£8 an Hour — Full Breakdown
If you earn £8 per hour and work a standard 37.5-hour week, your gross annual salary is £15,600. After income tax and National Insurance for 2026/27, your take home pay is £14,752 per year or £1,229 per month.
£8 an Hour at Different Weekly Hours
Not everyone works a 37.5-hour week. Here is what £8 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 £8/hr is £16,640 a year (take home £1,292/month), while a 30-hour week is £12,480 a year (take home £1,040/month).
| Weekly hours | Gross / year | Take home / year | Take home / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 hrs/wk | £16,640 | £15,500 | £1,292 |
| 37.5 hrs/wk (standard) | £15,600 | £14,752 | £1,229 |
| 35 hrs/wk | £14,560 | £14,003 | £1,167 |
| 30 hrs/wk | £12,480 | £12,480 | £1,040 |
| 20 hrs/wk | £8,320 | £8,320 | £693 |
Gross = £8/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: £15,600 salary after tax