UK pay 2025/26
£18.50 an hour is how much a year?
£18.50 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £36,075 a year gross — £29,493.60 after tax, or £2,457.80 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£36,075
Take-home / year
£29,493.60
Take-home / month
£2,457.80
Take-home / week
£567.18
Income Tax
£4,701.00
National Insurance
£1,880.40
Effective rate
18.2%
Net per hour
£15.12
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£18.50 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £15,392 | £14,601.84 | £1,216.82 |
| 20 hrs/week | £19,240 | £17,372.40 | £1,447.70 |
| 30 hrs/week | £28,860 | £24,298.80 | £2,024.90 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £36,075 | £29,493.60 | £2,457.80 |
| 40 hrs/week | £38,480 | £31,225.20 | £2,602.10 |
| 45 hrs/week | £43,290 | £34,688.40 | £2,890.70 |
You take home england 30
£29,493.60/ year
£2,457.80 / month · £567.18 / week · £113.44 / day · £15.12 / hour
Income Tax
£4,701.00
National Insurance
£1,880.40
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
18.2%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £18.50 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 £18.50 an hour you earn £36,075 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £13.32 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, £18.50 an hour is £31,913 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
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