EMPLOYEE COST CALCULATOR
EMPLOYEE COST UK Seller Calculator
See what a hire really costs on 2026/27 rates, with employer National Insurance and pension included, plus a free Excel workbook for your whole team.
Employee Cost Calculator
The salary you agree is not what an employee costs you. Add employer National Insurance, the auto-enrolment pension and the costs that come with a desk, and see the true annual figure on 2026/27 rates.
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Enter a salary to see the true cost of the hire.
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2026/27 rates: employer National Insurance at 15% above £5,000; auto-enrolment band £6,240 to £50,270. Employment Allowance can take up to £10,500 off an eligible employer's total NI bill; it applies per employer, not per employee, so the Excel version below handles it across your whole team.
Take this calculator into Excel
The workbook version adds a team sheet: up to twelve employees side by side, with Employment Allowance taken off the combined NI bill the way HMRC actually applies it, and every rate in an editable cell so it still works next April.
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