Taxes and detentions for paying the salary in London

Have you finally obtained a job proposal in London? Bravo! Now we just need to understand how much money you can actually earn and how many taxes and deductions you will have to pay in London and in England.

The first and most important thing to know is that LONDON IS PAID LESS TAXES THAT IN EUROPE! This information is important because it will give you at least the possibility of understanding that coming to London can be the real change to your career and life.

The tax system in London is very simple and foresees the following points

From 0 to 11,850 £ (2018-19, the data is updated every year) of gross annual profit taxes are not paid. From the surplus salary the 11,850 pounds there are 3 bands of percentage of taxes payable. For a normal salary of waiter / seller / bartender / porter in London and England you will pay 20% tax. Look at the table below to get the precise percentages. In addition to fixed taxes you have to pay the National Insurance, which is equal to plus or minus 13,8% to calculate the excess salary of 11,850 pounds. Here are all the percentages, taxes, detentions, payments that must be taken into account when our annual gross salary in London is omitted (Annual Gross Income).

Current UK Pay income tax rates and bands

Duty free annual salary band 2018-19 (£) 2017-18 (£)
Personal Allowance £ 11,850 £ 11,500
Income limit for Personal Allowance £ 100,000 £ 100,000

 

Current UK Pay income tax bands

Band Taxable income Tax rate
Personal Allowance Up to £ 11,850 0%
Basic rate £ 11,851 to £ 46,350 20%
Higher rate £ 46,351 to £ 150,000 40%
Additional rate over £ 150,000 45%

 

For those who are not good with numbers, net and gross salaries in London, National Insurance, arrests, etc., we advise you to visit this website that allows you to KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THE NET SALARY IS APPLIED IN LONDON: CALCULATION TAXES IN LONDON OF THE SALARY