Hourly to Salary Calculator (UK, 2026/27)
Turn an hourly rate into a yearly, monthly and weekly salary, or work backwards from a salary to an hourly rate. Then see what you take home after Income Tax and National Insurance in 2026/27, and how much you keep for each hour worked. Results update instantly. No sign-up.
England, Wales or Northern Ireland, tax code 1257L, NI category A, the same pay every week. A year is 52 weeks.
- Hourly rate£0
- Annual gross pay£0
- Income Tax (year)£0
- National Insurance (year)£0
- Pension and loans (year)£0
- Take-home pay (year)£0
- Take-home per hour worked£0
Your pay: yearly, monthly, weekly and hourly
Monthly = yearly ÷ 12; weekly = yearly ÷ 52 (averaged over any unpaid weeks); hourly = per paid hour.
| Item | Year | Month | Week | Hour |
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What you keep from each hour
Take-home pay per hour worked (purple) against the gross hourly rate (dashed), for your hours and weeks.
Quick answer
£15.00 an hour for 37.5 hours a week, paid for 52 weeks, is £29,250 a year before tax. In England, Wales or Northern Ireland in 2026/27 that leaves about £24,580 a year or £2,048 a month after Income Tax and National Insurance. Standard tax code 1257L, NI category A, even pay through the year. Tax rules from GOV.UK, checked 18 October 2026.
Same hourly rate, different hours
Your hourly rate and weeks, at common working weeks. Your row is highlighted.
| Hours a week | Gross a year | Tax + NI a year | Take-home a month | Take-home per hour |
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How hourly pay becomes a salary
Annual pay is your hourly rate × your hours a week × the weeks you're paid for. A full year is 52 weeks. Most workers are paid for their holiday: GOV.UK says almost all workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks' paid holiday a year, so those weeks stay in. Only take out weeks you are not paid for, such as unpaid leave or a term-time contract.
To go the other way, divide the salary by the paid hours in a year. A £30,000 salary at 37.5 hours a week over 52 weeks is £30,000 ÷ 1,950 = £15.38 an hour.
From gross to take-home
Take-home pay is worked out on the yearly figure by the same tested engine as our UK take-home pay calculator: Income Tax at 20%, 40% and 45% above the £12,570 Personal Allowance, employee National Insurance at 8% from £12,570 to £50,270 and 2% above, plus any pension and student loan you choose. Because the allowance and NI threshold are the same whatever your hours, the share of each hour you keep falls as your rate rises: the chart shows it.
What this calculator does not cover
- Overtime at a different rate, shift allowances, tips or bonuses: add them to the hourly rate as an average if they are regular.
- Uneven hours. Payroll works pay period by pay period, so weeks with more or fewer hours can be taxed differently from this whole-year figure.
- Scotland's Income Tax bands, other tax codes and NI letters: use the Advanced mode of the take-home pay calculator with the annual figure from here.
- Whether a rate meets the National Minimum Wage. Check GOV.UK for the current rates for your age.
The formula
- Hourly rate = annual pay ÷ (hours a week × paid weeks)
- Take-home = annual pay − Income Tax − NI − loans − pension (from the take-home pay engine)
- Take-home per hour = take-home ÷ paid hours in the year
See the formula with your own numbers
These update live from the calculator inputs above.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert an hourly rate to an annual salary?
Multiply the hourly rate by your hours a week and by the weeks you are paid for. At 37.5 hours a week for 52 weeks, £15 an hour is £15 × 37.5 × 52 = £29,250 a year before tax.
Should I use 52 weeks or take off holiday?
Use 52 weeks if your holiday is paid. GOV.UK says almost all workers are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks' paid holiday a year, so it is part of your pay. Only take off weeks you are not paid for, such as unpaid leave.
How much is £15 an hour after tax?
At 37.5 hours a week for 52 weeks, £15 an hour is £29,250 a year. In England, Wales or Northern Ireland in 2026/27, with tax code 1257L and no pension or student loan, that is about £24,580 a year (£2,048 a month) after £3,336 Income Tax and £1,334.40 National Insurance.
How do I work out my hourly rate from my salary?
Divide the annual salary by the hours you are paid for in a year. A £30,000 salary at 37.5 hours a week over 52 weeks is £30,000 ÷ 1,950 hours = about £15.38 an hour.
Why do I keep less of each hour as my rate goes up?
The £12,570 Personal Allowance and the £12,570 National Insurance threshold are fixed amounts, so the first part of your pay is untaxed whatever you earn. As your pay rises, a bigger share of it is above those thresholds, and above £50,270 Income Tax rises to 40%.
Method & sources
- Calculation: gross = hourly rate × hours a week × (52 − unpaid weeks); take-home from
thCompute, the engine behind our take-home pay calculator (whole-year basis, tax code 1257L, NI category A). - Paid holiday of 5.6 weeks: GOV.UK — gov.uk/holiday-entitlement-rights.
- Income Tax rates, bands and Personal Allowance 2026 to 2027: GOV.UK — gov.uk/income-tax-rates.
- Employee National Insurance rates 2026 to 2027: GOV.UK — gov.uk/national-insurance-rates-letters; yearly thresholds and student loan thresholds: HMRC — rates and thresholds for employers 2026 to 2027.
- Pension relief and student loans: GOV.UK — pension tax relief and what you pay on a student loan.
- All sources checked 18 October 2026. Verification: automated tests, run before every update, check the results against hand-worked examples and confirm every tax and National Insurance figure comes from the same tested engine as our take-home pay calculator.
- Reviewed: .
Educational estimate only, not personal financial or tax advice. Your payslip depends on your tax code, pay dates, hours and employer's scheme. Rules can change; confirm with GOV.UK, HMRC or your payroll team.
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