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Work out an employee's National Insurance contributions

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This calculator will allow you to check how much in National Insurance contributions an employee needs to pay.

Using the calculator

If you’re an employee

YouUse can use the calculator to find out if the amount of National Insurance contributions you’ve paid is correct.

If you’re an employer

Use the calculator to find out how much National Insurance you need to deduct from your employees’ pay.

If you’re a software developer

Check the payroll software you have developed is calculating National Insurance contributions for employees and employers correctly.

Before you start

This calculator is only for the current tax year.

You’ll need:

  • the period of pay, which could be:
    • weekly
    • every 2 weeks
    • every 4 weeks
    • monthly
  • if you’re an employee, the date you were paid
  • paid, if you’re an employer, employee
  • the date you paid your employeeemployee, if you’re an employer
  • the amount paid before any deductions
  • the employee’s National Insurance category letter —  this can be found on the employee’s payslip

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Updates to this page

Published 20 December 2023
Last updated 26 July 2024 + show all updates
  1. Information has been added to explain that the calculator is only for the current tax year.

  2. Added translation

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