Hourly to Salary Calculator
Quickly convert between an hourly rate and an annual salary. Adjust for part-time hours, holiday and overtime to see your true earnings.
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Take-home figures are estimated using 2025/26 UK rates with no pension or student loan. For a detailed breakdown, use the take-home pay calculator.
How to convert hourly pay to an annual salary
The standard formula is:
Annual salary = hourly rate × hours per week × weeks per year
So a £15/hour role at 37.5 hours per week, 52 weeks a year is £15 × 37.5 × 52 = £29,250 a year. If you don't get paid for your holidays (typical for casual or zero-hours work) you'd use 46–48 weeks instead.
Hourly to salary quick reference
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Things to watch for
- Holiday entitlement: full-time UK workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks of paid leave (28 days inc. bank holidays). If your salary is "£X per year" that usually already includes paid leave.
- National Minimum and Living Wage (April 2025): £12.21 for workers aged 21+, £10.00 for 18–20, £7.55 for under-18 and apprentices. The calculator doesn't enforce these — please check the official HMRC guidance.
- Overtime rules: there's no statutory overtime rate in the UK; whatever your contract says is what counts. The calculator lets you model time-and-a-half or double-time on extra hours.
- Pension contributions: most full-time roles auto-enrol you into a pension at 5%, with a 3% employer top-up — that doesn't appear in this calculator's gross figure.
FAQs
What's £15/hour annually?
£15/hour at 37.5 hours/week × 52 weeks = £29,250 per year gross. Take-home is roughly £24,580 in 2025/26.
How many hours in a UK working year?
A standard UK full-time working year (37.5h/week × 52 weeks) is 1,950 hours. Subtracting 28 days of statutory holiday brings paid working time to roughly 1,740 hours.
Should I include unpaid lunch breaks?
No. Use only the hours you're paid for. UK contracts typically describe a 37.5 or 40 hour week excluding lunch.