UK pay 2025/26
£16.00 an hour is how much a year?
£16.00 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £31,200 a year gross — £25,983.60 after tax, or £2,165.30 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£31,200
Take-home / year
£25,983.60
Take-home / month
£2,165.30
Take-home / week
£499.68
Income Tax
£3,726.00
National Insurance
£1,490.40
Effective rate
16.7%
Net per hour
£13.32
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£16.00 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £13,312 | £13,104.24 | £1,092.02 |
| 20 hrs/week | £16,640 | £15,500.40 | £1,291.70 |
| 30 hrs/week | £24,960 | £21,490.80 | £1,790.90 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £31,200 | £25,983.60 | £2,165.30 |
| 40 hrs/week | £33,280 | £27,481.20 | £2,290.10 |
| 45 hrs/week | £37,440 | £30,476.40 | £2,539.70 |
You take home england 30
£25,983.60/ year
£2,165.30 / month · £499.68 / week · £99.94 / day · £13.32 / hour
Income Tax
£3,726.00
National Insurance
£1,490.40
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
16.7%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £16.00 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 £16.00 an hour you earn £31,200 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £11.52 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, £16.00 an hour is £27,600 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
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