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P60 Pay: Total for year — Total pay for the tax year

The sum of current and previous employment pay — the headline figure HMRC uses for your annual income tax calculation.

At a glance

Entry
Total pay for the tax year
Feeds to
The basis for your end-of-year income tax reconciliation via P800, or SA102 Box 1 for Self Assessment filers.
Check against
"Pay: In this employment" + "Pay: In previous employment(s)" on the same P60.

What this means

This is the big number on the P60 — your total taxable employment income for the tax year from PAYE jobs. It already excludes salary sacrifice, pre-tax benefits, and payroll giving. It does NOT include: self-employment income, rental income, savings interest, dividends, or benefits in kind (P11D).

For most employees this is the figure you'd use to describe your "salary for the year" in conversation. It is also what HMRC reports to bodies like mortgage lenders (via HMRC transcript) when proving income.

Implications for your tax

  • Feeds the £100,000 personal allowance taper and the £125,140 additional-rate boundary.
  • Used by banks and mortgage lenders as proof of employment income when you provide an HMRC transcript.
  • Basis for calculating the Marriage Allowance eligibility (transferor must be below basic-rate threshold).

Common pitfalls

  • Do not add benefits in kind from your P11D to this figure when proving income to a lender — they will want to see both documents separately.
  • If you had more than one job simultaneously, this P60 only covers one — your other employer issues a separate P60.

FAQ

What does the P60 Pay: Total for year mean?
The sum of current and previous employment pay — the headline figure HMRC uses for your annual income tax calculation. This is the big number on the P60 — your total taxable employment income for the tax year from PAYE jobs. It already excludes salary sacrifice, pre-tax benefits, and payroll giving. It does NOT include: self-employment income, rental income, savings interest, dividends, or benefits in kind (P11D).
Where does P60 Pay: Total for year go on my tax return?
The basis for your end-of-year income tax reconciliation via P800, or SA102 Box 1 for Self Assessment filers.

Related P60 entries

Pay: In this employment — Pay in this employment (current job)

Your total taxable pay in this employment for the tax year (6 April to 5 April). If you started this job mid-year, it covers only what this employer paid you.

Pay: In previous employment(s) — Pay from previous employer(s) this year

Your taxable pay from any earlier employer in the same tax year, as transferred to this employer via your P45 Parts 2 and 3.

Tax deducted — Total income tax deducted in the year

Total income tax withheld from you via PAYE across this employer (and any previous employer in the same tax year).

Final tax code — Tax code at 5 April

The PAYE tax code that was applied to your pay as at the tax year end — e.g. 1257L, K475, BR, S1257L, D0, NT.

Leaving a job instead? The equivalent leaver's figures are on your P45 — see the P45 Box Guide.

Reconciling your pay? Use the take-home pay calculator to verify PAYE and NI on any salary for 2025/26 or 2026/27, and the tax code checker to decode your final tax code.

Sources

P60 structure per HMRC PAYE forms guidance. Thresholds and rates current for 2025/26 (tax year 6 April 2025 to 5 April 2026); 2026/27 figures included where published.

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