£9 an hour is how much a year?
£9 an hour is £17,550 a year for a 37.5 hour week, before tax: £1,462.50 a month or £337.50 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
£9.00 an hour for 37.5 hours a week is £17,550.00 a year.
a year, before tax
| A year | £17,550.00 |
|---|---|
| A month | £1,462.50 |
| A week | £337.50 |
| A day | £67.50 |
| An hour | £9.00 |
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 | £9.00 a hour × 37.5 hours a week × 52 weeks | £17,550.00 |
| A month | £17,550.00 ÷ 12 | £1,462.50 |
| A week | £17,550.00 ÷ 52 weeks | £337.50 |
| A day | £337.50 ÷ 5 days | £67.50 |
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.
£9 an hour for different hours
| Hours a week | A year | A month | A week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | £7,488 | £624 | £144 |
| 20 | £9,360 | £780 | £180 |
| 30 | £14,040 | £1,170 | £270 |
| 35 | £16,380 | £1,365 | £315 |
| 37.5 | £17,550 | £1,462.50 | £337.50 |
| 40 | £18,720 | £1,560 | £360 |
After tax
On £17,550 a year, with tax code 1257L and no student loan or pension, you take home £16,157.40 a year, or £1,346.45 a month, after £994.20 Income Tax and £398.40 National Insurance. That is £8.29 an hour after tax. £18,000 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. £9 is below it. The rates for younger workers and apprentices are on the minimum wage calculator.