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MonthlySalary

About us

About Our Monthly Salary Calculator

Working out your real pay can be a headache. Your contract shows one big number. A smaller number lands in your bank. Tax, pension, and other deductions take the rest. We built this tool to close that gap. Now you can check your true take-home pay in a few clicks. No guessing. No messy spreadsheets. We made it for everyday people, not accountants.

Illustration of a £30,000 contract salary passing through Income Tax and National Insurance to £2,093.30 take-home pay a month.

Our story

Why We Built This Tool

A while back, I kept doing the same maths by hand. Every payslip. Every pay rise. Every job offer. It got boring fast, and small mistakes crept in. So we made a calculator that handles the hard part for you. You enter a few numbers. It shows what you really keep each month.

The goal was simple. We wanted a tool that gives quick, clear answers to anyone, free of charge. Whether you earn a wage or a fixed salary, the result fits your case.

A spreadsheet with errors marked in red next to a calculator showing £2,093.30 per month with a green tick.

Features

What You Can Do Here

Our calculator does more than one job. Here are the main ways people use it every day.

Monthly take-home pay of £2,093.30 split into rent, bills, food, savings and everything else.
01

Find Your Take-Home Pay

Enter your gross salary. Add your tax details. The tool gives you your monthly net pay right away. You can also view the yearly figure if you want the bigger picture. Your figures never leave your screen. No sign-up. No stress.

02

Plan Your Budget

Saving for a car? Sorting out rent? Run your numbers first. You will know where you stand before you spend a penny. A clear figure makes it easier to set goals and stick to them.

03

Compare Job Offers

Got two offers on the table? Wondering how a pay rise adds up? Test them side by side. The answer shows up in seconds, so you can pick the option that suits you best.

The team

Who We Are

We are a small team that loves clear, honest tools. We do not enjoy messy money maths either. So we build things that anyone can use, whatever their job or background. No jargon. No tricks. Just numbers you can trust.

We test each update to make sure the results stay accurate and easy to follow. We first started this project after friends kept asking us the same pay questions.

  • No jargon
  • No tricks
  • Every update tested
  • Rates checked against HMRC each tax year

Our author

Harry Thompson

UK Tax Accountant

Harry Thompson is a UK tax professional with experience in accounting, taxation and financial reporting. He writes the Monthly Salary Calculator UK and its salary guides.

  • Tax Accountant, Aviva (current)
  • Tax Accountant, Quorn Foods
  • Assistant Tax Advisor, EY (more than three years)
Read Harry's full profile

Our promise

Our Promise to You

A laptop running the salary calculator, protected by a padlocked shield, with a crossed-out cloud showing nothing is uploaded.
  • FreeThis tool stays free.
  • SimpleIt stays simple.
  • PrivateYour data stays yours.

This tool stays free. It stays simple. And your data stays yours. We do not store your salary. We do not sell your details to anyone. You can check how we handle your information in our Privacy Policy.

Get in touch

Say Hello

Got a question? Found a bug? Want a new feature? We would love to hear from you. Send us a message anytime, and tell us what would make this tool better. We reply to everyone. Your feedback shapes what we build next.