Payroll Cost Calculator
Before you hire, see the full cost of the role per pay period: gross pay, employer National Insurance and employer pension contributions added together.
Payroll Cost Calculator
Built using UK PAYE and HMRC payroll rules for the 2026/27 tax year. Estimate only — not an official payroll record.
Figures are estimates produced by our shared payroll engine using published UK PAYE, National Insurance and student loan rules. They are not official payroll records and must not be used as evidence of pay. HMRC RTI integration is in development and testing.
Running payroll for real employees?
Our employer payroll system stores your employees, calculates each payroll run and produces finalised payslips from the stored payroll record — never from a re-run of the calculator.
What is included in employer cost?
Gross pay for the period, employer National Insurance and employer pension contributions. Salary sacrifice reduces the NI-able pay and is reflected automatically.
Can I budget a whole year from this?
Multiply the period cost by the number of periods in the year for a simple annual budget, then review it after your first payroll run for exact figures.
Where do the rates come from?
From our published tax-year configuration, the same configuration the employer payroll engine uses.
Built using UK PAYE and HMRC payroll rules. We are not HMRC approved, recognised or certified. HMRC RTI integration is in development and testing. Explore the other payroll tools: UK Payslip Generator, UK Salary Calculator, PAYE Calculator, National Insurance Calculator, Employer NI Calculator.