How much you pay depends on how much you are paid and the pay band you fall into.
If you work part-time or term time, your rate is based on the actual rate of pay for your job(s), so you only pay contributions on the pay you actually earn per job.
The pay bands that apply from April 2019 are below:
| If your actual pay rate is | You pay a contribution rate of | 50/50 section |
| Up to £14,400 | 5.5% | 2.75% |
| £14,401 to £22,500 | 5.8% | 2.90% |
| £22,501 to £36,500 | 6.5% | 3.25% |
| £36,501 to £46,200 | 6.8% | 3.40% |
| £46,201 to £64,600 | 8.5% | 4.25% |
| £64,601 to £91,500 | 9.9% | 4.95% |
| £91,501 to £107,700 | 10.5% | 5.25% |
| £107,701 to £161,500 | 11.4% | 5.70% |
| £161,501 or more | 12.5% | 6.25% |
The contribution rates and / or pay bands in this table will be reviewed periodically and may change in the future.
Click here to see more information about the 50/50 section.
Jenny works full time and her pay is £22,600 a year, this means she will pay 6.5% of £22,600. This works out at £122.42 a month (before tax relief). If she worked part time (half the hours) she would only pay £51.79 a month (before tax relief) which is 5.5% of her £11,300 pay.