Term-Time Salary Calculator
Turn a full-time salary or hourly rate into actual annual and monthly gross pay. For teaching assistants and other staff on term-time contracts.
Use the salary and hours for your post, plus the paid weeks confirmed by your employer. Paid weeks can include holiday entitlement. This is a basic gross-pay estimate for a full year paid in 12 equal monthly instalments.
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Your gross pay estimate
Enter your details and select Calculate gross pay to see your annual and monthly figures.
Actual annual gross salary
Monthly gross salary · 12 equal payments
At the alternative hours
Before tax, National Insurance, pension and student loan deductions. Excludes allowances, overtime and partial-year adjustments.
Next: pension and budget planning
For an LGPS pension estimate, use your pension statement and confirmed pensionable pay. Check with payroll before treating this basic salary estimate as pensionable pay.
LGPS pension simulatorOnce you know your take-home income, try the Budget Planner. Find more tools in the school support staff hub.
How to calculate term-time salary
From an annual full-time salary
Actual annual gross pay = FTE annual salary × (your weekly hours ÷ full-time weekly hours) × (paid weeks ÷ full-year weeks divisor).
From a basic hourly rate
Actual annual gross pay = basic hourly rate × contracted weekly hours × paid weeks.
Monthly gross pay is annual gross pay ÷ 12 for a contract paid in 12 equal instalments. Use the method and factors confirmed by your employer. Different contract arrangements may need a different calculation.
Worked example: part-time and term-time pay
Lancashire's published example uses a £24,000 full-time salary, 22.5 weekly hours against 37 full-time hours, 43.89 paid weeks and a 52.143 full-year divisor.
£24,000 × (22.5 ÷ 37) × (43.89 ÷ 52.143) = £12,284.62 annual gross pay, or £1,023.72 gross per month.
An illustration of the calculation, not a current teaching assistant salary or a recommended paid-weeks factor. Your salary and payroll factors may differ.
Term-time salary FAQs
How do I calculate term-time salary from a full-time salary?
Where your employer uses this method, multiply the full-time annual salary by your weekly hours divided by full-time weekly hours, then by your paid weeks divided by the employer's full-year weeks divisor. Use paid weeks including holiday entitlement already included by payroll, rather than only the weeks worked.
How do I calculate term-time pay from an hourly rate?
For an equated-pay contract using this method, multiply the basic hourly rate by your contracted weekly hours and your paid weeks. Divide annual gross pay by 12 if your salary is spread over 12 equal monthly instalments. Do not add holiday pay again if it is already included in the rate or paid-weeks figure.
Can I use 38 or 39 working weeks as paid weeks?
Not automatically. Paid weeks can include holiday entitlement and may differ by employer, contract and length of service. Ask payroll for your paid-weeks figure or pay factor. This calculator does not work out holiday entitlement.
Does this calculate teaching assistant take-home pay?
No. It estimates basic gross annual and monthly pay before tax, National Insurance, pension, student loans and other deductions. It is suitable for teaching assistants and other support staff whose contracts use one of the methods shown.
Why does my monthly payslip differ from this estimate?
The monthly result assumes a complete year paid in 12 equal instalments. Starting or leaving part way through the year, unpaid absence, back pay, allowances and payroll adjustments can change an individual payslip. Your employer can confirm the calculation used for your contract.