2026/27 tax year
£17 an hour is how much a year?
£17 an hour works out to £33,150 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 £27,388 take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or £27,391 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 £33,000 after tax.
England, Wales & NI — take-home
£27,388 /yr
Gross salary£33,150
Income Tax−£4,116
National Insurance−£1,646
Take-home pay£27,388
Per month£2,282
Per week£527
Effective rate17.4%
Scotland — take-home
£27,391 /yr
Gross salary£33,150
Income Tax−£4,113
National Insurance−£1,646
Take-home pay£27,391
Per month£2,283
Per week£527
Effective rate17.4%
Common questions about £17 an hour
- How much is £17 an hour a year?
- £33,150 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 — £17 × your actual hours.
- What is £17 an hour after tax?
- £27,388 a year take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland (£2,282 a month), or £27,391 a year in Scotland (£2,283 a month) — for 2026/27, with no pension or student loan deductions.
- What is £17 an hour per month?
- £2,282 a month take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or £2,283 a month in Scotland.