Want to know what your yearly salary works out to per hour? Enter your annual salary and your weekly hours to see your hourly rate, plus what you earn each week and month. Useful for comparing a salaried job against an hourly role, or checking a part-time offer.
Salary to Hourly Rate Calculator
Turn a yearly salary into an hourly rate, plus weekly and monthly pay.
Your gross yearly pay before tax. This is the headline figure on a job advert or contract.
Your contracted hours. A full time week in Scotland is often 37.5 hours, though many UK contracts use 40. Use part-time hours if that is what you work.
This shows gross pay before tax. To see what you actually take home after Scottish tax, National Insurance and any student loan, use the take-home pay calculator linked below.
Annual salary to hourly rate (UK reference table)
The hourly rate depends on how many hours you work. The table below shows common salaries at a 37.5 hour week and a 40 hour week, both before tax.
| Annual salary | Per hour (37.5 hrs) | Per hour (40 hrs) |
|---|---|---|
| £18,000 | £9.23 | £8.65 |
| £20,000 | £10.26 | £9.62 |
| £22,000 | £11.28 | £10.58 |
| £25,000 | £12.82 | £12.02 |
| £28,000 | £14.36 | £13.46 |
| £30,000 | £15.38 | £14.42 |
| £35,000 | £17.95 | £16.83 |
| £40,000 | £20.51 | £19.23 |
| £45,000 | £23.08 | £21.63 |
How the calculation works
To turn a salary into an hourly rate, divide the yearly figure by the number of hours you work in a year. The standard sum is salary divided by weekly hours times 52 weeks. For example, £30,000 over a 37.5 hour week is £30,000 divided by 1,950 hours, which is £15.38 an hour before tax.
Frequently asked questions
Is this before or after tax? Before tax. It is your gross hourly rate. To see your real hourly take-home, work out your net pay with the Scotland Take-Home Pay Calculator then divide by your yearly hours.
What if I want to go the other way? If you have an hourly rate and want the yearly salary, use the Hourly to Salary Calculator.
Should I use 37.5 or 40 hours? Use whatever your contract says. Many Scottish public sector and office roles use 37.5 hours, while a lot of UK jobs use 40. The fewer hours you work for the same salary, the higher your effective hourly rate. See all our tools on the Scottish student calculators page.