£40 an hour is how much a year?
£40 an hour is £78,000 a year for a 37.5 hour week, before tax: £6,500 a month or £1,500 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
£40.00 an hour for 37.5 hours a week is £78,000.00 a year.
a year, before tax
| A year | £78,000.00 |
|---|---|
| A month | £6,500.00 |
| A week | £1,500.00 |
| A day | £300.00 |
| An hour | £40.00 |
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 | £40.00 a hour × 37.5 hours a week × 52 weeks | £78,000.00 |
| A month | £78,000.00 ÷ 12 | £6,500.00 |
| A week | £78,000.00 ÷ 52 weeks | £1,500.00 |
| A day | £1,500.00 ÷ 5 days | £300.00 |
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.
£40 an hour for different hours
| Hours a week | A year | A month | A week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | £33,280 | £2,773.33 | £640 |
| 20 | £41,600 | £3,466.67 | £800 |
| 30 | £62,400 | £5,200 | £1,200 |
| 35 | £72,800 | £6,066.67 | £1,400 |
| 37.5 | £78,000 | £6,500 | £1,500 |
| 40 | £83,200 | £6,933.33 | £1,600 |
After tax
On £78,000 a year, with tax code 1257L and no student loan or pension, you take home £55,801 a year, or £4,650.08 a month, after £18,628.40 Income Tax and £3,570.60 National Insurance. That is £28.62 an hour after tax. £78,000 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. £40 is at or above it. The rates for younger workers and apprentices are on the minimum wage calculator.