£11.50 an hour is how much a year?
£11.50 an hour is £22,425 a year for a 37.5 hour week, before tax: £1,868.75 a month or £431.25 a week.
Pay before tax over 52 weeks. Take-home pay uses HMRC's 2026 to 2027 rates for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, checked 13 November 2026.
Result
£11.50 an hour for 37.5 hours a week is £22,425.00 a year.
a year, before tax
| A year | £22,425.00 |
|---|---|
| A month | £1,868.75 |
| A week | £431.25 |
| A day | £86.25 |
| An hour | £11.50 |
That is below the National Living Wage of £12.71 an hour for people aged 21 and over. Check the rate for your age.
Show the workings
| Step | Sum | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Pay for a year | £11.50 a hour × 37.5 hours a week × 52 weeks | £22,425.00 |
| A month | £22,425.00 ÷ 12 | £1,868.75 |
| A week | £22,425.00 ÷ 52 weeks | £431.25 |
| A day | £431.25 ÷ 5 days | £86.25 |
What this leaves out or assumes
- A year is 52 weeks, the usual way to convert pay. A month is a twelfth of a year.
- These are amounts before tax and National Insurance.
Where the figures come from
- Minimum hourly wage, aged 21 and over (National Living Wage): £12.71 an hour. Source: GOV.UK: National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates. Checked 13 November 2026.
£11.50 an hour for different hours
| Hours a week | A year | A month | A week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | £9,568 | £797.33 | £184 |
| 20 | £11,960 | £996.67 | £230 |
| 30 | £17,940 | £1,495 | £345 |
| 35 | £20,930 | £1,744.17 | £402.50 |
| 37.5 | £22,425 | £1,868.75 | £431.25 |
| 40 | £23,920 | £1,993.33 | £460 |
After tax
On £22,425 a year, with tax code 1257L and no student loan or pension, you take home £19,667.40 a year, or £1,638.95 a month, after £1,969.20 Income Tax and £788.40 National Insurance. That is £10.09 an hour after tax. £22,000 after tax breaks it down further, and the take-home pay calculator works out your own.
Against the minimum wage
From 1 April 2026 the National Living Wage for people aged 21 and over is £12.71 an hour. £11.50 is below it. The rates for younger workers and apprentices are on the minimum wage calculator.