UK pay 2025/26
£21.25 an hour is how much a year?
£21.25 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £41,438 a year gross — £33,354.96 after tax, or £2,779.58 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£41,438
Take-home / year
£33,354.96
Take-home / month
£2,779.58
Take-home / week
£641.44
Income Tax
£5,773.60
National Insurance
£2,309.44
Effective rate
19.5%
Net per hour
£17.11
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£21.25 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £17,680 | £16,249.20 | £1,354.10 |
| 20 hrs/week | £22,100 | £19,431.60 | £1,619.30 |
| 30 hrs/week | £33,150 | £27,387.60 | £2,282.30 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £41,438 | £33,354.96 | £2,779.58 |
| 40 hrs/week | £44,200 | £35,343.60 | £2,945.30 |
| 45 hrs/week | £49,725 | £39,321.60 | £3,276.80 |
You take home england 30
£33,354.96/ year
£2,779.58 / month · £641.44 / week · £128.29 / day · £17.11 / hour
Income Tax
£5,773.60
National Insurance
£2,309.44
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
19.5%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £21.25 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 £21.25 an hour you earn £41,438 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £15.30 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, £21.25 an hour is £36,656 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
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