UK pay 2025/26
£15.00 an hour is how much a year?
£15.00 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £29,250 a year gross — £24,579.60 after tax, or £2,048.30 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£29,250
Take-home / year
£24,579.60
Take-home / month
£2,048.30
Take-home / week
£472.68
Income Tax
£3,336.00
National Insurance
£1,334.40
Effective rate
16.0%
Net per hour
£12.60
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£15.00 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £12,480 | £12,480.00 | £1,040.00 |
| 20 hrs/week | £15,600 | £14,751.60 | £1,229.30 |
| 30 hrs/week | £23,400 | £20,367.60 | £1,697.30 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £29,250 | £24,579.60 | £2,048.30 |
| 40 hrs/week | £31,200 | £25,983.60 | £2,165.30 |
| 45 hrs/week | £35,100 | £28,791.60 | £2,399.30 |
You take home england 30
£24,579.60/ year
£2,048.30 / month · £472.68 / week · £94.54 / day · £12.60 / hour
Income Tax
£3,336.00
National Insurance
£1,334.40
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
16.0%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £15.00 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 £15.00 an hour you earn £29,250 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £10.80 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, £15.00 an hour is £25,875 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
Nearby hourly rates
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