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How Much Tax Will I Pay on My Bonus in 2025/26?
A £5,000 bonus doesn't mean £5,000 in your pocket. If you're a basic rate taxpayer, you'll take home around £3,600. If you're a higher rate taxpayer, that drops to roughly £2,900.
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How Much More Will You Actually Take Home? Comparing UK Salaries in 2025/26
A £10,000 raise at £35,000 puts £600 extra in your pocket each month. The same raise from £100,000 to £110,000? Just £317.
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What is fiscal drag and how is it quietly eating your pay rise?
Most people have never heard of fiscal drag, but it's probably costing you hundreds of pounds a year – and you'd never notice it happening.