UK pay 2025/26
£42.50 an hour is how much a year?
£42.50 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £82,875 a year gross — £58,624.90 after tax, or £4,885.41 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£82,875
Take-home / year
£58,624.90
Take-home / month
£4,885.41
Take-home / week
£1,127.40
Income Tax
£20,582.00
National Insurance
£3,668.10
Effective rate
29.3%
Net per hour
£30.06
Advertisement
£42.50 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £35,360 | £28,978.80 | £2,414.90 |
| 20 hrs/week | £44,200 | £35,343.60 | £2,945.30 |
| 30 hrs/week | £66,300 | £49,011.40 | £4,084.28 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £82,875 | £58,624.90 | £4,885.41 |
| 40 hrs/week | £88,400 | £61,829.40 | £5,152.45 |
| 45 hrs/week | £99,450 | £68,238.40 | £5,686.53 |
You take home england 30
£58,624.90/ year
£4,885.41 / month · £1,127.40 / week · £225.48 / day · £30.06 / hour
Income Tax
£20,582.00
National Insurance
£3,668.10
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
29.3%
Marginal rate
42%
Is £42.50 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 £42.50 an hour you earn £82,875 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £24.65 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, £42.50 an hour is £73,313 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
Nearby hourly rates
£42.00 an hour£43.00 an hour£41.50 an hour£43.50 an hour£41.00 an hour£44.00 an hour£40.50 an hour£44.50 an hour
See every hourly rate →Advertisement