2025/26
2026/27
UK tax drag calculator
See your real effective tax rate — including the traps HMRC won't warn you about.
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Income
Gross annual salary
Pension
Salary sacrifice pension
£ amount or % of gross
£
%
Personal pension (relief at source)
e.g. SIPP — net amount you pay
Family
Children receiving child benefit
None
1
2
3
4
5
Student loan
Plan
No student loan
Plan 1 (pre-2012)
Plan 2 (2012–2023)
Plan 4 (Scotland)
Plan 5 (from 2023)
Postgrad only
Postgrad loan (additional)
6% above £21,000
Fiscal drag
Annual wage growth
Years to project
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5
7
10
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