UK pay 2025/26
£42.00 an hour is how much a year?
£42.00 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £81,900 a year gross — £58,059.40 after tax, or £4,838.28 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£81,900
Take-home / year
£58,059.40
Take-home / month
£4,838.28
Take-home / week
£1,116.53
Income Tax
£20,192.00
National Insurance
£3,648.60
Effective rate
29.1%
Net per hour
£29.77
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£42.00 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £34,944 | £28,679.28 | £2,389.94 |
| 20 hrs/week | £43,680 | £34,969.20 | £2,914.10 |
| 30 hrs/week | £65,520 | £48,559.00 | £4,046.58 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £81,900 | £58,059.40 | £4,838.28 |
| 40 hrs/week | £87,360 | £61,226.20 | £5,102.18 |
| 45 hrs/week | £98,280 | £67,559.80 | £5,629.98 |
You take home england 30
£58,059.40/ year
£4,838.28 / month · £1,116.53 / week · £223.31 / day · £29.77 / hour
Income Tax
£20,192.00
National Insurance
£3,648.60
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
29.1%
Marginal rate
42%
Is £42.00 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 £42.00 an hour you earn £81,900 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £24.36 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, £42.00 an hour is £72,450 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
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