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by raverbashing 2133 days ago
UK rates for comparison

Personal Allowance Up to £12,500 0%

Basic rate £12,501 to £50,000 20%

Higher rate £50,001 to £150,000 40%

Additional rate over £150,000 45%

https://www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates

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That's a bit of a simplification.

From £9.5k to £50k you pay 12% national insurance in addition to income tax, so it's really 32% not 20% tax.

Over £50k you pay 2% national insurance.

Your employer will also be paying 13.8% national insurance.

Once your income exceeds £100k you start losing your personal allowance at a rate of £1 for every £2 over £100k, so you have no personal allowance after earning over £125k. This means that your effective marginal tax rate between £100k & £125k is about 60%