UK pay 2025/26
£17.00 an hour is how much a year?
£17.00 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £33,150 a year gross — £27,387.60 after tax, or £2,282.30 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£33,150
Take-home / year
£27,387.60
Take-home / month
£2,282.30
Take-home / week
£526.68
Income Tax
£4,116.00
National Insurance
£1,646.40
Effective rate
17.4%
Net per hour
£14.04
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£17.00 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £14,144 | £13,703.28 | £1,141.94 |
| 20 hrs/week | £17,680 | £16,249.20 | £1,354.10 |
| 30 hrs/week | £26,520 | £22,614.00 | £1,884.50 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £33,150 | £27,387.60 | £2,282.30 |
| 40 hrs/week | £35,360 | £28,978.80 | £2,414.90 |
| 45 hrs/week | £39,780 | £32,161.20 | £2,680.10 |
You take home england 30
£27,387.60/ year
£2,282.30 / month · £526.68 / week · £105.34 / day · £14.04 / hour
Income Tax
£4,116.00
National Insurance
£1,646.40
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
17.4%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £17.00 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 £17.00 an hour you earn £33,150 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £12.24 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, £17.00 an hour is £29,325 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
Nearby hourly rates
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