£17 an hour is how much a year?
£17 an hour is £33,150 a year for a 37.5 hour week, before tax: £2,762.50 a month or £637.50 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
£17.00 an hour for 37.5 hours a week is £33,150.00 a year.
a year, before tax
| A year | £33,150.00 |
|---|---|
| A month | £2,762.50 |
| A week | £637.50 |
| A day | £127.50 |
| An hour | £17.00 |
That is at least 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 | £17.00 a hour × 37.5 hours a week × 52 weeks | £33,150.00 |
| A month | £33,150.00 ÷ 12 | £2,762.50 |
| A week | £33,150.00 ÷ 52 weeks | £637.50 |
| A day | £637.50 ÷ 5 days | £127.50 |
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.
£17 an hour for different hours
| Hours a week | A year | A month | A week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | £14,144 | £1,178.67 | £272 |
| 20 | £17,680 | £1,473.33 | £340 |
| 30 | £26,520 | £2,210 | £510 |
| 35 | £30,940 | £2,578.33 | £595 |
| 37.5 | £33,150 | £2,762.50 | £637.50 |
| 40 | £35,360 | £2,946.67 | £680 |
After tax
On £33,150 a year, with tax code 1257L and no student loan or pension, you take home £27,389.40 a year, or £2,282.45 a month, after £4,114.20 Income Tax and £1,646.40 National Insurance. That is £14.05 an hour after tax. £33,000 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. £17 is at or above it. The rates for younger workers and apprentices are on the minimum wage calculator.