2026/27 · one or two gross statutory-pay weeks
Statutory Paternity Pay calculator
Enter your actual Average Weekly Earnings to illustrate gross pay for one or two paternity weeks. Check the earnings condition and the other eligibility rules separately; a numerical result does not confirm entitlement.
By AfterTaxUK Editorial Team · Sources and scope checked 27 October 2026
Gross statutory-pay illustration for 2026/27. Enter the relevant Average Weekly Earnings from your payroll records. Annual salary divided by 52 may not be the correct statutory average. This tool does not establish eligibility or calculate a net payslip.
Your statutory-pay inputs
Use the relevant statutory reference-period average confirmed with payroll, including applicable earnings. The £600 default is an editable example.
Paternity weeks can be booked together or separately where the applicable leave rules allow it; this tool simply totals the entered statutory-pay weeks. It assumes the whole illustrated period uses the 2026/27 pay rate. It does not decide leave dates, notice, service, evidence or entitlement across a rate change.
Your gross pay illustration
Gross statutory pay for 2 weeks, if all eligibility conditions are met
£388.64
Before Income Tax, National Insurance and any other payroll deductions. This amount is not net take-home pay.
| Pay phase | Weeks | Gross / week | Gross total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory paternity pay | 2 | £194.32 | £388.64 |
Paternity pay is the lower of £194.32 and 90% of AWE from the first week. Adoption pay uses 90% of AWE without that cap for the first six weeks, then the lower amount for up to another 33 weeks. Meeting the £129 earnings condition does not establish the other eligibility tests.
Contractual enhancements, payment frequency, your tax code, other pay and deductions can change what reaches your bank account. Employer top-ups and net PAYE are outside this tool.
Compare a capped week with a lower-earnings week
For an eligible employee with £600 Average Weekly Earnings, 90% is £540, so the weekly illustration is capped at £194.32. With £200 AWE, 90% is £180, below the cap. The two-week gross totals are therefore £388.64 and £360 respectively. These examples use the same helper as the interactive tool and assume both weeks use the 2026/27 rate.
Pay, leave and payroll need separate checks
The tool checks only the entered earnings against the current £129 condition. Confirm the full service, notice, proof and date requirements. An employer policy may provide additional pay, but this statutory-only illustration does not determine that contractual entitlement or net deductions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Gross pay, actual AWE and the eligibility checks still needed.
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