£12 an hour is how much a year?
£12 an hour is £23,400 a year for a 37.5 hour week, before tax: £1,950 a month or £450 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
£12.00 an hour for 37.5 hours a week is £23,400.00 a year.
a year, before tax
| A year | £23,400.00 |
|---|---|
| A month | £1,950.00 |
| A week | £450.00 |
| A day | £90.00 |
| An hour | £12.00 |
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 | £12.00 a hour × 37.5 hours a week × 52 weeks | £23,400.00 |
| A month | £23,400.00 ÷ 12 | £1,950.00 |
| A week | £23,400.00 ÷ 52 weeks | £450.00 |
| A day | £450.00 ÷ 5 days | £90.00 |
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.
£12 an hour for different hours
| Hours a week | A year | A month | A week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | £9,984 | £832 | £192 |
| 20 | £12,480 | £1,040 | £240 |
| 30 | £18,720 | £1,560 | £360 |
| 35 | £21,840 | £1,820 | £420 |
| 37.5 | £23,400 | £1,950 | £450 |
| 40 | £24,960 | £2,080 | £480 |
After tax
On £23,400 a year, with tax code 1257L and no student loan or pension, you take home £20,369.40 a year, or £1,697.45 a month, after £2,164.20 Income Tax and £866.40 National Insurance. That is £10.45 an hour after tax. £23,000 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. £12 is below it. The rates for younger workers and apprentices are on the minimum wage calculator.