UK pay 2025/26
£8.00 an hour is how much a year?
£8.00 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £15,600 a year gross — £14,751.60 after tax, or £1,229.30 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£15,600
Take-home / year
£14,751.60
Take-home / month
£1,229.30
Take-home / week
£283.68
Income Tax
£606.00
National Insurance
£242.40
Effective rate
5.4%
Net per hour
£7.56
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£8.00 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £6,656 | £6,656.00 | £554.67 |
| 20 hrs/week | £8,320 | £8,320.00 | £693.33 |
| 30 hrs/week | £12,480 | £12,480.00 | £1,040.00 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £15,600 | £14,751.60 | £1,229.30 |
| 40 hrs/week | £16,640 | £15,500.40 | £1,291.70 |
| 45 hrs/week | £18,720 | £16,998.00 | £1,416.50 |
You take home england 30
£14,751.60/ year
£1,229.30 / month · £283.68 / week · £56.74 / day · £7.56 / hour
Income Tax
£606.00
National Insurance
£242.40
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
5.4%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £8.00 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 £8.00 an hour you earn £15,600 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £5.76 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, £8.00 an hour is £13,800 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
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