UK pay 2025/26
£17.25 an hour is how much a year?
£17.25 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £33,638 a year gross — £27,738.96 after tax, or £2,311.58 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£33,638
Take-home / year
£27,738.96
Take-home / month
£2,311.58
Take-home / week
£533.44
Income Tax
£4,213.60
National Insurance
£1,685.44
Effective rate
17.5%
Net per hour
£14.23
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£17.25 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £14,352 | £13,853.04 | £1,154.42 |
| 20 hrs/week | £17,940 | £16,436.40 | £1,369.70 |
| 30 hrs/week | £26,910 | £22,894.80 | £1,907.90 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £33,638 | £27,738.96 | £2,311.58 |
| 40 hrs/week | £35,880 | £29,353.20 | £2,446.10 |
| 45 hrs/week | £40,365 | £32,582.40 | £2,715.20 |
You take home england 30
£27,738.96/ year
£2,311.58 / month · £533.44 / week · £106.69 / day · £14.23 / hour
Income Tax
£4,213.60
National Insurance
£1,685.44
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
17.5%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £17.25 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 £17.25 an hour you earn £33,638 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £12.42 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, £17.25 an hour is £29,756 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
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