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How much tax do I pay on £600 a week in the UK?
On £600 a week (£31,200 a year) for 2026/27, you pay £3,726 Income Tax and £1,490.40 National Insurance across the year -- about £71.65 and £28.66 a week respectively -- leaving £499.68 a week take-home, or £25,983.60 a year.
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A weekly wage of £600 works out to an annual salary of £600 x 52 = £31,200. For 2026/27, taxable income after the £12,570 Personal Allowance is £18,630, all within the 20% basic rate band, giving £3,726 Income Tax for the year -- around £71.65 a week. National Insurance is 8% of £18,630 = £1,490.40 a year, about £28.66 a week. Combined annual deductions of £5,216.40 leave £25,983.60 take-home a year, or £499.68 a week. Weekly-paid workers -- common in retail, hospitality, warehousing and manual trades -- are taxed identically to monthly-paid employees on an annualised basis through PAYE, so someone on a fixed £600 a week has the same overall tax burden as someone on a £31,200 annual salary paid monthly, just spread across more, smaller pay periods.
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This answer is informational only and does not constitute financial, tax or legal advice. Figures are for the 2025/26 UK tax year. See our methodology and sources.