£24 an hour is how much a year?

By The PocketSums team. Updated 30 September 2026. How we calculate

At 37.5 hours a week, £24 an hour is £46,800 a year before tax and £3,101 a month after tax.

A year before tax
£46,800
Take-home a month
£3,101
Take-home a week
£716
Worth after tax, per hour
£19.08
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You take home£3,101.30a month

£37,215.60 a year
£715.68 a week

80%yours
  • Take-home 79.5%
  • Income tax 14.6%
  • NI 5.9%

£24 an hour for 37.5 hours a week is £46,800 a year. After income tax and National Insurance you take home £37,215.60 a year, £3,101.30 a month or £715.68 a week in 2026/27.

Your payslip on £24 an hour

PayslipMonthly, tax year 2026/27
Tax code
1257L
NI letter
A
Tax region
Rest of UK

Payments

Basic salary£3,900.00

Deductions

Income tax£570.50

National Insurance£228.20

Total deductions£798.70

Net pay£3,101.30

Of an 8 hour working day, 1 hour 38 minutes pays your income tax and National Insurance.

Item Year Month Week Day
Gross pay £46,800.00 £3,900.00 £900.00 £180.00
Income tax -£6,846.00 -£570.50 -£131.65 -£26.33
National Insurance -£2,738.40 -£228.20 -£52.66 -£10.53
Take-home pay £37,215.60 £3,101.30 £715.68 £143.14

£24 an hour at different weekly hours

Hours a week Before tax a year After tax a year After tax a month
16 hours £19,968 £17,896.56 £1,491.38
20 hours £24,960 £21,490.80 £1,790.90
30 hours £37,440 £30,476.40 £2,539.70
37.5 hours £46,800 £37,215.60 £3,101.30
40 hours £49,920 £39,462.00 £3,288.50

Where your £24 an hour goes

On £46,800 a year you pay £6,846.00 income tax and £2,738.40 National Insurance. After deductions each hour you work is worth £19.08. For the full salary breakdown see £47,000 after tax.

Other hourly rates

The same pay as £900 a week or £3,900 a month, roughly.

Back to the hourly pay table or the hourly rate calculator.

Questions people ask

How much is £24 an hour a year?

£46,800 a year before tax for a 37.5 hour week, or £49,920 for a 40 hour week, paid for all 52 weeks including paid holiday.

How much is £24 an hour a month after tax?

£3,101.30 a month at 37.5 hours a week, with the standard tax code and no student loan or pension.

Is £24 an hour above the minimum wage?

Yes. The National Living Wage for workers aged 21 and over is £12.71 an hour from April 2026, so £24 is £11.29 an hour more.