UK pay 2025/26
£8.75 an hour is how much a year?
£8.75 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £17,063 a year gross — £15,804.96 after tax, or £1,317.08 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£17,063
Take-home / year
£15,804.96
Take-home / month
£1,317.08
Take-home / week
£303.94
Income Tax
£898.60
National Insurance
£359.44
Effective rate
7.4%
Net per hour
£8.11
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£8.75 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £7,280 | £7,280.00 | £606.67 |
| 20 hrs/week | £9,100 | £9,100.00 | £758.33 |
| 30 hrs/week | £13,650 | £13,347.60 | £1,112.30 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £17,063 | £15,804.96 | £1,317.08 |
| 40 hrs/week | £18,200 | £16,623.60 | £1,385.30 |
| 45 hrs/week | £20,475 | £18,261.60 | £1,521.80 |
You take home england 30
£15,804.96/ year
£1,317.08 / month · £303.94 / week · £60.79 / day · £8.11 / hour
Income Tax
£898.60
National Insurance
£359.44
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
7.4%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £8.75 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 £8.75 an hour you earn £17,063 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £6.30 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, £8.75 an hour is £15,094 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
Nearby hourly rates
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