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Hourly to salary calculator

To convert an hourly rate to an annual salary, multiply the rate by your weekly hours and then by 52. At £15 an hour on a 37.5 hour week that is £29,250 a year, or £2,438 a month before tax. Enter your rate and hours below to see yearly, monthly and weekly pay plus take-home after tax.

Your hourly rate

Hourly rate

Hours per week

Days per week

Weeks per year

Full-time in the UK is usually 35 to 40 hours. Use 52 weeks if you get paid holiday; use the weeks you actually work if not.

Annual salary · 37.5 hours a week

Gross per year

£29,250

Take-home per month

£2,048

Gross and take-home by period (2026/27, standard tax code, no pension or student loan)
Period	Gross	Take-home
Hourly	£15.00	£12.60
Daily	£112.50	£94.54
Weekly	£562.50	£472.68
Monthly	£2,437.50	£2,048.30
Yearly	£29,250.00	£24,579.60

Add pension, student loan or a Scottish tax code in the full take-home pay calculator.

How much is an hourly rate per year?

The table uses a 37.5 hour week and 52 paid weeks, which is the most common full-time pattern in the UK. Take-home figures are for 2026/27 on the standard tax code with no pension or student loan. Every rate from £8 to £100 has its own page with a full breakdown: see the hourly rate index.

Hourly rate	Per week	Per month	Per year	Take-home per year
£12.71 (National Living Wage)	£476.63	£2,065	£24,785	£21,364
£13.00	£487.50	£2,113	£25,350	£21,772
£15.00	£562.50	£2,438	£29,250	£24,580
£18.00	£675.00	£2,925	£35,100	£28,792
£20.00	£750.00	£3,250	£39,000	£31,600
£25.00	£937.50	£4,063	£48,750	£38,620
£30.00	£1,125.00	£4,875	£58,500	£44,487

Worked example: £18 an hour, 40 hours a week

£18 × 40 hours = £720 a week. Over 52 weeks that is £37,440 a year and £3,120 a month. After income tax and National Insurance the take-home is £2,540 a month, which is £14.65 for every hour worked.

What do people get wrong converting hourly pay?

Counting unpaid breaks. A 9 to 5 day with an unpaid hour for lunch is 7 paid hours, so a 5 day week is 35 hours, not 40.
Assuming 52 paid weeks on a zero-hours contract. If you are not paid for holiday, multiply by the weeks you actually work, or add the 12.07% holiday accrual to your rate.
Ignoring overtime rates. Overtime at time and a half changes the annual figure a lot; enter your average weekly hours at the average rate instead.

Going the other way? Use the salary to hourly calculator.

Frequently asked questions

How do you convert an hourly rate to an annual salary?

Multiply the hourly rate by your hours per week, then by the weeks you are paid for in a year. At £15 an hour for 37.5 hours a week over 52 weeks that is £15 × 37.5 × 52 = £29,250 a year. If you do not get paid holiday, use the number of weeks you actually work instead of 52.

What is the National Living Wage as an annual salary?

From 2026-04-01 the National Living Wage for workers aged 21 and over is £12.71 an hour. On 37.5 hours a week that is £24,785 a year before tax, or about £2,065 a month. On 40 hours it is £26,437 a year.

How many working hours are in a year?

A 37.5 hour week over 52 weeks is 1,950 hours, and a 40 hour week is 2,080 hours. Those figures include paid holiday. If you want hours actually worked, subtract your leave: with 28 days (5.6 weeks) of statutory holiday a 37.5 hour week gives about 1,740 hours worked.

Why is my hourly take-home rate lower than my hourly gross rate?

Income tax and National Insurance are taken from your pay, so each hour is worth less after deductions. On a £15 hourly rate the take-home rate is about £12.60 an hour on the standard tax code, because roughly 16% of gross pay goes in tax and NI at that income.