UK pay 2025/26
£30.00 an hour is how much a year?
£30.00 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £58,500 a year gross — £44,487.40 after tax, or £3,707.28 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£58,500
Take-home / year
£44,487.40
Take-home / month
£3,707.28
Take-home / week
£855.53
Income Tax
£10,832.00
National Insurance
£3,180.60
Effective rate
24.0%
Net per hour
£22.81
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£30.00 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £24,960 | £21,490.80 | £1,790.90 |
| 20 hrs/week | £31,200 | £25,983.60 | £2,165.30 |
| 30 hrs/week | £46,800 | £37,215.60 | £3,101.30 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £58,500 | £44,487.40 | £3,707.28 |
| 40 hrs/week | £62,400 | £46,749.40 | £3,895.78 |
| 45 hrs/week | £70,200 | £51,273.40 | £4,272.78 |
You take home england 30
£44,487.40/ year
£3,707.28 / month · £855.53 / week · £171.11 / day · £22.81 / hour
Income Tax
£10,832.00
National Insurance
£3,180.60
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
24.0%
Marginal rate
42%
Is £30.00 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 £30.00 an hour you earn £58,500 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £17.40 in your pocket at your current marginal rate of 42%.
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, £30.00 an hour is £51,750 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
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