Contracted-In Contribution Rates

These tables will not be updated after the 2015/16 tax year. 

For rates and earnings limits for later years see National insurance rates and earnings limits.

  Weekly Earnings Monthly Earnings Annual Earnings    
Year From  To From  To From To  Employee
Contribution
Employer
Contribution
2015/16 £0
£155.01
£156.01
>£815
£155
£156
£815
£0
£672.01
£676.01
>£3,532
£672
£676
£3,532
£0
£8,060.01
£8,112.01
£8,060
£8,112
£42,385
>£42,385
Nil
12%
12%
2%
Nil
Nil
13.8%*
13.8%
2014/15 £0
£153.01 >£805
£153 £805
-
£0
£663.01
>£3,489
£663 £3,489
-
£0
£7,956.01
>£41,865
£7,956
£41,865
-
Nil
12%
2%
Nil
13.8%
13.8%
2013/14 £0
£148.01 £149.01
>£797
£0
£148.01 £149.01
>£797
£0
£641.01 £646.01
>£3,454
£641
£646 £3,454
-
£0
£7,696.01 £7,755.01
>£41,450
£7,696
£7,755
£41,450
-
Nil
Nil
12%
2%
Nil
13.8%
13.8%
13.8%
2012/13 £0
£144.01 £146.01
>£817
£144 £146 £817
-
£0
£624.01 £634.01
>£3,540
£624
£634
£3,540 -
£0
£7,488.01
£7,605.01
>£42,475
£7,488
£7,605
£42,475
-
Nil
Nil
12%
2%
Nil
13.8%
13.8%
13.8%
2011/12 £0
£136.01 £139.01
>£817
£136
£139 £817
-
£0
£589.01 £602.01
>£3,540
£589
£602 £3,540 -
£0
£7,072.01 £7,225.01
>£42,475
£7,072
£7,225
£42,475 -
Nil
Nil
12%
2%
Nil
13.8%
13.8%
13.8%
2010/11 £0
£110.01
>£844
£110 £844
-
£0
£476.01
>£3,656
£476 £3,656 - £0
£5,715.01
>£43,875
£5,715
£43,875
-
Nil
11%
1%
Nil
12.8%
12.8%
2009/10 £0
£110.01
>£844
£110 £844
-
£0
£476.01
>£3,656
£476 £3,656
-
£0
£5,715.01
>£43,875
£5,715
£43,875
-
Nil
11%
1%
Nil
12.8%
12.8%
2008/09 £0
£105.01
>£770
£105 £770
-
£0
£453.01
>£3,337
£453 £3,337
-
£0
£5,435.01
>£40,040
£5,435
£40,040
-
Nil
11%
1%
Nil
12.8%
12.8%

* For employees under the age of 21 the employer pays no National Insurance until the annual earnings exceed £42,385.

  Weekly Earnings    
Year From To  Employee Contribution  Employer Contribution
2007/08 £0
£100.01
>£670
£100
£670
-
Nil
11%
1%
Nil
2.8%
12.8%
2006/07 £0
£97.01
£645
£97
£645 
-
Nil
11%
1%
Nil
12.8%
12.8%
2005/06 £0
£94.01
£630
£94
£630
-
Nil
11%
1%
Nil
12.8%
12.8%
2004/05 £0
£91.01
> £610
£91
£610
-
Nil
11%
1%
Nil
12.8%
12.8%
2003/04 £0
£89.01
> £595
£89
£595
-
Nil
11%
1%
Nil
12.8%
12.8%
2002/03 £0
£89.01
> £585
£89
£585
-
Nil
10%
Nil
Nil
11.8%
11.8%
2001/02 £0
£87.01
>£575
£87
£575
-
Nil
10%
Nil
Nil
11.9%
11.9%
2000/01 Employee:
£0
£76.01
>£535
Employer:
£0
£84.01
>£535
£76
£535
-
£84
£535
-
Nil
10%
Nil
Nil
12.2%
12.2%