Technical Pay Adjustment Calculator

Enter your annual basic salary and current pay arrangement to estimate your Technical Pay Adjustment and compare the repayment options.

January 2027 payroll change: all staff will move to fortnightly pay, 11 days in arrears. This calculator provides an approximate worked example.

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Annual basic salary

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Enter annual basic salary only. Do not include allowances, overtime or other variable payments.

Current pay arrangement Weekly, one week in arrears
One week's Technical Pay Adjustment Weekly, paid in the current week
Two weeks' Technical Pay Adjustment Monthly
One week and four days' Technical Pay Adjustment

Calculated Technical Pay Adjustment

Annual basic salary€52,000.00

Weekly basic pay€1,000.00

Adjustment entitlement1 week

Estimated Technical Pay Adjustment€1,000.00

Weekly basic pay is annual basic salary divided by 52. For monthly staff, four days are calculated using a five-day week, making the entitlement equivalent to 1.8 weeks.

Option 1: Repay over one year

Technical Pay Adjustment

Number of fortnightly deductions25

Deduction from gross pay

Approximate reduction in net pay

The approximate net-pay effect is calculated as 50% of the gross deduction, reflecting the worked example.

Option 2: Repay over three years

Amount allocated to each year

Year 1 deduction from gross pay

Year 1 approximate net-pay reduction

Year 2 deduction from net pay

Year 3 deduction from net pay

One Year Option – 25 deductions , Three Year Option – 77 decucitons. Years 2 and 3 are deducted from net pay.

Important: This calculator is an approximate illustration only. Official payroll calculations and communications take precedence.