£24,000 after tax Scotland (2026/27)
How to read this table: each column is one pay period. Red numbers are taken out of your pay. The last row is what you actually get.
| Item | Year | Month | Week | Day | Hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | £24,000.00 | £2,000.00 | £461.54 | £92.31 | £12.31 |
| Income Tax | -£2,246.33 | -£187.19 | -£43.20 | -£8.64 | -£1.15 |
| National Insurance | -£914.40 | -£76.20 | -£17.58 | -£3.52 | -£0.47 |
| Take-home pay | £20,839.27 | £1,736.61 | £400.76 | £80.15 | £10.69 |
Hourly figures assume 37.5 hours a week. Before tax, £24,000 is £12.31 an hour.
How your £24,000 take-home pay is worked out
- Personal Allowance (tax-free pay): £12,570.
- Pay that is taxed: £24,000 − £12,570 = £11,430.
- Starter rate: £3,967 × 19% = £753.73.
- Basic rate: £7,463 × 20% = £1,492.60.
- National Insurance: £11,430 × 8% = £914.40.
- Take-home: £24,000 − £2,246.33 − £914.40 = £20,839.27.
Your top Scottish tax band is the basic rate (20%). Only the part of your pay inside that band is taxed at 20%.
Pay rise tip: from every extra £100 you earn at this level, you keep about £72.
What a pay rise is worth on £24,000
| Pay rise | New salary | Extra take-home a month | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| +£1,000 | £25,000 | +£60.00 | 72% |
| +£2,000 | £26,000 | +£120.00 | 72% |
| +5% | £25,200 | +£72.00 | 72% |
| +10% | £26,400 | +£144.00 | 72% |
£24,000 after tax: Scotland vs England
Scotland sets its own Income Tax rates, with six bands. On £24,000 you take home £20,839.27 in Scotland, which is £39.67 a year more than England, Wales and NI (£20,799.60). National Insurance is the same everywhere. See £24,000 after tax in England, Wales and NI.
£24,000 with a student loan
Student loan repayments come out of your pay with your tax. Find your plan below:
| Plan | Paid a year | Paid a month | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plan 4 (Scotland) | £0.00 | £0.00 | £1,736.61 |
| Plan 1 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £1,736.61 |
| Plan 2 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £1,736.61 |
| Plan 5 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £1,736.61 |
| Postgraduate Loan | £180.00 | £15.00 | £1,721.61 |
£24,000 with a pension
Pension payments come out before tax, so your take-home pay drops by less than the amount you put in. Figures are for salary sacrifice.
| You pay in | Into pension a year | Cost to take-home a year | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3% | £720.00 | £518.40 | £1,693.41 |
| 5% | £1,200.00 | £864.00 | £1,664.61 |
| 8% | £1,920.00 | £1,382.40 | £1,621.41 |
| 10% | £2,400.00 | £1,728.00 | £1,592.61 |
Salaries close to £24,000
| Salary | Take-home a year | A month | Difference a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| £20,000 | £17,959 | £1,497 | −£240 |
| £21,000 | £18,679 | £1,557 | −£180 |
| £22,000 | £19,399 | £1,617 | −£120 |
| £23,000 | £20,119 | £1,677 | −£60 |
| £24,000 | £20,839 | £1,737 | – |
| £25,000 | £21,559 | £1,797 | +£60 |
| £26,000 | £22,279 | £1,857 | +£120 |
| £27,000 | £22,999 | £1,917 | +£180 |
| £28,000 | £23,719 | £1,977 | +£240 |
Add your own pension or student loan
Frequently asked questions
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Where our numbers come from
- GOV.UK – Income Tax rates and allowances
- GOV.UK – Rates and thresholds for employers 2026 to 2027
- GOV.UK – National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates
Rates checked against official sources on 2026-09-28. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.