UK pay 2025/26
£8.50 an hour is how much a year?
£8.50 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £16,575 a year gross — £15,453.60 after tax, or £1,287.80 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£16,575
Take-home / year
£15,453.60
Take-home / month
£1,287.80
Take-home / week
£297.18
Income Tax
£801.00
National Insurance
£320.40
Effective rate
6.8%
Net per hour
£7.92
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£8.50 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £7,072 | £7,072.00 | £589.33 |
| 20 hrs/week | £8,840 | £8,840.00 | £736.67 |
| 30 hrs/week | £13,260 | £13,066.80 | £1,088.90 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £16,575 | £15,453.60 | £1,287.80 |
| 40 hrs/week | £17,680 | £16,249.20 | £1,354.10 |
| 45 hrs/week | £19,890 | £17,840.40 | £1,486.70 |
You take home england 30
£15,453.60/ year
£1,287.80 / month · £297.18 / week · £59.44 / day · £7.92 / hour
Income Tax
£801.00
National Insurance
£320.40
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
6.8%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £8.50 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 £8.50 an hour you earn £16,575 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £6.12 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, £8.50 an hour is £14,663 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
Nearby hourly rates
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