UK pay 2025/26
£16.25 an hour is how much a year?
£16.25 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £31,688 a year gross — £26,334.96 after tax, or £2,194.58 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£31,688
Take-home / year
£26,334.96
Take-home / month
£2,194.58
Take-home / week
£506.44
Income Tax
£3,823.60
National Insurance
£1,529.44
Effective rate
16.9%
Net per hour
£13.51
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£16.25 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £13,520 | £13,254.00 | £1,104.50 |
| 20 hrs/week | £16,900 | £15,687.60 | £1,307.30 |
| 30 hrs/week | £25,350 | £21,771.60 | £1,814.30 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £31,688 | £26,334.96 | £2,194.58 |
| 40 hrs/week | £33,800 | £27,855.60 | £2,321.30 |
| 45 hrs/week | £38,025 | £30,897.60 | £2,574.80 |
You take home england 30
£26,334.96/ year
£2,194.58 / month · £506.44 / week · £101.29 / day · £13.51 / hour
Income Tax
£3,823.60
National Insurance
£1,529.44
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
16.9%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £16.25 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 £16.25 an hour you earn £31,688 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £11.70 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, £16.25 an hour is £28,031 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
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