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Final Pay Calculator

Build a gross final-pay breakdown before judging the headline total.

Use this when a last payslip, leaving payment or offer mixes wages, notice, PILON, holiday, deductions, redundancy or settlement-style sums.

This is a first-pass gross calculator. It does not estimate tax, National Insurance, tax-code effects or take-home pay. It helps separate the lines you should ask payroll or HR to show clearly.

Important:

This calculator shows a gross breakdown only. Your actual payslip can still be affected by PAYE, National Insurance, tax code, contract terms, deductions, payroll timing and any settlement agreement wording.

Checked against official sources

Last reviewed: 13 May 2026. Checked against Acas final-pay guidance, Acas holiday-and-final-pay guidance, GOV.UK holiday-on-leaving guidance and GOV.UK termination-payment guidance.

Checked on

13 May 2026

Official source links

Acas and GOV.UK final-pay, holiday and termination-payment pages linked below

Recheck when

The payslip uses unclear labels, the contract has special holiday rules, or tax treatment is disputed

Payroll-style lines

Keep wages, notice and holiday visible

The most useful first step is separating wages already earned, notice or PILON, unused holiday and other earned pay into their own lines.

Holiday balance

Unused holiday can add to final pay

If the holiday balance is positive, the result estimates a gross holiday-pay line. If it is negative, the result warns you to check whether a deduction was agreed in writing.

Separate package line

Do not hide redundancy or settlement sums

Redundancy, enhanced severance or settlement-style compensation should be checked separately from ordinary payroll-style final pay.

Ask payroll or HR for the same breakdown in writing

If your employer gives one headline total, ask for the written split before you challenge the figure.

  • Wages already earned up to the leaving date.
  • Notice pay or payment in lieu of notice.
  • Unused holiday owed, or any holiday deduction.
  • Other earned pay such as overtime, bonus or commission.
  • Statutory redundancy, enhanced redundancy or settlement-style compensation separately.
Best next pages

Use the right follow-up route

Use the final-pay help page if the payslip is unclear, the compare route if the package mixes several issues, or the settlement checker if the written offer separates payroll-style and compensation-style amounts.

Open final-pay help | Open compare page