Earnings cap

The earnings cap restricts the amount of remuneration on which the benefits and contributions of an occupational pension scheme member may be based.

Tax year Cap (£ per year) (RPI) Cap (£ per year) (CPI)
2024/2025 £223,8002 £193,8003
2023/2024 £205,2002 £181,2003
2022/2023 £181,8002 £164,4003
2021/2022 £172,8002 £159,0003
2020/2021 £170,4002 £157,8003
2019/2020 £166,2002 £154,8003
2018/2019 £160,8002 £150,6003
2017/2018 £154,2002 £145,8003
2016/2017 £150,6002 £144,0003
2015/2016 £149,4002 £144,0003
2014/2015 £145,8002 £142,2003
2013/2014 £141,0002 £138,0003
2012/2013 £137,4002 £135,0003
2011/2012 £129,6002 £127,8003
2010/2011 £123,6001  
2009/2010 £123,6001  
2008/2009 £117,6001  
2007/2008 £112,8001  
2006/2007 £108,6001  
2005/2006 £105,600  
2004/2005 £102,000  
2003/2004 £99,000  
2002/2003 £97,200  
2001/2002 £95,400  
2000/2001 £91,800  
1999/2000 £90,600  
1998/1999 £87,600  
1997/1998 £84,000  
1996/1997 £82,200  
1995/1996 £78,600  
1994/1995 £76,800  
1993/1994 £75,000  
1992/1993 £75,000  
1991/1992 £71,400  
1990/1991 £64,800  
1989/1990 £60,000  

1Nominal earnings cap for the transitional period under Finance Act 2004.

2The earnings cap is is no longer published by HMRC therefore this is a projected figure using RPI-basis.

3This is the projected earnings cap using CPI-basis.

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