Hourly wage calculator
How to use the hourly wage calculator:
Use the hourly pay calculator to work out your salary or take-home once National Insurance and Income tax deductions have been made:
Enter your pay per hour in the calculator, and the number of hours you work per week.
The hourly wage calculator UK will work out your annual salary, take-home pay, Tax Free Allowance, Taxable Income, National Insurance and Income Tax.
This calculator is intended only as a guide and uses normal UK tax and NI information to calculate the net salary of an employed person. Tax is complex, and your personal circumstances might mean your take-home pay is different. Seek professional advice if you want to learn more.
What is the Wise foreign currency account?
A Wise account is the perfect alternative to having a bank account abroad.
If you need to send or receive payments from overseas, Wise can help. Hold 40+ currencies, and switch between them when you need to, using the Wise app.
There are no annual fees, and currency conversion uses the mid-market rate with no markup - just a low fee per transaction. You’ll get a linked debit card for easy spending, and your own bank details for fee-free payments from the UK, US, Euro area, Poland, Australia and New Zealand.
Get the Wise multi-currency account and get paid with your own bank details.
How much tax will I pay on my take-home?
Under the UK’s PAYE (Pay as you earn) system, employers deduct tax and National Insurance (NI) contributions before they pay you.
Most people can earn a certain amount tax free: in 2020/2021, this is set at £12,500. Tax is then calculated according to the amount you earn, with a 20% tax rate for income up to £37,500, and 40% tax on amounts above this, to £150,000. These figures are adjusted annually, and may vary across different regions of the UK.
Starting with your gross salary, your employer will calculate your tax and NI liabilities, taking into account your tax-free allowance and the tax bands your wage falls into.
Take a look at the hourly wage matrix which gives a rough idea of what annual salary and take-home to expect with different hourly rates.
This matrix is intended only as a guide and defaults to 5 working days per week, and 7.5 hours per day (37.5 hours per week).
| Hourly rate | Salary | Take-home pay |
|---|---|---|
£6 | £11,700 | £11,436 |
£8 | £15,600 | £14,248 |
£10 | £19,500 | £16,900 |
£12 | £23,400 | £19,552 |
£14 | £27,300 | £22,204 |
£16 | £31,200 | £24,856 |
£18 | £35,100 | £27,508 |
More salary calculators
Take-home pay calculator
The take-home pay calculator will tell you your monthly salary or annual earnings after normal UK tax and National Insurance contributions. Get this simple take-home pay calculator here.
Pro-rata salary calculator
Work out your wage from your pro-rata salary if you work part-time. Or check how much you will take-home if you change your working hours, with this handy pro-rata salary calculator.
Self-employed income tax calculator
If you’re self-employed in the UK, you can work out your profit after tax, and what you need to pay in Income Tax and National Insurance, with this easy to use self-employed income tax calculator.
Wise is your easy, cheap alternative to a bank account abroad
Open online in just a few steps, with no monthly fees - just simple currency services using the real exchange rate.