Money Worked Out vs UK Tax Calculators
| Feature | Money Worked Out | UK Tax Calculators |
|---|---|---|
| Scottish income tax | Yes | Yes |
| Enter your own tax code | Yes | Yes |
| Choice of pension method | Yes | Not checked |
| Student loan Plan 5 | Yes | Yes |
| Adverts | No | Yes |
| Third-party scripts | None | 4 found |
| Cookie banner | No | Yes |
| Shows the working | Yes | No |
| Tax year shown | 2026/27 | 2026/27 (dropdown 2026/27 back to 2003/4) |
| Take-home on £35,000 | £28,721.40 | £28,721 (summary table, whole pounds) |
A broad directory can help with a specialised tax question. For ordinary pay, compare the exact salary form before giving it credit for neighbouring tools.
Compare the selected main pages
Both forms have tax-code and Plan 5 entries. UK Tax Calculators used a Scottish tax-code prefix in the recorded Scottish check. Money Worked Out exposes a nation selector in its main pay form.
The table's UK Tax Calculators pension-method row remains unconfirmed. Named pension options alone were not enough to establish the required treatment distinction in the saved review. The method comparison explains the difference for Money Worked Out.
Open the dedicated page for payslip checking
UK Tax Calculators' selected anomaly checker has period-number, year-to-date and non-cumulative controls. The payslip guide describes that separate form and its unverified numerical scope. Its controls are not part of this main-form ranking.
Read each result's assumptions
The saved main-form salary row includes whole-pound summary values for UK Tax Calculators. Its recorded NI breakdown also differs from the other simple-scenario results. This comparison makes no claim about the cause or about every calculation.
Read the NI rules, tax bands and Money Worked Out methods before comparing totals that use different conventions.
How we checked
Each site's main calculator opened in Chrome and its HTML read on the check date. Features are true only when seen in the calculator, false when absent from the calculator, its menu and its sitemap, and unknown otherwise.
Test: £35,000 a year, England, no pension, no student loan, standard tax code, 2026/27. Small differences in the £35,000 test are expected. Money Worked Out uses the £12,579 of tax-free pay that the standard 1257L tax code gives on a payslip, as HMRC's own estimator does. A site that uses the £12,570 Personal Allowance instead shows £1.80 more Income Tax a year.
Checked on 3 October 2026.
How was Scottish coverage recorded for UK Tax Calculators?
The saved check entered a Scottish-prefixed code and observed Scottish band output.
Does a calculator directory mean every feature is in one form?
A separate overtime or payslip page must be assessed separately. The chosen main form earns only its own recorded features.
Was the payslip anomaly checker numerically certified?
Its controls were observed, including year-to-date and non-cumulative settings. No matched numerical payslip result is presented.
Can this comparison explain the NI result difference?
The saved evidence establishes the displayed difference in one scenario. It does not establish its cause.