£10 an hour is how much a year?
£10 an hour works out to £19,500 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 £17,560 take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or £17,599 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 £19,000 after tax.
Common questions about £10 an hour
- How much is £10 an hour a year?
- £19,500 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 × your actual hours.
- What is £10 an hour after tax?
- £17,560 a year take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland (£1,463 a month), or £17,599 a year in Scotland (£1,467 a month) — for 2026/27, with no pension or student loan deductions.
- What is £10 an hour per month?
- £1,463 a month take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or £1,467 a month in Scotland.
£10 an hour and the 2026 minimum wage
£10 an hour is a useful pay-conversion example, but it is below the statutory minimum for workers aged 18 or over from 1 April 2026. The 2026 rates are £12.71 for age 21+, £10.85 for ages 18–20, and £8.00 for eligible under-18s and apprentices. Eligibility rules matter, so check the official National Minimum Wage rates for your circumstances.
For comparison, see £10.85 an hour, use the Hourly ⇄ Annual calculator for your own working pattern, or enter the resulting annual salary in the full take-home pay calculator.