Pension Contribution Calculator
Calculate employee, employer and total annual pension contributions.
Employee contribution
£2,000.00
- Employer contribution
- £1,200.00
- Total annual contribution
- £3,200.00
v1.0 · Reviewed September 2026
How this is worked out
Employee and employer contributions are each a percentage of the salary, then added together.
Worked example
- Salary £40,000
- Employee 5%
- Employer 3%
£2,000 plus £1,200
£2,000.00 employee, £1,200.00 employer, £3,200.00 in total
Assumptions and limits
- Applies the percentages to the full salary. Many automatic enrolment schemes use qualifying earnings between £6,240 and £50,270 instead, which produces smaller contributions.
- Employee contributions are shown gross, before tax relief.