How much is £15.50 an hour annually in the UK?

At £15.50 per hour on a full-time 37.5-hour week, you earn £30,225 gross per year. After Income Tax and National Insurance, your take-home is £25,282 a year, or £2,106.80 a month, for the 2026/27 tax year.

What is £15.50 an hour after tax?

£15.50 an hour works out to roughly £12.96 an hour after tax once Income Tax and National Insurance are deducted, based on full-time hours in the 2026/27 tax year.

Is £15.50 an hour a good wage in the UK?

£15.50 an hour equals about £30,225 a year full-time. That's a solid wage approaching the UK median full-time salary of around £37,000, comfortably inside the basic-rate tax band.

£15.50 an Hour After Tax

If you earn £15.50 per hour on a full-time 37.5-hour week, that's £30,225 a year gross. Here's your take-home after Income Tax and National Insurance for the 2026/27 tax year.

Monthly Take-Home

£2,106.80

Yearly Net

£25,282

After-Tax Hourly

£12.96

£15.50 an hour in different time periods

	Gross	Take-Home
Per year	£30,225	£25,282
Per month	£2,518.75	£2,106.80
Per week	£581.25	£486.18
Per hour	£15.50	£12.96

Full deductions breakdown

Gross annual salary	£30,225
Income Tax	−£3,531
National Insurance	−£1,412
Annual take-home	£25,282

At £15.50 an hour over a full-time 37.5-hour week, you earn £30,225 a year before tax. After Income Tax of £3,531 and National Insurance of £1,412, you take home £25,282 a year — about £2,107 a month or £486 a week.

All of your earnings sit within the basic-rate band, so you pay 20% Income Tax on income above £12,570 and 8% National Insurance on the same slice. You keep your full Personal Allowance.

If you work more or fewer than 37.5 hours, do shift or overtime work, or have a student loan or pension, your figure will differ — the main calculator handles all of those.

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Based on a full-time 37.5-hour week (1,950 hours/year). Assumes the standard 1257L tax code, no student loan, no pension contributions, and residency in England, Wales or Northern Ireland. For part-time hours, overtime, Scottish rates, student loans or pensions, use the main calculator. Always verify with your payslip.