💼 UK payroll cost tool

Employer NI Calculator (UK)

Estimate Employer National Insurance for one employee using a simple UK payroll planning model. Add annual salary, bonus and months employed to see secondary Class 1 NICs, total gross pay and the estimated employer cost. This calculator uses a 15% rate above the annual £5,000 secondary threshold, pro-rated by months employed for quick budgeting.

This is a planning calculator for standard employer NICs only. It does not handle every payroll edge case, such as under-21 rates, apprentices under 25, Freeport/site reliefs, directors on alternative methods or exact period-by-period payroll treatment.

Breakdown

Salary used
Bonus used
Months employed
Secondary threshold used
Rate above threshold
Allowance offset used
ItemAmount
Gross pay in scope
Threshold deduction
Employer NI before offset
Allowance offset
Total employer NI

The calculator uses a simple annual employer NIC model: 15% on earnings above a pro-rated £5,000 annual secondary threshold. Any Employment Allowance entered is treated as a rough offset for planning only.