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# What does an employee in the UK cost on top of salary?

Employer National Insurance is 15% of earnings above £5,000 a year (about £417 a month), and the employer pays at least 3% pension on qualifying earnings between £6,240 and £50,270 a year. On a £5,000 monthly salary that is about £687 in National Insurance and £110 in pension. Through Fronted you also pay €390 per employee/month, and statutory costs are passed through at cost with no markup.