£15.50 an Hour — Full Breakdown
If you earn £15.50 per hour and work a standard 37.5-hour week, your gross annual salary is £30,225. After income tax and National Insurance for 2026/27, your take home pay is £25,282 per year or £2,107 per month.
£15.5 an Hour at Different Weekly Hours
Not everyone works a 37.5-hour week. Here is what £15.5 an hour comes to as an annual salary — and take-home pay after tax and National Insurance for 2026/27 — at the most common full-time and part-time schedules. A 40-hour week at £15.5/hr is £32,240 a year (take home £2,228/month), while a 30-hour week is £24,180 a year (take home £1,744/month).
| Weekly hours | Gross / year | Take home / year | Take home / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 hrs/wk | £32,240 | £26,732 | £2,228 |
| 37.5 hrs/wk (standard) | £30,225 | £25,282 | £2,107 |
| 35 hrs/wk | £28,210 | £23,831 | £1,986 |
| 30 hrs/wk | £24,180 | £20,929 | £1,744 |
| 20 hrs/wk | £16,120 | £15,126 | £1,260 |
Gross = £15.5/hr × weekly hours × 52 weeks. Take-home figures apply the 2026/27 England income-tax bands (20/40/45%) and Class 1 National Insurance (8% / 2%), standard tax code, no student loan or pension. Change any assumption in the full calculator.
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See the full salary breakdown: £30,225 salary after tax