What percentile is my salary?
Enter a full-time salary before tax to see how it compares with full-time employees in the UK, or in one occupation.
About 50% of full-time employees in the UK earn less than £40,911.
Approximate: ONS publishes pay at set percentiles, and we estimate in a straight line between them.
Salary needed for the top 10%, 25% and 50%
| Percentile | Full-time salary | Earn more |
|---|---|---|
| 90th (P90) | £82,680 | 10% |
| 80th | £62,500 | 20% |
| 75th (P75) | £56,842 | 25% |
| 70th | £52,647 | 30% |
| 60th | £46,367 | 40% |
| Median (50th) | £40,911 | 50% |
| 40th | £36,398 | 60% |
| 30th | £32,393 | 70% |
| 25th (P25) | £30,600 | 75% |
| 20th | £28,857 | 80% |
| 10th (P10) | £25,288 | 90% |
What about the top 1%?
ONS doesn't publish pay above the 90th percentile. HMRC publishes income percentiles up to the 99th, but they count all taxable income of taxpayers, including part-time work, pensions and self-employment, so they can't be compared with the figures here.
What the figures cover
Gross annual pay of full-time employees on adult rates who had been in the same job for more than a year, including bonuses and overtime, for the tax year ending 5 April 2026 (ONS ASHE, provisional). Part-time workers and the self-employed aren't included. About the data
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.