2026/27 tax year
£12 an hour is how much a year?
£12 an hour works out to £23,400 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 £20,368 take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or £20,407 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 £23,000 after tax.
England, Wales & NI — take-home
£20,368 /yr
Gross salary£23,400
Income Tax−£2,166
National Insurance−£866
Take-home pay£20,368
Per month£1,697
Per week£392
Effective rate13.0%
Scotland — take-home
£20,407 /yr
Gross salary£23,400
Income Tax−£2,126
National Insurance−£866
Take-home pay£20,407
Per month£1,701
Per week£392
Effective rate12.8%
Common questions about £12 an hour
- How much is £12 an hour a year?
- £23,400 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 — £12 × your actual hours.
- What is £12 an hour after tax?
- £20,368 a year take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland (£1,697 a month), or £20,407 a year in Scotland (£1,701 a month) — for 2026/27, with no pension or student loan deductions.
- What is £12 an hour per month?
- £1,697 a month take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or £1,701 a month in Scotland.