UK pay 2025/26
£18.25 an hour is how much a year?
£18.25 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £35,588 a year gross — £29,142.96 after tax, or £2,428.58 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£35,588
Take-home / year
£29,142.96
Take-home / month
£2,428.58
Take-home / week
£560.44
Income Tax
£4,603.60
National Insurance
£1,841.44
Effective rate
18.1%
Net per hour
£14.95
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£18.25 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £15,184 | £14,452.08 | £1,204.34 |
| 20 hrs/week | £18,980 | £17,185.20 | £1,432.10 |
| 30 hrs/week | £28,470 | £24,018.00 | £2,001.50 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £35,588 | £29,142.96 | £2,428.58 |
| 40 hrs/week | £37,960 | £30,850.80 | £2,570.90 |
| 45 hrs/week | £42,705 | £34,267.20 | £2,855.60 |
You take home england 30
£29,142.96/ year
£2,428.58 / month · £560.44 / week · £112.09 / day · £14.95 / hour
Income Tax
£4,603.60
National Insurance
£1,841.44
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
18.1%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £18.25 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 £18.25 an hour you earn £35,588 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £13.14 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, £18.25 an hour is £31,481 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
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