£12 Per Hour — Annual Salary & Take Home Pay

£12 per hour is £23,400 per year (based on 37.5 hours/week). In the 2026-27 tax year, after income tax and National Insurance, your take-home pay is £1,697.3 per month or £20,367.6 per year.

If you earn £12 per hour and work a standard 37.5 hours per week, your annual salary is £23,400. Here's what that looks like after tax and National Insurance:

Period	Gross	Take Home
Hourly	£12.00	£10.44
Daily (7.5h)	£90.00	£78.34
Weekly (37.5h)	£450	£391.68
Monthly	£1,950	£1,697.3
Annual	£23,400	£20,367.6

Tax and NI on £23,400

On an annual salary of £23,400, your deductions are:

• Income tax: £2,166 (£180.5/month)
• National Insurance: £866.4 (£72.2/month)
• Total deductions: £3,032.4 per year

Your effective tax rate is 13.0%.

How £12/hour compares

At £12/hour, this is below the National Living Wage of £12.21/hour for workers aged 21+. The National Living Wage is £12.21/hour (£23,809.5/year).

Hourly rate comparison

Hourly rate	Annual salary	Monthly take home	Annual take home
£10	£19,500	£1,463.3	£17,559.6
£11	£21,450	£1,580.3	£18,963.6
£13	£25,350	£1,814.3	£21,771.6
£14	£27,300	£1,931.3	£23,175.6

Related calculations

• Full £23,000 salary breakdown — detailed tax bands and deductions
• Take home pay on £24,000 — monthly, weekly, and daily take home
• UK Salary Tax Table — take-home pay for every salary level