UK pay 2025/26
£12.21 an hour is how much a year?
£12.21 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £23,810 a year gross — £20,662.80 after tax, or £1,721.90 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£23,810
Take-home / year
£20,662.80
Take-home / month
£1,721.90
Take-home / week
£397.36
Income Tax
£2,248.00
National Insurance
£899.20
Effective rate
13.2%
Net per hour
£10.60
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£12.21 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £10,159 | £10,159.00 | £846.58 |
| 20 hrs/week | £12,698 | £12,662.16 | £1,055.18 |
| 30 hrs/week | £19,048 | £17,234.16 | £1,436.18 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £23,810 | £20,662.80 | £1,721.90 |
| 40 hrs/week | £25,397 | £21,805.44 | £1,817.12 |
| 45 hrs/week | £28,571 | £24,090.72 | £2,007.56 |
You take home england 30
£20,662.80/ year
£1,721.90 / month · £397.36 / week · £79.47 / day · £10.60 / hour
Income Tax
£2,248.00
National Insurance
£899.20
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
13.2%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £12.21 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 £12.21 an hour you earn £23,810 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £8.79 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, £12.21 an hour is £21,062 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
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