Annual Salary to Hourly
Rate Calculator UK
Find your gross and net hourly rate from your annual salary. Set your hours per week and weeks per year to get an accurate figure including tax and National Insurance.
How to convert an annual salary to an hourly rate
Divide your annual salary by the total hours you work in a year. Total annual hours equals hours per week multiplied by weeks per year. For a standard 37.5-hour, 52-week year that is 1,950 hours. So a £30,000 salary gives a gross hourly rate of £30,000 / 1,950 = £15.38.
The net hourly rate is lower because income tax and National Insurance are deducted from your annual pay first. For that same £30,000 salary, you would take home roughly £24,400 per year, giving a net hourly rate of around £12.51.
Why your effective hourly rate matters
Knowing your true hourly rate helps you compare a salaried role against a freelance day rate, evaluate overtime pay, or simply understand the value of an extra hour worked. Use the overtime calculator to see what your overtime is actually worth after tax.
Adjusting for your actual working pattern
The default 37.5 hours and 52 weeks covers most permanent UK roles where holiday pay is included in your salary. If you want to find your effective hourly cost to an employer, add your holiday weeks back in and change the hours to reflect your contracted hours. If you work part time, simply enter your part-time hours per week.
Related calculators
If you want to go the other way, our hourly to salary calculator converts a known hourly rate to an annual equivalent. The main salary calculator then applies all tax and NI deductions to your annual figure. Include overtime in your planning with our overtime calculator which handles time-and-a-half and custom rates. Curious what you take home overall? Our take home pay calculator shows net pay at any frequency. Thinking of going freelance? Our contractor calculator compares limited company and umbrella take-home. Check legal minimums with our minimum wage calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Divide your annual salary by your total annual hours. For example, £35,000 / (37.5 x 52) = £35,000 / 1,950 = £17.95 gross per hour. The net figure depends on your tax and NI — use the calculator above for a precise result.
At standard 37.5 hours per week, a £30,000 salary is approximately £15.38 gross per hour. After income tax and National Insurance, the net hourly rate is roughly £12.51. The calculator above shows the exact 2026/27 figures.
A standard full-time UK worker on 37.5 hours per week for 52 weeks works 1,950 hours per year. Many contracts specify 35 or 40 hours per week, giving 1,820 or 2,080 hours respectively. Part-time arrangements vary widely.
A freelancer typically works fewer weeks (allow for unpaid holiday, gaps between contracts, admin time) and pays their own National Insurance. As a rough guide, multiply your employed hourly rate by 1.5 to get a comparable day rate starting point. Use the contractor calculator for a detailed comparison.