UK pay 2025/26
£12.25 an hour is how much a year?
£12.25 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £23,888 a year gross — £20,718.96 after tax, or £1,726.58 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£23,888
Take-home / year
£20,718.96
Take-home / month
£1,726.58
Take-home / week
£398.44
Income Tax
£2,263.60
National Insurance
£905.44
Effective rate
13.3%
Net per hour
£10.63
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£12.25 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £10,192 | £10,192.00 | £849.33 |
| 20 hrs/week | £12,740 | £12,692.40 | £1,057.70 |
| 30 hrs/week | £19,110 | £17,278.80 | £1,439.90 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £23,888 | £20,718.96 | £1,726.58 |
| 40 hrs/week | £25,480 | £21,865.20 | £1,822.10 |
| 45 hrs/week | £28,665 | £24,158.40 | £2,013.20 |
You take home england 30
£20,718.96/ year
£1,726.58 / month · £398.44 / week · £79.69 / day · £10.63 / hour
Income Tax
£2,263.60
National Insurance
£905.44
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
13.3%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £12.25 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 £12.25 an hour you earn £23,888 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £8.82 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, £12.25 an hour is £21,131 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
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