2026/27 tax year
£18 an hour is how much a year?
£18 an hour works out to £35,100 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 £28,792 take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or £28,776 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 £35,000 after tax.
England, Wales & NI — take-home
£28,792 /yr
Gross salary£35,100
Income Tax−£4,506
National Insurance−£1,802
Take-home pay£28,792
Per month£2,399
Per week£554
Effective rate18.0%
Scotland — take-home
£28,776 /yr
Gross salary£35,100
Income Tax−£4,522
National Insurance−£1,802
Take-home pay£28,776
Per month£2,398
Per week£553
Effective rate18.0%
Common questions about £18 an hour
- How much is £18 an hour a year?
- £35,100 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 — £18 × your actual hours.
- What is £18 an hour after tax?
- £28,792 a year take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland (£2,399 a month), or £28,776 a year in Scotland (£2,398 a month) — for 2026/27, with no pension or student loan deductions.
- What is £18 an hour per month?
- £2,399 a month take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or £2,398 a month in Scotland.