UK pay 2025/26
£12.00 an hour is how much a year?
£12.00 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £23,400 a year gross — £20,367.60 after tax, or £1,697.30 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£23,400
Take-home / year
£20,367.60
Take-home / month
£1,697.30
Take-home / week
£391.68
Income Tax
£2,166.00
National Insurance
£866.40
Effective rate
13.0%
Net per hour
£10.44
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£12.00 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £9,984 | £9,984.00 | £832.00 |
| 20 hrs/week | £12,480 | £12,480.00 | £1,040.00 |
| 30 hrs/week | £18,720 | £16,998.00 | £1,416.50 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £23,400 | £20,367.60 | £1,697.30 |
| 40 hrs/week | £24,960 | £21,490.80 | £1,790.90 |
| 45 hrs/week | £28,080 | £23,737.20 | £1,978.10 |
You take home england 30
£20,367.60/ year
£1,697.30 / month · £391.68 / week · £78.34 / day · £10.44 / hour
Income Tax
£2,166.00
National Insurance
£866.40
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
13.0%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £12.00 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 £12.00 an hour you earn £23,400 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £8.64 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, £12.00 an hour is £20,700 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
Nearby hourly rates
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