Salary to Hourly Wage Calculator

To calculate your hourly rate, divide your annual salary by the number of weeks you work per year, then divide that result by your weekly hours. For example, £35,000 ÷ 52 weeks ÷ 37.5 hours = £17.95 per hour. This assumes you work all 52 weeks with paid holiday included.

The standard UK working week is typically 35-40 hours, with 37.5 hours (9am-5:30pm with 1 hour lunch) being very common. Full-time workers in the UK are entitled to a minimum of 28 days paid holiday per year (including bank holidays). Part-time workers get pro-rata entitlement.

If you take unpaid leave, your effective hourly rate actually increases because you're receiving the same salary for fewer hours worked. This calculator lets you account for unpaid leave to see your true hourly rate for the hours you actually work.

Gross hourly rate is your pay before any deductions like income tax, National Insurance, and pension contributions. Net hourly rate is what actually appears in your bank account. Use our Take-Home Pay Calculator to calculate your net (after-tax) hourly rate.

There are typically 253 working days in a UK year (365 days minus 104 weekend days and 8 bank holidays). With the statutory 28 days annual leave, that leaves 225 actual working days per year. This can vary slightly depending on how bank holidays fall.

Yes, contractors can use this calculator to understand their equivalent hourly rate from a day rate or annualised figure. Remember that as a contractor you don't get paid holiday, sick pay, or employer pension contributions, so you may want to adjust your calculations accordingly.