2026/27 tax year
£22 an hour is how much a year?
£22 an hour works out to £42,900 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 £34,408 take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or £34,314 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 £43,000 after tax.
England, Wales & NI — take-home
£34,408 /yr
Gross salary£42,900
Income Tax−£6,066
National Insurance−£2,426
Take-home pay£34,408
Per month£2,867
Per week£662
Effective rate19.8%
Scotland — take-home
£34,314 /yr
Gross salary£42,900
Income Tax−£6,160
National Insurance−£2,426
Take-home pay£34,314
Per month£2,859
Per week£660
Effective rate20.0%
Common questions about £22 an hour
- How much is £22 an hour a year?
- £42,900 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 — £22 × your actual hours.
- What is £22 an hour after tax?
- £34,408 a year take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland (£2,867 a month), or £34,314 a year in Scotland (£2,859 a month) — for 2026/27, with no pension or student loan deductions.
- What is £22 an hour per month?
- £2,867 a month take-home in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or £2,859 a month in Scotland.