Hourly Rate Calculator UK: Salary to Hourly and Hourly to Salary
This hourly rate calculator UK tool converts gross pay between an annual salary, a monthly, weekly or daily amount and an hourly rate, using your own hours and weeks. It shows the working and compares the result with the legal minimum wage.
Gross pay only. This calculator does not work out Income Tax, National Insurance, pension contributions or take-home pay.
How the salary to hourly calculation works
Many UK tools assume a 40-hour week or hide the sum. This one uses the hours in your contract and prints each step, so you can check it or copy it into a spreadsheet. As a salary to hourly calculator UK employers and employees can both use, it applies three simple sums.
- Annual salary to hourly rate: divide the annual salary by paid weeks a year, then divide by hours a week.
- Hourly to salary: multiply the hourly rate by hours a week, then by paid weeks a year.
- Monthly pay: the annual figure divided by 12. Daily pay: the weekly figure divided by days a week.
Most salaried jobs pay for 52 weeks, because paid holiday is included in the salary. Change the paid weeks only if the job really pays for fewer weeks, for example some term-time contracts. Use paid hours. If your lunch break is unpaid, leave it out.
Worked example: £30,000 a year for 37.5 hours a week
- £30,000 ÷ 52 weeks = £576.92 a week.
- £576.92 ÷ 37.5 hours = £15.38 an hour.
- £30,000 ÷ 12 = £2,500.00 a month.
- £576.92 ÷ 5 days = £115.38 a day.
Enter 30000 a year in the calculator with the default hours and you will see the same figures. The calculator keeps full precision between steps and rounds only the amounts it shows.
Minimum wage rates to compare with your hourly rate
| Who | Rate an hour | Gross a year |
|---|---|---|
| Aged 21 and over (National Living Wage) | £12.71 | £24,784.50 |
| Aged 18 to 20 | £10.85 | £21,157.50 |
| Under 18 | £8.00 | £15,600.00 |
| Apprentice | £8.00 | £15,600.00 |
Source: National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates on GOV.UK, checked October 2026. The rates change every 1 April. The apprentice rate applies to apprentices who are under 19, or who are 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship.
The comparison in the calculator is a simple check of your gross hourly rate against these figures. Legal minimum wage checks use the pay and hours in each pay period, and some payments and deductions are treated differently. If the result is close to the minimum, use the GOV.UK minimum wage calculator or contact Acas. This page is general information for Great Britain. It is not legal, tax or financial advice.
Hourly rate calculator UK: common questions
How do I work out my hourly rate from my annual salary in the UK?
Divide your annual salary by the number of paid weeks in the year, which is 52 for most salaried jobs, then divide by your paid hours a week. For £30,000 a year and 37.5 hours a week, that is £30,000 ÷ 52 ÷ 37.5 = £15.38 an hour before tax. The hourly rate calculator UK tool on this page does the same sum with your own hours.
What is £30,000 a year as an hourly rate?
It depends on your hours. At 37.5 hours a week it is £15.38 an hour. At 35 hours a week it is £16.48 an hour. At 40 hours a week it is £14.42 an hour. All three figures are gross and assume 52 paid weeks.
What annual salary is £15 an hour?
£15 an hour for 37.5 hours a week over 52 paid weeks is £29,250 a year before tax, or £2,437.50 a month. At 40 hours a week it is £31,200 a year.
What is the National Living Wage as an annual salary?
From 1 April 2026 the National Living Wage for workers aged 21 and over is £12.71 an hour. For 37.5 hours a week over 52 weeks, that is £24,784.50 a year before tax. For 40 hours a week it is £26,436.80 a year.
Should I divide by 52 weeks or fewer?
Use 52 weeks if you are paid a salary and your holiday is paid, because your pay covers every week of the year. Use fewer weeks only if you are paid for fewer, for example a term-time contract that pays for a set number of weeks.
Does this calculator show take-home pay?
No. It shows gross pay only, before Income Tax, National Insurance and pension contributions. For an estimate of deductions, GOV.UK has an Income Tax estimator.
Related tools
Use this hourly rate calculator UK page to turn a salary into an hourly rate, or an hourly rate into a salary. Enter your own hours to see the working.