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£20,000 to £25,000 pay rise: what you keep after tax (2026/27)
A rise from £20,000 to £25,000 adds £5,000 before tax but takes your take-home up by£300.00 a month. You keep 72p of every extra £1. This is for England, Wales or Northern Ireland with no student loan or pension.
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You take home an extra£300a month
- Extra a year
- £3,600
- Extra a week
- £69
- Kept from each extra £1
- 72p
| Item | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross salary | £20,000 | £25,000 | +£5,000 |
| Income tax | £1,486 | £2,486 | +£1,000 |
| National Insurance | £594 | £994 | +£400 |
| Take-home a year | £17,920 | £21,520 | +£3,600 |
| Take-home a month | £1,493 | £1,793 | +£300 |
The same rise in different situations
| Situation | Extra a month | Kept from each extra £1 |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales or Northern Ireland | £300.00 | 72p |
| Scotland | £300.00 | 72p |
| With a Plan 1 student loan | £300.00 | 72p |
| With a Plan 2 student loan | £300.00 | 72p |
| With a Plan 4 student loan | £300.00 | 72p |
| With a Plan 5 student loan | £300.00 | 72p |
| With a postgraduate loan | £280.00 | 67p |
| With a 5% pension, taken before tax | £283.34 | 68p |
| With a 5% pension, after tax (relief at source) on qualifying earnings | £283.34 | 68p |
Compares take-home at £20,000 and at £25,000 in each situation.How these figures are worked out.
Questions about a £5,000 pay rise
How much more will I take home if my pay rises from £20,000 to £25,000?
In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with no student loan or pension, a rise from £20,000 to £25,000 takes your take-home pay from £1,493.30 to £1,793.30 a month in 2026/27. That is £300.00 more a month, or £3,600.00 more a year.
How much of a £5,000 pay rise do I keep?
You keep £3,600.00 of the £5,000, which is 72p in every extra £1. The rest goes on £1,000.00 more income tax and £400.00 more National Insurance.
How does a student loan change a £5,000 pay rise?
With a Plan 2 loan you keep about 72p of every extra £1, which is £300.00 more a month, because 9% of the rise above the repayment threshold goes on your loan.
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Rates checked 17 October 2026.