Salary in London · 2026
Is £35,000 a good salary in London?
Is £35,000 a good salary in London?
Nationally, £35,000 sits around the 39th percentile of UK earners. But in London what matters is what's left: after tax your take-home is about £2,393 a month, and living alone here costs roughly £2,665 — so it doesn't quite cover living alone here, leaving about −£272 a month.
Verified 12 August 2026
| In London on £35,000 | |
|---|---|
| Take-home pay | £2,393/mo |
| Rent (one-bed) | −£1,850 |
| Bills, council tax, transport, food | −£815 |
| Left each month | −£272 |
Rent alone would take about 77% of your take-home — well above the 30% advisers suggest. Sharing a place changes this picture significantly.
How it compares nationally
Across the whole UK, £35,000 is £4,039 below the median full-time salary of £39,039, placing you around the 39th percentile. But the same salary feels very different depending on where you live — which is exactly why local cost matters as much as the headline number.