UK pay 2025/26
£15.25 an hour is how much a year?
£15.25 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £29,738 a year gross — £24,930.96 after tax, or £2,077.58 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£29,738
Take-home / year
£24,930.96
Take-home / month
£2,077.58
Take-home / week
£479.44
Income Tax
£3,433.60
National Insurance
£1,373.44
Effective rate
16.2%
Net per hour
£12.79
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£15.25 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £12,688 | £12,654.96 | £1,054.58 |
| 20 hrs/week | £15,860 | £14,938.80 | £1,244.90 |
| 30 hrs/week | £23,790 | £20,648.40 | £1,720.70 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £29,738 | £24,930.96 | £2,077.58 |
| 40 hrs/week | £31,720 | £26,358.00 | £2,196.50 |
| 45 hrs/week | £35,685 | £29,212.80 | £2,434.40 |
You take home england 30
£24,930.96/ year
£2,077.58 / month · £479.44 / week · £95.89 / day · £12.79 / hour
Income Tax
£3,433.60
National Insurance
£1,373.44
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
16.2%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £15.25 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 £15.25 an hour you earn £29,738 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £10.98 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, £15.25 an hour is £26,306 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
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