Payroll Tools
Everything you need to understand your pay.
Understand your pay with our free UK payroll calculators and tools. Whether you're checking your take-home pay, comparing salaries or estimating deductions for Income Tax, National Insurance and pensions, you'll find practical tools to help you make informed decisions.
Take Home Pay Calculator - England & NI
Instantly calculate your take-home pay and deductions.
Take Home Pay Calculator - Scotland
Instantly calculate your Scottish salary and deductions
Take Home Pay Calculator - Wales
Instantly calculate your Wales salary and deductions
Student Loan Calculator
Estimate your student loan repayments based on your salary and repayment plan.
Holiday Pay Calculator
Calculate holiday pay based on your earnings and working pattern.
Overtime Calculator
Work out your overtime pay based on your hourly rate and hours worked.
Salary Sacrifice Calculator
See how salary sacrifice could affect your take-home pay and tax.
Pension Calculator
Estimate your pension contributions and how they could affect your take-home pay.
Apprenticeship Levy
Calculate your potential Apprenticeship Levy contribution based on your annual payroll.
Free UK payroll calculators
Understanding your payslip can sometimes be difficult, particularly when your salary is affected by Income Tax, National Insurance, pension contributions and other deductions. Our free payroll calculators make it easier to see how these deductions can affect your take-home pay.
Whether you're starting a new job, considering a pay rise, comparing salaries or simply checking that your expected take-home pay looks right, our calculators provide clear estimates based on the information you enter.
Choose the right take-home pay calculator
Your location can affect how your Income Tax is calculated, so we've created separate calculators for England and Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
England & Northern Ireland: Use our England & Northern Ireland Take Home Pay Calculator for calculations based on the relevant UK Income Tax and National Insurance rules.
Scotland: Use our Scottish Take Home Pay Calculator when Scottish Income Tax rates apply.
Wales: Use our Wales Take Home Pay Calculator to estimate your take-home pay in Wales.
What can you use our payroll calculators for?
Our tools can help you:
- Estimate monthly and annual take-home pay
- Understand Income Tax and
- National Insurance deductions
- See the effect of workplace pension contributions
- Compare different salary levels
- Check the impact of a pay rise
- Get a clearer picture of your expected net pay
The calculations are intended as helpful estimates and should not be treated as professional financial or tax advice. Where tax rules or thresholds change, we aim to keep our calculators updated.
Official UK payroll information
Tax and National Insurance rules can change, so it's always worth checking the latest information from official sources. For current PAYE, Income Tax and National Insurance guidance, visit GOV.UK.
