2026/27 tax year
£10.85 an hour is how much a year?
£10.85 an hour (the 18-20 minimum wage rate) works out to £21,158 a year before tax, based on a 37.5-hour week and 52 paid weeks a year. After Income Tax and National Insurance, that's £18,753 take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or £18,793 in Scotland.
Work different hours? Adjust your hours per week and weeks per year to get an exact annual figure, then use that on the full calculator to add a pension or student loan. The closest ready-made salary breakdown to this is £21,000 after tax.
England, Wales & NI — take-home
£18,753 /yr
Gross salary£21,158
Income Tax−£1,718
National Insurance−£687
Take-home pay£18,753
Per month£1,563
Per week£361
Effective rate11.4%
Scotland — take-home
£18,793 /yr
Gross salary£21,158
Income Tax−£1,678
National Insurance−£687
Take-home pay£18,793
Per month£1,566
Per week£361
Effective rate11.2%
Common questions about £10.85 an hour
- How much is £10.85 an hour a year?
- £21,158 a year gross, assuming a 37.5-hour working week for 52 weeks (i.e. paid holiday included, no unpaid leave). Work fewer or more hours or weeks and the figure scales directly — £10.85 × your actual hours.
- What is £10.85 an hour after tax?
- £18,753 a year take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland (£1,563 a month), or £18,793 a year in Scotland (£1,566 a month) — for 2026/27, with no pension or student loan deductions.
- What is £10.85 an hour per month?
- £1,563 a month take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or £1,566 a month in Scotland.