2026/27 tax year
£16 an hour is how much a year?
£16 an hour works out to £31,200 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 £25,984 take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or £26,007 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 £31,000 after tax.
England, Wales & NI — take-home
£25,984 /yr
Gross salary£31,200
Income Tax−£3,726
National Insurance−£1,490
Take-home pay£25,984
Per month£2,165
Per week£500
Effective rate16.7%
Scotland — take-home
£26,007 /yr
Gross salary£31,200
Income Tax−£3,703
National Insurance−£1,490
Take-home pay£26,007
Per month£2,167
Per week£500
Effective rate16.6%
Common questions about £16 an hour
- How much is £16 an hour a year?
- £31,200 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 — £16 × your actual hours.
- What is £16 an hour after tax?
- £25,984 a year take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland (£2,165 a month), or £26,007 a year in Scotland (£2,167 a month) — for 2026/27, with no pension or student loan deductions.
- What is £16 an hour per month?
- £2,165 a month take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or £2,167 a month in Scotland.