UK pay 2025/26
£11.25 an hour is how much a year?
£11.25 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £21,938 a year gross — £19,314.96 after tax, or £1,609.58 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£21,938
Take-home / year
£19,314.96
Take-home / month
£1,609.58
Take-home / week
£371.44
Income Tax
£1,873.60
National Insurance
£749.44
Effective rate
12.0%
Net per hour
£9.91
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£11.25 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £9,360 | £9,360.00 | £780.00 |
| 20 hrs/week | £11,700 | £11,700.00 | £975.00 |
| 30 hrs/week | £17,550 | £16,155.60 | £1,346.30 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £21,938 | £19,314.96 | £1,609.58 |
| 40 hrs/week | £23,400 | £20,367.60 | £1,697.30 |
| 45 hrs/week | £26,325 | £22,473.60 | £1,872.80 |
You take home england 30
£19,314.96/ year
£1,609.58 / month · £371.44 / week · £74.29 / day · £9.91 / hour
Income Tax
£1,873.60
National Insurance
£749.44
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
12.0%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £11.25 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 £11.25 an hour you earn £21,938 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £8.10 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, £11.25 an hour is £19,406 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
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