Of the next £1 of salary, 20% goes in income tax and the rest of the 28% in National Insurance, so you keep about 72p. Your effective rate, all income tax and NI as a share of pay, is 15.9%.
What is £29,000 after tax in Scotland?
£24,439.27 a year (£2,036.61 a month). Scottish taxpayers use six income tax bands instead of three; National Insurance is the same everywhere.
| England, Wales, NI | Scotland | |
|---|---|---|
| Income tax | £3,286.00 | £3,246.33 |
| National Insurance | £1,314.40 | £1,314.40 |
| Take-home a year | £24,399.60 | £24,439.27 |
| Take-home a month | £2,033.30 | £2,036.61 |
In Scotland you keep £39.67 more a year (£3.31 a month). Scottish take-home pay at this salary is +£26.49 a year compared with 2025/26, because the Scottish starter and basic bands were widened. Scottish bands explained.
How much student loan do I repay on £29,000?
With a Plan 2 loan (most people in England and Wales who started university from 2012 to 2022) you repay nothing at £29,000: Plan 2 repayments only start above £29,385.
| Threshold | A month | Take-home a month | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plan 1 | £26,900 | £15.75 | £2,017.55 |
| Plan 2 | £29,385 | £0.00 | £2,033.30 |
| Plan 4 | £33,795 | £0.00 | £2,033.30 |
| Plan 5 | £25,000 | £30.00 | £2,003.30 |
| Postgraduate Loan | £21,000 | £40.00 | £1,993.30 |
What does a 5% pension cost on £29,000?
5% of £29,000 is £1,450.00 a year into your pension. What it costs your take-home pay depends on how your workplace takes it:
| Into pension | Take-home a month | Cost per £1 saved | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary sacrifice | £1,450.00 | £1,946.30 | 72p |
| Net pay | £1,450.00 | £1,936.63 | 80p |
| Relief at source | £1,450.00 | £1,936.63 | 80p |
Salary sacrifice leaves you £116.00 a year more than net pay here, because it saves National Insurance as well as tax. The three types compared.
Salaries near £29,000
More about £29,000 after tax
How much is £29,000 a week after tax?
£469.22 a week, or £93.84 a day over a five-day week, in 2026/27. Before tax it is £557.69 a week.
What hourly rate is £29,000?
£14.87 an hour before tax, and £12.51 an hour after tax, for a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks.
How much does a £29,000 employee cost their employer?
£32,600.00 a year: the £29,000 salary plus £3,600.00 employer National Insurance, before any employer pension contribution.
Is £29,000 after tax the same in Wales and Northern Ireland?
Yes. In 2026/27 Wales and Northern Ireland use the same income tax rates as England, so you take home £24,399.60 in all three. Only Scotland differs.
How is the £29,000 take-home figure worked out?
Income tax band by band after the tax-free allowance, then National Insurance, using the 2026/27 rates published on GOV.UK. Every step is on how we calculate.