Payslip checker by job
Pick your occupation to see ONS ASHE 2024 salary bands, 2026/27 take-home figures, and the payslip quirks that show up in your specific role.
61 UK occupations covered.
Healthcare
10 rolesNHS Agenda for Change, GMC-registered doctors, dental and pharmacy roles. Watch unsocial-hours uplift, pension tier banding and HCAS.
Median £37,200 · tax code 1257L
Median £43,900 · tax code 1257L
Median £109,300 · tax code 1257L (often tapered above £100k)
Median £39,800 · tax code 1257L
Median £23,400 · tax code 1257L
Median £51,500 · tax code 1257L
Median £24,500 · tax code 1257L
Median £75,000 · tax code 1257L (employed only)
Median £50,800 · tax code 1257L
Median £95,000 · tax code 1257L (often tapered above £100k)
Education
2 rolesSchool Teachers Pay and Conditions Document, plus Teachers Pension at 9.6%. TLR allowances appear separately on most teacher payslips.
Emergency Services
2 rolesFederated police pay, firefighter competent rates and ambulance Band 5/6. Heavy reliance on regional weighting and shift premia.
Public Sector
2 rolesCivil Service, local government and social work. Alpha pension, NJC pay spines and tiered employee contributions dominate.
Professional Services
10 rolesAccountancy, law and consulting. Heavy bonus weighting plus professional subscriptions reimbursed via P11D.
Median £49,100 · tax code 1257L
Median £62,500 · tax code 1257L (K-coded post-bonus at City firms)
Median £78,000 · tax code 1257L (employed only)
Median £45,800 · tax code 1257L
Median £52,800 · tax code 1257L
Median £65,500 · tax code 1257L
Median £58,200 · tax code 1257L
Median £28,500 · tax code 1257L
Median £29,800 · tax code 1257L
Median £51,200 · tax code 1257L
Finance
5 rolesBanking, insurance and broking. Deferred stock, clawback clauses and bonus-driven tax-code recalcs are routine.
Median £42,100 · tax code 1257L
Median £65,000 · tax code 1257L (K-coded after bonus)
Median £145,000 · tax code 0T or BR after first job (no allowance)
Median £38,500 · tax code 1257L
Median £45,000 · tax code 1257L
Technology
2 rolesSoftware, data and platform roles. Equity comp on quarterly vest cadence drives K-coded tax codes.
Engineering
2 rolesCivils, mechanical and aerospace engineering. Site allowances, security clearance pay and SMART pension are common.
Skilled Trades
5 rolesElectrical, plumbing, carpentry, welding and construction. CIS for subcontractors and JIB/CIJC rates for PAYE staff.
Median £38,500 · tax code 1257L (CIS subcontractors see UTR-coded deductions)
Median £36,800 · tax code 1257L
Median £33,500 · tax code 1257L (or CIS 20%)
Median £31,200 · tax code 1257L (CIS 20% for subcontractors)
Median £36,400 · tax code 1257L (umbrella often shows employer NI passed through)
Transport
6 rolesHGV, bus, train and aviation. Per-diem and night-out scale rates, plus rest-day working uplifts at TOCs.
Median £38,600 · tax code 1257L
Median £32,100 · tax code 1257L
Median £65,000 · tax code 1257L
Median £88,200 · tax code 1257L (often K-coded at senior captain due to flying pay accrual)
Median £27,600 · tax code 1257L
Median £35,200 · tax code 1257L
Retail & Hospitality
5 rolesShop floor, kitchens and bars. NLW/NMW basic, tronc tip-sharing rules and shift premia define take-home.
Creative & Marketing
5 rolesMarketing, sales and recruitment. OTE-heavy roles with monthly or quarterly commission cycles.
Personal Services
5 rolesHair, beauty, fitness and cleaning. Mix of NMW PAYE, commission top-ups and self-employed chair-rental models.
Salary estimates: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2024, full-time gross annual pay by SOC 2020 occupation. Figures rounded to nearest £100.