National Wage Rates from April 2022

  • Age under 18: £4.81
  • Age between 18 to 20: £6.83
  • Age between 21 to 22: £9.18
  • Age 23 and over: £9.5
  • Apprentice: £4.81

Class 1 National Insurance Threshold from April 2022

Lower Earnings Limit (LEL):

  • £123 per week
  • £533 per month
  • £6,396 per year

Primary Threshold/Employee Threshold:

From 6th April 2022 to 05th July 2023:

  • £190 per week
  • £823 per month
  • £9,880 per year

From 6th July 2022 to 05th April 2023:
£242 per week
£1,048 per month
£12,570 per year

Secondary Threshold/Employer Threshold:

  • £175 per week
  • £758 per month
  • £9,100 per year

Upper Earning Limit (UEL):

  • £967 per week
  • £4,189 per month
  • £50,270 per year

How much NI will the employee and employer pay?

Employee’s National Insurance Contributions will be: 13.25%
Employer’s National Insurance Contributions will be: 15.05%

Personal Allowance is £12,570 per year. However, it varies on your tax code.

The pension Threshold is £833/month. An employee must be auto-enrolled into a workplace pension scheme if he’s earning more than £833 a month.

National Insurance Threshold is £823 a month. Employee earnings above £823 are subject to National Insurance Contributions.

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