Take-home pay calculator

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Start with just your pay, then add tax codes, bonus, overtime, pensions, benefits or student loans only when you need them.

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Your payHow is that pay shown?
Where do you pay tax?
Advanced settingsPayroll, pension, loans, bonus and deductions
Pay and tax details
Not sure which tax code to use?

Use the code on your latest payslip, in the HMRC app or in your online tax account. Each job can have a different code. Check GOV.UK

How often are you paid?

Used for National Insurance and student-loan thresholds, which reset each pay period.

Not sure which NI category applies?

Use the exact category letter on your payslip. Most employees use A. Freeport and Investment Zone letters can have the same employee rate but different employer treatment, so the letter is kept with your scenario. See the category guide

PensionHow is your contribution paid?
How do I identify my pension method?

Ask payroll or your pension provider. Net pay is taken before income tax; relief at source is taken after tax and the provider adds basic-rate relief; salary sacrifice reduces contractual cash pay. Read the GOV.UK guide

Student loans

Choose one undergraduate plan. A postgraduate loan can be added alongside it.

Not sure which repayment plan you have?

You cannot choose your plan. Sign in to your student-loan account to check it, or use the course date and nation guide. Find your plan

Other deductions
Proposed offer
Your estimated take-home
£32,320 a year

£32,320 a year · £2,693 a month · £621.54 a week

Income tax£5,486
National Insurance£2,194
At a glance

What each £1 of pay does

81preaches your account overall
81premains after tax, NI and loans
72pof your next £1 remains after those deductions
  • Take-home£32,320
  • Income tax£5,486
  • National Insurance£2,194
Package comparison

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Tax, loans and other deductions stay the same. Bonus and pension terms are inherited from the current package unless you change them.

Using the current bonus and pension terms.

Offer details

Enter a proposed salary to compare take-home, total reward and pension funding side by side.

Work backwards

Salary for your take-home target

Required annual base salary£45,200

Using the current package as the baseline, including its pension terms and all active deductions.

Estimated take-home: £3,005 a month · £36,064 a year

Gross salary change
+£5,200
Take-home change each month
+£312
Pension funding change each year
£0
Take-home gained from each £1 extra salary
72p

Uses the selected package's tax region, code, payroll frequency, pension, student loans and other deductions. The salary requirement excludes bonus and overtime.

Your annual breakdown
Base pay£40,000
Total cash earnings£40,000
Income tax (1257L)−£5,486
National Insurance (category A)−£2,194
Take-home pay£32,320
What this means for you
  • Income tax shown for England, Wales & Northern IrelandThe same salary in Scotland would mean £65 more income tax under its six-band system.

An annual PAYE estimate, not a payslip guarantee or tax advice. Payroll timing, emergency or cumulative codes, employer rounding and unusual benefits can change an individual month.

Method

How this calculation works

The calculator annualises regular pay and applies the 2026/27 PAYE tax code or personal allowance and marginal income-tax bands. Class 1 employee National Insurance and student loans are calculated using the selected payroll frequency, with a one-off bonus assessed in one pay period and loan deductions rounded down to whole pounds. Benefits in kind affect income tax but are not shown as cash pay. Salary sacrifice reduces the relevant tax, NI and loan bases.