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Need a little advice, my take home pay is different to whats calculated...

So I've been using this https://www.thesalarycalculator.co.uk/salary.php to calculate my take home pay estimates...
I earn 38K a year. According to the calculator my PAYE should be £423.83 and NI £169.53

But the actual deductions were £441.20 and £176.49

Not wildly different but nearly a weeks shopping. 

But I also have a NEST payment of 109.37 and my total income this month came to £2527.11, but the calculator brings it to 
£ 2,573.31.... Tbh Im finding this odd discrepancies more confusing than troubling. I dont think the work place is doing anything dodgy, just things are being calculated differently... 

Whats your thoughts?  Should I be worried?

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  • MangyDog said:
    So I've been using this https://www.thesalarycalculator.co.uk/salary.php to calculate my take home pay estimates...
    I earn 38K a year. According to the calculator my PAYE should be £423.83 and NI £169.53

    But the actual deductions were £441.20 and £176.49

    Not wildly different but nearly a weeks shopping. 

    But I also have a NEST payment of 109.37 and my total income this month came to £2527.11, but the calculator brings it to £ 2,573.31.... Tbh Im finding this odd discrepancies more confusing than troubling. I dont think the work place is doing anything dodgy, just things are being calculated differently... 

    Whats your thoughts?  Should I be worried?
    You shouldn't be worried but unless you know how the calculator is built it's difficult to get the correct answer.

    Does your payslip show your taxable and NIC'ble pay as £3166.66?

    What is your tax code?
  • 1257L
    As for the other question i cant see anything.... my gross was 3254.17
  • ok......... maybe im actually being paid 39k :o I realign the take home calc to 39 and everything nearly lines up... a few pennies off but otherwise... Yeah that might make sense. 
  • QrizB
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    MangyDog said:
    ok......... maybe im actually being paid 39k :o 
    3254.17 x 12 is 39050.04 so yes, i seems you are :lol:
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  • QrizB said:
    MangyDog said:
    ok......... maybe im actually being paid 39k :o 
    3254.17 x 12 is 39050.04 so yes, i seems you are :lol:
    Sorry for wasting everyone's time here... Ill delete this thread if anyone wants. 
  • QrizB
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    MangyDog said:
    QrizB said:
    MangyDog said:
    ok......... maybe im actually being paid 39k :o 
    3254.17 x 12 is 39050.04 so yes, i seems you are :lol:
    Sorry for wasting everyone's time here... Ill delete this thread if anyone wants. 
    I'd suggest leaving it, it's not doing any harm and no-one is going to think any the less of you as a result :)
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  • MangyDog said:
    QrizB said:
    MangyDog said:
    ok......... maybe im actually being paid 39k :o 
    3254.17 x 12 is 39050.04 so yes, i seems you are :lol:
    Sorry for wasting everyone's time here... Ill delete this thread if anyone wants. 
    Not wasting time, well worth it given you have had a £1,000 pay rise this afternoon 😉
  • eskbanker
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    The thread was started last year and swiftly resolved the same day, with an entirely different root cause from the one you're belatedly suggesting!

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