£8 an hour is how much a year?
£8 an hour is £15,600 a year for a 37.5 hour week, before tax: £1,300 a month or £300 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
£8.00 an hour for 37.5 hours a week is £15,600.00 a year.
a year, before tax
| A year | £15,600.00 |
|---|---|
| A month | £1,300.00 |
| A week | £300.00 |
| A day | £60.00 |
| An hour | £8.00 |
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 | £8.00 a hour × 37.5 hours a week × 52 weeks | £15,600.00 |
| A month | £15,600.00 ÷ 12 | £1,300.00 |
| A week | £15,600.00 ÷ 52 weeks | £300.00 |
| A day | £300.00 ÷ 5 days | £60.00 |
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.
£8 an hour for different hours
| Hours a week | A year | A month | A week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | £6,656 | £554.67 | £128 |
| 20 | £8,320 | £693.33 | £160 |
| 30 | £12,480 | £1,040 | £240 |
| 35 | £14,560 | £1,213.33 | £280 |
| 37.5 | £15,600 | £1,300 | £300 |
| 40 | £16,640 | £1,386.67 | £320 |
After tax
On £15,600 a year, with tax code 1257L and no student loan or pension, you take home £14,753.40 a year, or £1,229.45 a month, after £604.20 Income Tax and £242.40 National Insurance. That is £7.57 an hour after tax. £16,000 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. £8 is below it. The rates for younger workers and apprentices are on the minimum wage calculator.