UK pay 2025/26
£21.00 an hour is how much a year?
£21.00 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £40,950 a year gross — £33,003.60 after tax, or £2,750.30 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£40,950
Take-home / year
£33,003.60
Take-home / month
£2,750.30
Take-home / week
£634.68
Income Tax
£5,676.00
National Insurance
£2,270.40
Effective rate
19.4%
Net per hour
£16.92
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£21.00 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £17,472 | £16,099.44 | £1,341.62 |
| 20 hrs/week | £21,840 | £19,244.40 | £1,603.70 |
| 30 hrs/week | £32,760 | £27,106.80 | £2,258.90 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £40,950 | £33,003.60 | £2,750.30 |
| 40 hrs/week | £43,680 | £34,969.20 | £2,914.10 |
| 45 hrs/week | £49,140 | £38,900.40 | £3,241.70 |
You take home england 30
£33,003.60/ year
£2,750.30 / month · £634.68 / week · £126.94 / day · £16.92 / hour
Income Tax
£5,676.00
National Insurance
£2,270.40
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
19.4%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £21.00 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 £21.00 an hour you earn £40,950 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £15.12 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, £21.00 an hour is £36,225 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
Nearby hourly rates
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