Country rankingsUpdated 14 November 2026

How much of a pay raise is kept

Of every 100 added to gross pay, how much reaches the pocket after income tax and contributions. At the top, where the most is kept.

This edition

United Kingdom, 58th of 114, tied with 7 other countries

Kept of every 100: 71 of every 100
Marginal rate: 29.2%
Change since October 2026: Down 39 places Down 39 places

How much of a pay raise is kept, on a raise from 30,000 to 75,000 international dollars gross a year
Rank	Country	Kept of every 100	Marginal rate	Change since October 2026
1	Qatar	93	7.0%	New in the ranking
2	Oman	92	8.0%	New in the ranking
3	Brunei	91	8.5%	New in the ranking
4	Guatemala	90	9.6%	Down 3 places
4	Kuwait	90	10.5%	New in the ranking
4	Saudi Arabia	90	9.7%	New in the ranking
4	Thailand	90	9.7%	New in the ranking
8	India	89	10.7%	Down 6 places
9	Uzbekistan	88	12.0%	New in the ranking
10	Hong Kong SAR China	86	14.2%	Down 7 places
10	Tajikistan	86	13.8%	New in the ranking
12	Colombia	85	14.9%	Down 8 places
13	Ecuador	84	16.3%	Down 8 places
14	Bangladesh	82	18.4%	New in the ranking
14	Bolivia	82	18.1%	Down 8 places
14	Jordan	82	17.8%	New in the ranking
17	Bhutan	81	19.2%	New in the ranking
17	Indonesia	81	19.5%	New in the ranking
17	Kyrgyzstan	81	19.0%	New in the ranking
17	Paraguay	81	18.5%	Down 10 places
21	Bulgaria	80	20.1%	New in the ranking
21	Mauritius	80	19.6%	New in the ranking
23	Burkina Faso	79	20.6%	New in the ranking
23	Costa Rica	79	21.2%	Down 15 places
23	South Korea	79	21.4%	New in the ranking
23	Kazakhstan	79	20.8%	New in the ranking
23	Moldova	79	20.8%	New in the ranking
23	Mongolia	79	20.6%	New in the ranking
29	Chile	78	22.0%	Down 20 places
29	Georgia	78	21.6%	New in the ranking
29	Nepal	78	22.3%	New in the ranking
29	Togo	78	21.8%	New in the ranking
29	United States	78	21.5%	Down 20 places
34	Egypt	77	23.4%	New in the ranking
34	Peru	77	23.1%	Down 23 places
34	Pakistan	77	23.3%	Down 23 places
34	Ukraine	77	23.0%	New in the ranking
38	Angola	76	23.7%	New in the ranking
38	China	76	24.2%	New in the ranking
38	Singapore	76	24.2%	Down 25 places
41	Argentina	75	24.6%	Down 27 places
41	Botswana	75	25.1%	New in the ranking
41	Estonia	75	24.8%	New in the ranking
41	Fiji	75	25.3%	New in the ranking
41	Philippines	75	24.8%	Down 27 places
41	Seychelles	75	25.0%	New in the ranking
47	Cyprus	74	25.8%	New in the ranking
47	Panama	74	26.0%	Down 31 places
47	Trinidad & Tobago	74	26.1%	New in the ranking
50	Czechia	73	26.6%	New in the ranking
50	Montenegro	73	27.5%	New in the ranking
50	Namibia	73	26.9%	New in the ranking
50	Portugal	73	27.0%	Down 12 places
54	Cameroon	72	28.0%	New in the ranking
54	Dominican Republic	72	28.1%	Down 37 places
54	Mexico	72	28.0%	Down 37 places
54	Sweden	72	27.6%	New in the ranking
58	Côte d’Ivoire	71	29.5%	New in the ranking
58	United Kingdom	71	29.2%	Down 39 places
58	Japan	71	29.0%	New in the ranking
58	Liberia	71	29.0%	New in the ranking
58	Mozambique	71	29.1%	New in the ranking
58	Nigeria	71	28.6%	Down 39 places
58	El Salvador	71	29.0%	Down 39 places
58	South Africa	71	29.2%	Down 39 places
66	Albania	70	29.5%	New in the ranking
66	Armenia	70	30.1%	New in the ranking
66	Gambia	70	30.0%	New in the ranking
66	Lesotho	70	30.0%	New in the ranking
66	Serbia	70	29.9%	New in the ranking
71	Canada	69	31.0%	Down 48 places
71	Slovakia	69	30.7%	New in the ranking
73	Australia	68	32.3%	Down 49 places
73	Ghana	68	32.0%	Down 49 places
73	Jamaica	68	31.6%	New in the ranking
76	Benin	67	33.4%	New in the ranking
76	Brazil	67	33.0%	Down 50 places
76	Cape Verde	67	33.1%	New in the ranking
76	Hungary	67	33.5%	New in the ranking
76	Kenya	67	33.0%	Down 50 places
76	Latvia	67	33.3%	New in the ranking
76	New Zealand	67	32.7%	Down 50 places
83	Nicaragua	66	33.5%	Down 54 places
83	Norway	66	34.2%	New in the ranking
83	Poland	66	34.1%	New in the ranking
86	Uganda	65	35.0%	New in the ranking
87	Sri Lanka	64	36.1%	New in the ranking
88	France	63	36.8%	Down 58 places
88	Rwanda	63	36.6%	New in the ranking
88	Tanzania	63	37.0%	Down 58 places
91	Denmark	62	37.6%	New in the ranking
91	Algeria	62	37.8%	New in the ranking
91	Spain	62	38.2%	Down 59 places
91	Croatia	62	38.4%	New in the ranking
91	Luxembourg	62	38.3%	Down 59 places
96	Greece	61	38.9%	New in the ranking
96	Ireland	61	39.0%	Down 62 places
96	Iceland	61	39.4%	New in the ranking
96	Türkiye	61	38.7%	New in the ranking
100	Austria	60	40.3%	Down 65 places
100	Malawi	60	40.0%	New in the ranking
100	Netherlands	60	40.5%	Down 65 places
103	Israel	59	40.5%	New in the ranking
104	Ethiopia	58	42.0%	New in the ranking
104	Finland	58	41.6%	New in the ranking
104	Mauritania	58	42.4%	New in the ranking
104	Romania	58	41.9%	New in the ranking
104	Suriname	58	42.0%	New in the ranking
104	Tunisia	58	42.1%	New in the ranking
104	Uruguay	58	41.6%	Down 67 places
111	Slovenia	57	42.6%	New in the ranking
112	Germany	55	44.6%	Down 73 places
113	Italy	53	46.5%	Down 73 places
114	Belgium	37	63.3%	Down 73 places

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United Kingdom, 58th of 114, tied with 7 other countries in “How much of a pay raise is kept” (raise from 30,000 to 75,000 international dollars gross a year). Source: CalcularYa, data as of 14 November 2026. https://calcularya.com/gb/country-rankings/how-much-of-a-raise-you-keep

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This is the marginal rate between two salaries: the share of the raise that goes in tax and contributions.
Reference salaries: 12,000, 30,000 and 75,000 international dollars gross a year.
Two countries with the same value in the table share the rank, and the next one skips (1, 2, 2, 4).
The change in rank is measured against the snapshot of the ranking saved each month. Without last month's snapshot, it isn't shown.

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