Hourly to Salary
Calculator UK

The converter uses a straightforward formula to translate your hourly wage into equivalent salary figures across every common pay period. Start by entering your hourly rate using the slider or typing a value directly. The default range covers £1 up to £200 per hour, with the starting value set to £12.71 — the 2026/27 UK National Living Wage for workers aged 21 and over.

Next, set how many hours you work per week. The standard full-time schedule in the UK is 37.5 hours (7.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday), but you can adjust this anywhere from 1 to 80 hours to reflect part-time, overtime or irregular schedules. Then choose how many weeks per year you work. The default is 52 weeks, but if you take unpaid time off, reduce this number accordingly.

The core calculation multiplies your hourly rate by hours per week and weeks per year to produce your gross annual salary. From there, the converter divides that annual figure into monthly (divided by 12), fortnightly (divided by 26), weekly (divided by 52) and daily (divided by 260 working days) amounts.

Use the salary-to-hourly toggle to reverse the conversion. Enter an annual salary figure and the converter will calculate the equivalent hourly rate based on your hours and weeks settings. All results update instantly as you adjust any input.

The standard UK full-time calculation is hourly rate × 37.5 hours × 52 weeks. Below is a quick-reference table showing common hourly rates converted to annual salary, monthly pay and weekly pay based on a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks (1,950 hours per year). All figures are gross pay before tax.

Part-time workers earn the same hourly rate but work fewer hours per week. The table below shows how the same £15/hr rate translates to different annual salaries depending on your weekly hours. All figures are gross and assume 52 paid weeks per year.

To convert a salary to an hourly rate, divide your annual salary by 1,950 (37.5 hours × 52 weeks). The table below shows common UK salaries and their equivalent hourly rate based on a standard 37.5-hour working week.

Many UK workers are unsure whether their contract is based on a 37.5-hour or 40-hour working week, and the difference adds up. At £15 per hour, a 37.5-hour week gives you £29,250 per year, while a 40-hour week gives you £31,200 — that is £1,950 more per year, or £162.50 per month before tax.

The formula is simple: hourly rate × hours per week × 52. The 2.5-hour gap between 37.5 and 40 hours means you work an extra 130 hours per year. Whether that extra time is worth it depends on your employer's benefits, overtime policies and how the additional income affects your income tax band.

If your contract states 37.5 hours but you regularly work 40, you are effectively earning a lower hourly rate than your contract implies. Use the calculator above to compare both scenarios and see the real annual difference.

The gross salary from the conversion above is not what lands in your bank account. HMRC deducts income tax and National Insurance before you receive your pay. Understanding where your annual salary sits in the tax bands helps you estimate your real take-home pay.

For 2026/27, you pay no tax on the first £12,570 (Personal Allowance), then 20% income tax + 8% NI = 28% combined on earnings between £12,571 and £50,270. Above £50,270, the combined rate is 42% (40% tax + 2% NI). This means that as your hourly rate increases, each extra pound earned above £50,270 is taxed much more heavily.

At £15/hr on 37.5 hours (£29,250 gross), your estimated take-home is around £24,580 — roughly £2,048 per month. The effective tax rate is about 16%. At £25/hr (£48,750 gross), take-home rises to about £38,620 — £3,218 per month with a 20.8% effective rate. The marginal rate difference matters: pushing from £25/hr to £28/hr adds £5,850 gross but only about £3,393 after tax.

If you also have a student loan, an additional 9% is deducted above the repayment threshold (e.g. £28,470 for Plan 2). Workplace pension auto-enrolment typically takes a further 5% of qualifying earnings. For a complete picture, enter your gross salary from this converter into the salary calculator.

The standard full-time working week in the UK is typically 37.5 hours, giving a full-time work year of 1,950 hours over 52 weeks. Some employers use a 35- or 40-hour week, so always check your contract. If you receive paid annual leave, your annual hours remain the same since you are compensated for that time off.

The National Living Wage (NLW) for workers aged 21 and over is £12.71 per hour from April 2026. At 37.5 hours per week for 52 weeks, that translates to £24,785 per year before tax. The National Minimum Wage rates for younger workers are: £10.85 for ages 18–20, £8.00 for under-18s and £8.00 for apprentices.

Keep in mind that the figures shown by this converter are gross income — your pay before any deductions. Your actual take-home pay will be reduced by Income Tax and National Insurance contributions. In the 2026/27 tax year, the Personal Allowance is £12,570, meaning you pay no Income Tax on the first £12,570 you earn. Above that, the basic rate is 20% up to £50,270, then 40% higher rate and 45% additional rate.

All workers in the UK are entitled to a minimum of 28 days paid annual leave per year (5.6 weeks), which can include the 8 bank holidays in England and Wales. This is set by the Working Time Regulations 1998. Part-time workers receive a pro-rata entitlement based on the number of days they work per week.

When comparing job offers, remember that a higher hourly rate does not always mean more money. A salaried position at a slightly lower equivalent rate may include a workplace pension, private health insurance, enhanced annual leave and other benefits that add significant value beyond the base pay figure.