2026/27 tax year
£15 an hour is how much a year?
£15 an hour works out to £29,250 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 £24,580 take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or £24,619 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 £29,000 after tax.
England, Wales & NI — take-home
£24,580 /yr
Gross salary£29,250
Income Tax−£3,336
National Insurance−£1,334
Take-home pay£24,580
Per month£2,048
Per week£473
Effective rate16.0%
Scotland — take-home
£24,619 /yr
Gross salary£29,250
Income Tax−£3,296
National Insurance−£1,334
Take-home pay£24,619
Per month£2,052
Per week£473
Effective rate15.8%
Common questions about £15 an hour
- How much is £15 an hour a year?
- £29,250 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 — £15 × your actual hours.
- What is £15 an hour after tax?
- £24,580 a year take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland (£2,048 a month), or £24,619 a year in Scotland (£2,052 a month) — for 2026/27, with no pension or student loan deductions.
- What is £15 an hour per month?
- £2,048 a month take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or £2,052 a month in Scotland.