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£40,000 to £42,500 pay rise: what you keep after tax (2026/27)
A rise from £40,000 to £42,500 adds £2,500 before tax but takes your take-home up by£150.00 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£150a month
- Extra a year
- £1,800
- Extra a week
- £35
- Kept from each extra £1
- 72p
| Item | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross salary | £40,000 | £42,500 | +£2,500 |
| Income tax | £5,486 | £5,986 | +£500 |
| National Insurance | £2,194 | £2,394 | +£200 |
| Take-home a year | £32,320 | £34,120 | +£1,800 |
| Take-home a month | £2,693 | £2,843 | +£150 |
The same rise in different situations
| Situation | Extra a month | Kept from each extra £1 |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales or Northern Ireland | £150.00 | 72p |
| Scotland | £147.91 | 71p |
| With a Plan 1 student loan | £131.00 | 63p |
| With a Plan 2 student loan | £131.00 | 63p |
| With a Plan 4 student loan | £131.00 | 63p |
| With a Plan 5 student loan | £131.00 | 63p |
| With a postgraduate loan | £138.00 | 66p |
| With a 5% pension, taken before tax | £141.66 | 68p |
| With a 5% pension, after tax (relief at source) on qualifying earnings | £141.66 | 68p |
Compares take-home at £40,000 and at £42,500 in each situation.How these figures are worked out.
Questions about a £2,500 pay rise
How much more will I take home if my pay rises from £40,000 to £42,500?
In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with no student loan or pension, a rise from £40,000 to £42,500 takes your take-home pay from £2,693.30 to £2,843.30 a month in 2026/27. That is £150.00 more a month, or £1,800.00 more a year.
How much of a £2,500 pay rise do I keep?
You keep £1,800.00 of the £2,500, which is 72p in every extra £1. The rest goes on £500.00 more income tax and £200.00 more National Insurance.
How does a student loan change a £2,500 pay rise?
With a Plan 2 loan you keep about 63p of every extra £1, which is £131.00 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.