£21 Per Hour — Annual Salary & Take Home Pay

£21 per hour is £40,950 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 £2,750.3 per month or £33,003.6 per year.

If you earn £21 per hour and work a standard 37.5 hours per week, your annual salary is £40,950. Here's what that looks like after tax and National Insurance:

Period	Gross	Take Home
Hourly	£21.00	£16.92
Daily (7.5h)	£157.50	£126.94
Weekly (37.5h)	£787.5	£634.68
Monthly	£3,412.5	£2,750.3
Annual	£40,950	£33,003.6

Tax and NI on £40,950

On an annual salary of £40,950, your deductions are:

• Income tax: £5,676 (£473/month)
• National Insurance: £2,270.4 (£189.2/month)
• Total deductions: £7,946.4 per year

Your effective tax rate is 19.4%.

How £21/hour compares

At £21/hour, you earn 17% more than the UK median hourly rate of ~£17.93/hour. 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
£19	£37,050	£2,516.3	£30,195.6
£20	£39,000	£2,633.3	£31,599.6
£22	£42,900	£2,867.3	£34,407.6
£23	£44,850	£2,984.3	£35,811.6

Related calculations

• Full £41,000 salary breakdown — detailed tax bands and deductions
• Take home pay on £40,000 — monthly, weekly, and daily take home
• UK Salary Tax Table — take-home pay for every salary level