UK pay 2025/26
£10.25 an hour is how much a year?
£10.25 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £19,988 a year gross — £17,910.96 after tax, or £1,492.58 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£19,988
Take-home / year
£17,910.96
Take-home / month
£1,492.58
Take-home / week
£344.44
Income Tax
£1,483.60
National Insurance
£593.44
Effective rate
10.4%
Net per hour
£9.19
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£10.25 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £8,528 | £8,528.00 | £710.67 |
| 20 hrs/week | £10,660 | £10,660.00 | £888.33 |
| 30 hrs/week | £15,990 | £15,032.40 | £1,252.70 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £19,988 | £17,910.96 | £1,492.58 |
| 40 hrs/week | £21,320 | £18,870.00 | £1,572.50 |
| 45 hrs/week | £23,985 | £20,788.80 | £1,732.40 |
You take home england 30
£17,910.96/ year
£1,492.58 / month · £344.44 / week · £68.89 / day · £9.19 / hour
Income Tax
£1,483.60
National Insurance
£593.44
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
10.4%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £10.25 an hour a good wage in the UK?
The National Living Wage for over-21s is £12.21 an hour in 2025/26, and the UK median full-time hourly rate is roughly £18. At £10.25 an hour you earn £19,988 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £7.38 in your pocket at your current marginal rate of 28%.
Overtime, holiday and unpaid weeks
If you are paid only for weeks worked (agency, zero-hours or term-time), multiply by the weeks you actually work rather than 52. On 46 paid weeks, £10.25 an hour is £17,681 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
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