Cost calculator
Employment cost calculator
United Kingdom
See what it actually costs to employ someone in United Kingdom. Enter a gross salary and get the full statutory breakdown, line by line — statutory rates from our country guides, checked July 2026.
Enter the salary
Enter what you'd pay before any statutory deductions — we compute the rest.
Your employer cost, employee deductions, and estimated net all appear here.
England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (rUK) bands shown. Scotland sets its own income tax rates and bands, which differ from the table above — Scottish employees should not use these figures.
Frequently asked questions
In the United Kingdom these costs are threshold-based, not a flat percentage of gross pay. Employer National Insurance is 15% on earnings above £5,000 a year, and the workplace pension adds 3% of earnings between £6,240 and £50,270. At a typical salary that works out to roughly 15% to 16% of gross on top of the salary. The share is lower at low salaries, because the first £5,000 is National-Insurance-free. A large employer may also owe the 0.5% Apprenticeship Levy above a £3,000,000 pay bill. See the itemized breakdown above for each line.
Employee deductions in the United Kingdom are also threshold-based, so they aren't a flat percentage of gross pay. Employee National Insurance is nil up to £12,570, then 8% up to £50,270, and 2% above that. The workplace pension takes 5% of earnings between £6,240 and £50,270. Income tax is separate — see the bands below. See the itemized breakdown above for each line.
Yes — income tax in United Kingdom is progressive across 4 bands, from 0% to 45%. The calculator above applies these bands to your salary automatically.
Statutory baseline, checked July 2026 — from the statutory data in our country guides. These are estimates, not tax or legal advice. For an exact quote, book a demo with our team.
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