UK pay 2025/26
£15.50 an hour is how much a year?
£15.50 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £30,225 a year gross — £25,281.60 after tax, or £2,106.80 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£30,225
Take-home / year
£25,281.60
Take-home / month
£2,106.80
Take-home / week
£486.18
Income Tax
£3,531.00
National Insurance
£1,412.40
Effective rate
16.4%
Net per hour
£12.96
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£15.50 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £12,896 | £12,804.72 | £1,067.06 |
| 20 hrs/week | £16,120 | £15,126.00 | £1,260.50 |
| 30 hrs/week | £24,180 | £20,929.20 | £1,744.10 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £30,225 | £25,281.60 | £2,106.80 |
| 40 hrs/week | £32,240 | £26,732.40 | £2,227.70 |
| 45 hrs/week | £36,270 | £29,634.00 | £2,469.50 |
You take home england 30
£25,281.60/ year
£2,106.80 / month · £486.18 / week · £97.24 / day · £12.96 / hour
Income Tax
£3,531.00
National Insurance
£1,412.40
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
16.4%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £15.50 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 £15.50 an hour you earn £30,225 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £11.16 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, £15.50 an hour is £26,738 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
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