maximum amount of salary for a Director to qualify for national insurance contributions by employer but not employee
2. Â£7,956 is the maximum salary that can be paid without incurring a National Insurance liability for the employee or employer; however, the employee will still obtain a âcreditâ for the tax year for state pension and other benefits entitlement.owever, in summary although the director would be paying Employee National Insurance of Â£245.28 (Â£10,000 â Â£7,956 = Â£2,044 x 12%) for 2014/15, the company would save corporation tax of Â£408.80 (Â£10,000 â Â£7,956 = Â£2,044 x 20%).