Your first payslip, decoded.
Tax, National Insurance, pension, take-home — what each line actually means. No jargon, no lectures.
For your first job
Tap a line on the payslip to see what it is:
This is an illustration, not a quote. It's a rough picture based only on what you've entered — a figure to picture, not a promise. The real amount depends on your circumstances and things we can't see, so it's always worth checking your own position before you count on it.
Getting started with money?
Blooom for Teens has short, plain-English lessons on your first job, saving, scams and more — free, no account needed.
- Knowing what leaves your pay — and why — is the first money skill worth having.
- That pension line? Your employer usually adds to it — future-you's money, not gone.
- Plain-English learning, free, no account needed.
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