How much is £18 an hour annually in the UK?

At £18 per hour on a full-time 37.5-hour week, you earn £35,100 gross per year. After Income Tax and National Insurance, your take-home is £28,792 a year, or £2,399.30 a month, for the 2026/27 tax year.

What is £18 an hour after tax?

£18 an hour works out to roughly £14.76 an hour after tax once Income Tax and National Insurance are deducted, based on full-time hours in the 2026/27 tax year.

Is £18 an hour a good wage in the UK?

£18 an hour equals about £35,100 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.

£18 an Hour After Tax

If you earn £18 per hour on a full-time 37.5-hour week, that's £35,100 a year gross. Here's your take-home after Income Tax and National Insurance for the 2026/27 tax year.

Monthly Take-Home

£2,399.30

Yearly Net

£28,792

After-Tax Hourly

£14.76

£18 an hour in different time periods

	Gross	Take-Home
Per year	£35,100	£28,792
Per month	£2,925.00	£2,399.30
Per week	£675.00	£553.68
Per hour	£18	£14.76

Full deductions breakdown

Gross annual salary	£35,100
Income Tax	−£4,506
National Insurance	−£1,802
Annual take-home	£28,792

At £18 an hour over a full-time 37.5-hour week, you earn £35,100 a year before tax. After Income Tax of £4,506 and National Insurance of £1,802, you take home £28,792 a year — about £2,399 a month or £554 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.