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How much is my take home pay?

This is your pay before tax and other deductions (often called Gross salary).

Scotland has different income tax bands.

Your tax code(optional)

Adding your tax code will give you more accurate results. Find your tax code on your payslip or letters from HMRC. Gov.uk has help on tax codes.

If you leave this blank we will use the standard tax code 1257L. This is the most common tax code for most employees in the UK.

Adding any of the extra information below that applies to you will give you a more accurate calculation.

Monthly pension contributions

(optional)

The amount of money that goes into your pension is made up of the money you put in and the amount your employer puts in.

Enter either an amount or percentage.

Enter either an amount or percentage.

For pension contributions we will assume your contributions come out of your pre-tax salary. This is called a 'net pay arrangement'.

Not sure? You can check by:

  • looking at your payslip
  • contacting your pension provider.

Student loan repayments

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Select all that apply

Your repayments depend on:

  • where you lived in the three years before your course started
  • when you started your course.
Your repayments depend on: where you lived in the three years before your course started, when you started your course.

Are you over State Pension Age?

(optional)

Check your State Pension age (opens in new tab) if you are not sure. If you are over State Pension age you usually stop paying National Insurance contributions, so this affects your result. If you leave this blank, we'll assume you still pay NI contributions.

Do you get Blind Person's Allowance?

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Blind Person’s Allowance is an extra amount some visually impaired people can earn before paying tax. Find out more about claiming this on Gov.uk.

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