Compare two salaries or job offers (2026/27)

Put two job offers side by side and see the take-home pay, pension and total package for each, after tax and National Insurance.

Offer A More take-home

Salary

Employer pension

You pay (sacrifice)

ahead

Offer B More take-home

Salary

Employer pension

You pay (sacrifice)

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Offer B pays more each month

+£247.96

take-home a month, but Offer A puts £1,840 more a year into your pension.

Measure	Offer A	Offer B	Better
Take-home a month	£3,257.34	£3,505.30	B
Take-home a year	£39,088.12	£42,063.64	B
Into your pension a year	£5,200	£3,360	A
Take-home + pension	£44,288.12	£45,423.64	B
Marginal rate	26.6%	40.7%	—

Side by side

Where each offer’s money goes

Offer A · £52,000

Take-home75.2%Pension5.0%Income tax14.2%National Insurance5.7%

Offer B · £56,000

Take-home75.1%Pension3.0%Income tax16.4%National Insurance5.5%

Rules v2026.10 · checked against GOV.UK on 18 September 2026Two independent checks on every rate · 83 hand-verified cases, all passing, beside 19,925 generated · How we calculate · Changelog

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Common questions

Is a higher salary always better?

Not always. A lower salary with a bigger employer pension contribution can leave you with more overall, and salary sacrifice changes how much tax you pay.

Compare two salaries or job offers (2026/27)

Where each offer’s money goes

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