# NHS Pay Calculator

> Independent UK NHS pay tools for Agenda for Change salary estimates, take-home pay, pension deductions, National Insurance, income tax, HCAS/London weighting, bank shift pay, hourly rates, and NHS pay band guides.

This website helps NHS staff and applicants understand estimated pay. Use current calculator and 2026/27 pages for live guidance. Use older pay-scale pages only as archive references. For payroll disputes or contractual decisions, verify figures with NHS Employers, HMRC, NHS pension guidance, and local trust payroll information.

## Calculators

- [NHS Pay Calculator 2026/27](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/): Estimate NHS salary, pension, tax, National Insurance, deductions, and monthly take-home pay.
- [NHS Bank Shift Calculator 2026/27](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/bank-shift-calculator/): Estimate bank shift earnings, WTD pay, enhancement rates, and shift patterns.
- [NHS HCAS Calculator 2026/27](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/hcas-calculator/): Estimate Inner London, Outer London, and fringe High Cost Area Supplement.

## NHS pay bands

- [NHS Pay Bands 2026/27](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/bands/): Overview of Agenda for Change bands and salary guides.
- [NHS Band 2 Pay 2026/27](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/bands/band-2/): Band 2 salary, hourly rate, take-home pay, and examples.
- [NHS Band 3 Pay 2026/27](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/bands/band-3/): Band 3 salary, hourly rate, progression, and take-home examples.
- [NHS Band 4 Pay 2026/27](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/bands/band-4/): Band 4 salary, hourly rate, take-home pay, and role examples.
- [NHS Band 5 Pay 2026/27](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/bands/band-5/): Band 5 salary, hourly rate, nurse pay examples, and progression.
- [NHS Band 6 Pay 2026/27](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/bands/band-6/): Band 6 salary, hourly rate, progression, HCAS, and take-home pay.
- [NHS Band 7 Pay 2026/27](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/bands/band-7/): Band 7 salary, hourly rate, progression, HCAS, and take-home pay.
- [NHS Band 8 Pay 2026/27](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/bands/band-8/): Band 8a to 8d salary, progression, UK comparisons, HCAS, pension, and take-home pay.

## Pay-scale references

- [NHS Pay Scales 2026/27](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/pay-scales-2026-27/): Current Agenda for Change salary table, hourly rates, and band comparisons.
- [NHS Pay Scales 2025/26](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/pay-scales-2025-26/): Previous-year pay-scale archive.
- [NHS Pay Scales 2024/25](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/pay-scales-2024-25/): Older pay-scale archive for comparison.

## Site information

- [NHS Pay Calculator FAQs](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/faq/): Common questions about bands, pension, tax, HCAS, and calculator use.
- [About NHS Pay Calculator](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/about/): Editorial purpose and independence statement.
- [Author profile](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/author/): Author and review information for NHS pay content.
- [Contact](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/contact/): Corrections, feedback, and questions.
- [HTML Sitemap](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/sitemap/): Human-readable page list.

## Optional

- [Privacy Policy](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/privacy/): Privacy and data-handling information.
- [Terms of Use](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/terms/): Terms for using the website.
- [Disclaimer](https://nhspaycalculator.uk/disclaimer/): Limits on pay estimates and official-source verification.