Wales · Band 8c · Entry
£4,275.82
a month take-home · £51,309.89 a year
Gross
£80,698.00
Income tax
£15,676.30
NI
£3,624.56
Pension
£10,087.25
Net
£51,309.89
Simulated monthly payslip
| Gross pay | £6,724.83 |
| PAYE income tax | − £1,306.36 |
| Employee NI | − £302.05 |
| NHS pension (12.5%) | − £840.60 |
| Net bank credit | £4,275.82 |
Wales (Welsh taxpayer, C-prefix code) · rest-of-UK income tax bands · estimate for the 2026/27 tax year, standard 1257LC code assumed.
Band 8c in other nations
Band 8c spine points (Wales, 2026/27)
| Point | Full-time salary | Monthly take-home |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | £80,698.00 | £4,275.82 |
| Intermediate | £85,611.00 | £4,482.58 |
| Top of band | £92,984.00 | £4,792.86 |
Full-time, standard 1257LC tax code, in the NHS Pension Scheme, no student loan or HCAS. Adjust the calculator above for your situation.
Band 8c typically covers assistant directors, consultant-level allied health professionals and deputy heads of service. Full-time basic pay runs from £80,698 at entry to £92,984 at the top of the band for 2026/27. On top of basic pay, anyone working nights, weekends or bank holidays earns Section 2 unsocial-hours enhancements.
Three deductions come off: income tax, National Insurance, and your NHS pension contribution — which for a Band 8c on entry pay is the 12.5% tier, not the 5% auto-enrolment rate generic calculators assume. That is why our monthly take-home estimate (£4,276 at entry) is more accurate than tools that under-count the pension.
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