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Boris Johnson Tax Calculator - £ 68,000.00 Salary Example (£68K Salary)

This Salary and Tax Calculator is provided to illustrate how Boris Johnsons planned changes to the higher Rate Income Tax Threshold will affect a £ 68,000.00 Salary (£68K Salary). The illustration also includes an overview of a current 2023 salary example for £ 68,000.00 and an salary example for £ 68,000.00 if the personal allowance were to be increase to £30k (a solution which would affect all tax ayers, not just those who earner over £50k.

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£ 68,000.00 Salary Comparison
WhatCurrent (2019)Boris £80k Higher Rate ThresholdiCalculator™ £30k Personal Allowance
Net Pay41001.4446760.4837840.48
Difference n/a5759.04-3160.96
Take Home60.30%68.77%55.65%

You can see a detailed salary overview for each of these calculations below.

About the Boris Johnson Salary Examples

In order to provide a like-for-like salary comparison against our three tax scenarios, we have used the following defaults:

  1. Annual Salary before tax: £ 68,000.00
  2. The individual is part of a company pension scheme
    1. An Employer Pension Contribution of 5% has been applied
    2. An Employee Pension Contribution of 3% has been applied
  3. A standard tax code has been used
  4. Salary is calculated over a full tax year
  5. There are no salary sacrifice options included
  6. There are no special National Insurance Contibutions rules /exemptions (Employer or Employee)

2023 Salary Example for £ 68,000.00 (Current)

£ 68,000.00 Salary Example 2023/24 Tax Year
YearlyMonthly4 Weekly2 WeeklyWeeklyDailyHourly%1
Gross Income68,000.005,666.675,230.772,615.381,307.69268.7737.36100.00%
Adjusted Gross Income264,600.005,383.334,969.232,484.621,242.31255.3435.4995.00%
Company Pension: Employee3,400.00283.33261.54130.7765.3813.441.875.00%
Company Pension: Employer2,040.00170.00156.9278.4639.238.061.123.00%
Taxable Pay64,600.005,383.334,969.232,484.621,242.31255.3435.4995.00%
Tax Due [PAYE]18,340.001,528.331,410.77705.38352.6972.4910.0826.97%
National Insurance5,258.56438.21404.50202.25101.1320.782.897.73%
Total Pay Deductions26,998.562,249.882,076.811,038.41519.20106.7114.8339.70%
Net Pay41,001.443,416.793,153.961,576.98788.49162.0622.5360.30%

Employers NIC Contribution7,723.58643.63594.12297.06148.5330.534.2411.36%
Salary Package [Cost of Employee]77,763.586,480.305,981.812,990.911,495.45307.3742.73114.36%

1 Percentage expressed in relation to Gross Income [£ 64,600.00].

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2023 Salary Example for £ 68,000.00 (Planned by Boris Johnson)

£ 68,000.00 Salary Example 2023/24 Tax Year (Planned by Boris Johnson)
YearlyMonthly4 Weekly2 WeeklyWeeklyDailyHourly%1
Gross Income68,000.005,666.675,230.772,615.381,307.69268.7737.36100.00%
Adjusted Gross Income264,600.005,383.334,969.232,484.621,242.31255.3435.4995.00%
Company Pension: Employee3,400.00283.33261.54130.7765.3813.441.875.00%
Company Pension: Employer2,040.00170.00156.9278.4639.238.061.123.00%
Taxable Pay64,600.005,383.334,969.232,484.621,242.31255.3435.4995.00%
Tax Due [PAYE]12,920.001,076.67993.85496.92248.4651.077.1019.00%
National Insurance4,919.52409.96378.42189.2194.6119.442.707.23%
Total Pay Deductions21,239.521,769.961,633.81816.90408.4583.9511.6731.23%
Net Pay46,760.483,896.713,596.961,798.48899.24184.8225.6968.77%

Employers NIC Contribution7,752.29646.02596.33298.16149.0830.644.2611.40%
Salary Package [Cost of Employee]77,792.296,482.695,984.022,992.011,496.01307.4842.74114.40%

1 Percentage expressed in relation to Gross Income [£ 64,600.00].

2023 Salary Example for £ 68,000.00 (Suggested by iCalculator)

£ 68,000.00 Salary Example 2023/24 Tax Year (Suggested by iCalculator)
YearlyMonthly4 Weekly2 WeeklyWeeklyDailyHourly%1
Gross Income68,000.005,666.675,230.772,615.381,307.69268.7737.36100.00%
Adjusted Gross Income264,600.005,383.334,969.232,484.621,242.31255.3435.4995.00%
Company Pension: Employee3,400.00283.33261.54130.7765.3813.441.875.00%
Company Pension: Employer2,040.00170.00156.9278.4639.238.061.123.00%
Taxable Pay64,600.005,383.334,969.232,484.621,242.31255.3435.4995.00%
Tax Due [PAYE]21,840.001,820.001,680.00840.00420.0086.3212.0032.12%
National Insurance4,919.52409.96378.42189.2194.6119.442.707.23%
Total Pay Deductions30,159.522,513.292,319.961,159.98579.99119.2116.5744.35%
Net Pay37,840.483,153.372,910.811,455.40727.70149.5720.7955.65%

Employers NIC Contribution7,752.29646.02596.33298.16149.0830.644.2611.40%
Salary Package [Cost of Employee]77,792.296,482.695,984.022,992.011,496.01307.4842.74114.40%

1 Percentage expressed in relation to Gross Income [£ 64,600.00].

Further Reading

Boris Johnsons Plan for changes to the Higher Rate Tax Threshold

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