Average salary in the UK 2026
The average salary in the UK stands at £46,511 gross a year in 2025 (OECD). Run through the real tax table, it leaves £3,084 a month, £37,008 over the year. Among the 31 countries we compare, that is rank 10 on net pay in dollars. National marker: median, full-time, in post at least a year, £40,911 a year (April 2026). Share kept: 80% of gross. The figure most Britons mean by average salary is the ONS median, up 4.5% in a year from £39,157, not a mean. The gender pay gap for full-timers stands at 6.8%, down from 7.2%. Our net applies the 2026/27 tables for England, with National Insurance, and leaves out student loans and pension salary sacrifice. A national figure describes no job in particular: sector, region and seniority all move it a long way. Enter your own salary in the tool below to see where it stands against this reference, and the net it leaves.
Your salary, as a multiple of the reference
1.00 ×
| Your net a year | £37,008 |
|---|---|
| Your net a month | £3,084 |
| Share kept | 80% |
| Reference, gross | £46,511 |
| Reference, net | £37,008 |
From gross to net, around the average salary
| Gross salary | Net a year | A month | Kept |
|---|---|---|---|
| £23,2560.50 × the average | £20,264 | £1,689 | 87% |
| £34,8830.75 × the average | £28,635 | £2,386 | 82% |
| £46,5111.00 × the average | £37,008 | £3,084 | 80% |
| £69,7671.50 × the average | £51,022 | £4,252 | 73% |
| £93,0222.00 × the average | £64,510 | £5,376 | 69% |
| £139,5333.00 × the average | £85,739 | £7,145 | 61% |
This site’s calculation: England, standard tax code 1257L; Wales and Northern Ireland use the same bands, Scotland does not. No pension contribution, student loan, Marriage Allowance or benefits in kind, although most employees are auto-enrolled in a workplace pension they may opt out of.
The national office’s figures
| Median, full-time, in post at least a yearApril 2026 | £40,911 a year |
|---|---|
| Median, full-timeApril 2026 | £811 a week |
Median full-time weekly pay by sector, April 2026
| Public sector | £862 a week |
|---|---|
| Private sector | £794 a week |
Ten years of the average wage, OECD
| 2015 | £33,137 |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £34,800 |
| 2019 | £36,584 |
| 2021 | £37,727 |
| 2023 | £42,531 |
| 2025 | £46,511 |
Gross a year in current money, not adjusted for inflation.
The average salary in the UK over ten years
The OECD series gains 40% in 10 years, starting at £33,137 and ending at £46,511, in each year's money. Run through the same table, the national marker of £40,911 leaves £32,976 net.
Going further
Questions
What is the average salary in the UK?
£46,511 gross a year in 2025 according to the OECD, or £3,876 a month. That is £3,084 net a month on this site's table. Gaps between sources come from who is covered, full-time or not, bonuses or not. An average sums up a whole country: depending on the job, the region and seniority, real pay can sit well away from it.
How much is the average salary in the UK after tax?
£37,008 a year, or £3,084 a month, for a single person with no children on the 2026/27 table. Tax and contributions take £9,503. At twice this salary, the share kept falls to 69%. A different family situation or optional saving would change this result.
Is £40,911 the average UK salary?
It is the ONS full-time median in April 2026, for employees in post for at least a year: half earn less, half more. Everyday talk of the average salary often means this figure rather than an arithmetic mean. The OECD, in full-time equivalents, gives £46,511 for 2025, on a different definition.
Sources
- ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, April 2026, released 22 October 2026
- ONS, Gender pay gap in the UK, released 22 October 2026
- OECD, Average annual wages, current prices in national currency (read 3 November 2026)
- GOV.UK: Income Tax rates and Personal Allowances
- GOV.UK: Income Tax rates and allowances, current and past
Figures 2026, checked on