Short version: £30,000 is below the UK average (about £35,000 median full-time) — ahead of roughly 33% of full-time earners, the top 67%. But “good” depends on your age, where you live, and what your peers actually think.
A percentile tells you where you rank. It can’t tell you if you’re doing alright. The crowd can.
see the crowd’s verdict →£30,000 sits a little below the UK median full-time salary of roughly £35,000 — so against the typical worker it sits in the lower half. But “below average” hides a lot: it reads very differently at 24 than at 44, and very differently in Sunderland than in Shoreditch. Here is the median by age to compare against:
This is where every other page leaves you hanging — a number and a percentile, and you are left to decide whether £30,000 means you are winning or falling behind. That judgement is what you actually came for, and it is the one thing a spreadsheet cannot give you.
On The Money Verdict, real people anonymously rate whether £30,000 at your age is “doing alright” or “time to ask for a rise” — the honest, judgement-free second opinion you cannot get from friends or colleagues, because nobody will tell you what they earn.
Is £30,000 a good salary in the UK? It is below the UK median (~£35,000), so it sits in the lower half against the typical full-time worker — but it can still go a long way outside the big cities.
What is the take-home pay on £30,000? Around £2,093 a month after income tax and National Insurance on 2025/26 rates, before pension. Use the tool above for your exact figure.
Is £30k a good salary in London? In London it goes noticeably less far — the capital’s median is higher and rent alone takes a big bite.
The Money Verdict settles every money question the honest way — anonymously, by people just like you.
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