UK pay 2025/26
£9.50 an hour is how much a year?
£9.50 an hour on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks is £18,525 a year gross — £16,857.60 after tax, or £1,404.80 a month.
England · standard tax code · no student loan or pension
Gross / year
£18,525
Take-home / year
£16,857.60
Take-home / month
£1,404.80
Take-home / week
£324.18
Income Tax
£1,191.00
National Insurance
£476.40
Effective rate
9.0%
Net per hour
£8.64
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£9.50 an hour by contracted hours
| Hours per week | Gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 hrs/week (part-time) | £7,904 | £7,904.00 | £658.67 |
| 20 hrs/week | £9,880 | £9,880.00 | £823.33 |
| 30 hrs/week | £14,820 | £14,190.00 | £1,182.50 |
| 37.5 hrs/week (full-time) | £18,525 | £16,857.60 | £1,404.80 |
| 40 hrs/week | £19,760 | £17,746.80 | £1,478.90 |
| 45 hrs/week | £22,230 | £19,525.20 | £1,627.10 |
You take home england 30
£16,857.60/ year
£1,404.80 / month · £324.18 / week · £64.84 / day · £8.64 / hour
Income Tax
£1,191.00
National Insurance
£476.40
Pension
£0.00
Effective rate
9.0%
Marginal rate
28%
Is £9.50 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 £9.50 an hour you earn £18,525 a year before tax, which puts every extra hour worth £6.84 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, £9.50 an hour is £16,388 gross a year.
See the equivalent salary after tax page or browse all UK salaries after tax.
Nearby hourly rates
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