This hub is about earning money: your take-home pay, income tax and landing pay rises. Start by checking exactly what lands in your account each month with the take-home pay calculator.

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UK take-home pay calculator: your salary after tax, National Insurance and pension.
How to get off emergency tax: why it happens and how to get your money back.
How bonuses are taxed: so the payslip doesn’t come as a shock.
What is the average UK salary?: see how your pay compares.
How much you need to live comfortably: the number to aim for.
What is the top 1% of income in the UK?: the latest figures.

Is my salary good?

Is £20k a good salary in the UK?: what it covers and what it doesn’t.
Is £70k a good salary in the UK?: and where the tax bites.
What is a good salary in London?: what it takes to live there.
Why are UK salaries so low compared to the US?: the reasons behind the gap.
The pros and cons of a salary advance: and whether you should ask for one.

Wealth, not just wages

Your salary is only half the story. See the average net worth by age, what it takes to reach the top 1% net worth in the UK and how many millionaires there are in the UK.

For career ideas, listen to the five salary and career podcast episodes you must listen to, and use the budgeting calculator to plan what to do with a pay rise.