Your move · ResearchAll steps →
How much more will I have in hand?
Compare your UK take-home pay after 2026/27 tax and National Insurance with US take-home pay after 2026 federal, state and city income tax, Social Security, Medicare, health premiums and 401(k).
£85k
$150k
State and city income tax depend on where you live
Filing as
Married couples usually file jointly. We assume one salaryEmployer health plan
Nothing
Your results
Your take-home pay each month+£1,748 a month
Before living costs, which are usually higher in US cities, especially rent and health care. Assumes you’re a US tax resident in New York for the whole year, with one salary, the standard deduction and no other income or credits. Health premiums are a typical employee share. UK figures use 2026/27 rates for England. $1.32 to £1.Read: Is my US job offer a good one?
UK take-home£4,988After income tax and NI
US take-home£6,736$8,891 after tax and health premiums
Salary$150,000
Your share of health insurance (taken before tax)− $6,840
Federal income tax (2026)− $13,835
Social Security (6.2%) and Medicare (1.45%)− $10,952
New York State + New York City income tax− $11,234
State disability and paid leave insurance− $443
Take-home a year$106,696
Sign in to keep your answers and pick them up again on any device.
Estimates to help you plan, not financial advice. Nothing you enter is sent to us unless you ask for an email or sign in to save your answers.
How this calculator works
- Enter your UK salary: it works out UK take-home pay after 2026/27 income tax and National Insurance
- Enter your US salary and where you’ll live: it works out take-home pay after 2026 federal, state and city income tax, Social Security and Medicare
- Add your share of an employer health plan and what you’ll put into a 401(k): both come out of your pay before income tax
It runs in your browser. Nothing you enter is sent to us unless you ask us to email you the results, and we don’t keep it. Results are estimates, not a quote or financial advice: check the official sources linked in each guide before you rely on them.