UK pay 2025/26
£12.50 an hour is how much a year?
£12.50 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £24,375 a year gross — £21,069.60 after tax, or £1,755.80 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£24,375
Take-home / year
£21,069.60
Take-home / month
£1,755.80
Take-home / week
£405.18
Income Tax
£2,361.00
National Insurance
£944.40
Effective rate
13.6%
Net per hour
£10.80
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£12.50 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £10,400 | £10,400.00 | £866.67 |
| 20 hrs/week | £13,000 | £12,879.60 | £1,073.30 |
| 30 hrs/week | £19,500 | £17,559.60 | £1,463.30 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £24,375 | £21,069.60 | £1,755.80 |
| 40 hrs/week | £26,000 | £22,239.60 | £1,853.30 |
| 45 hrs/week | £29,250 | £24,579.60 | £2,048.30 |
You take home england 30
£21,069.60/ year
£1,755.80 / month · £405.18 / week · £81.04 / day · £10.80 / hour
Income Tax
£2,361.00
National Insurance
£944.40
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
13.6%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £12.50 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 £12.50 an hour you earn £24,375 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £9.00 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, £12.50 an hour is £21,563 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
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