Practical UK pay guides
These guides explain the assumptions behind the calculators in plain English. They cover employee pay, pension deductions, dividends, limited company income and contractor scenarios, with links back to the relevant calculators where an estimate is useful.
The pages are written for people checking how a payslip, day rate, dividend payment or director income route may affect take-home pay. They are estimate-only resources, not payroll, tax, legal or accountancy advice.
Salary and pension guides
Contractor, dividend and director guides
Inside IR35 vs Outside IR35 GuideUnderstand how IR35 status can change contractor take-home pay comparisons.Contractor Day Rate vs SalaryCompare contractor rates with employee salary in a practical way.Director Salary vs DividendsLearn how UK company directors commonly take income from a company.UK Dividend Tax RatesSee how dividend allowance and dividend tax bands interact with salary.Limited Company Take-Home PayUnderstand salary, dividends, company profit and retained money.
Related calculators
UK Salary CalculatorEstimate annual salary, monthly take-home pay and deductions.UK Median Wage CalculatorCheck whether annual, weekly or hourly wage is above the UK median.UK Dividend Tax CalculatorEstimate dividend tax based on salary, other income and dividends.Director Salary & Dividend CalculatorEstimate personal take-home from a limited company salary and dividends.UK Contractor Day Rate CalculatorCompare sole trader and limited company take-home scenarios.Inside IR35 vs Outside IR35 CalculatorCompare contractor take-home inside and outside IR35.