UK pay 2025/26
£31.00 an hour is how much a year?
£31.00 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £60,450 a year gross — £45,618.40 after tax, or £3,801.53 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£60,450
Take-home / year
£45,618.40
Take-home / month
£3,801.53
Take-home / week
£877.28
Income Tax
£11,612.00
National Insurance
£3,219.60
Effective rate
24.5%
Net per hour
£23.39
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£31.00 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £25,792 | £22,089.84 | £1,840.82 |
| 20 hrs/week | £32,240 | £26,732.40 | £2,227.70 |
| 30 hrs/week | £48,360 | £38,338.80 | £3,194.90 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £60,450 | £45,618.40 | £3,801.53 |
| 40 hrs/week | £64,480 | £47,955.80 | £3,996.32 |
| 45 hrs/week | £72,540 | £52,630.60 | £4,385.88 |
You take home england 30
£45,618.40/ year
£3,801.53 / month · £877.28 / week · £175.46 / day · £23.39 / hour
Income Tax
£11,612.00
National Insurance
£3,219.60
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
24.5%
Marginal rate
42%
Is £31.00 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 £31.00 an hour you earn £60,450 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £17.98 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, £31.00 an hour is £53,475 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
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