UK pay 2025/26
£18.00 an hour is how much a year?
£18.00 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £35,100 a year gross — £28,791.60 after tax, or £2,399.30 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£35,100
Take-home / year
£28,791.60
Take-home / month
£2,399.30
Take-home / week
£553.68
Income Tax
£4,506.00
National Insurance
£1,802.40
Effective rate
18.0%
Net per hour
£14.76
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£18.00 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £14,976 | £14,302.32 | £1,191.86 |
| 20 hrs/week | £18,720 | £16,998.00 | £1,416.50 |
| 30 hrs/week | £28,080 | £23,737.20 | £1,978.10 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £35,100 | £28,791.60 | £2,399.30 |
| 40 hrs/week | £37,440 | £30,476.40 | £2,539.70 |
| 45 hrs/week | £42,120 | £33,846.00 | £2,820.50 |
You take home england 30
£28,791.60/ year
£2,399.30 / month · £553.68 / week · £110.74 / day · £14.76 / hour
Income Tax
£4,506.00
National Insurance
£1,802.40
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
18.0%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £18.00 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 £18.00 an hour you earn £35,100 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £12.96 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, £18.00 an hour is £31,050 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
Nearby hourly rates
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