2026/27 tax year
£20 an hour is how much a year?
£20 an hour works out to £39,000 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 £31,600 take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or £31,545 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 £39,000 after tax.
England, Wales & NI — take-home
£31,600 /yr
Gross salary£39,000
Income Tax−£5,286
National Insurance−£2,114
Take-home pay£31,600
Per month£2,633
Per week£608
Effective rate19.0%
Scotland — take-home
£31,545 /yr
Gross salary£39,000
Income Tax−£5,341
National Insurance−£2,114
Take-home pay£31,545
Per month£2,629
Per week£607
Effective rate19.1%
Common questions about £20 an hour
- How much is £20 an hour a year?
- £39,000 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 — £20 × your actual hours.
- What is £20 an hour after tax?
- £31,600 a year take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland (£2,633 a month), or £31,545 a year in Scotland (£2,629 a month) — for 2026/27, with no pension or student loan deductions.
- What is £20 an hour per month?
- £2,633 a month take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or £2,629 a month in Scotland.