£42 Per Hour — Annual Salary & Take Home Pay

£42 per hour is £81,900 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 £4,838.28 per month or £58,059.4 per year.

If you earn £42 per hour and work a standard 37.5 hours per week, your annual salary is £81,900. Here's what that looks like after tax and National Insurance:

Period	Gross	Take Home
Hourly	£42.00	£29.77
Daily (7.5h)	£315.00	£223.31
Weekly (37.5h)	£1,575	£1,116.53
Monthly	£6,825	£4,838.28
Annual	£81,900	£58,059.4

Tax and NI on £81,900

On an annual salary of £81,900, your deductions are:

• Income tax: £20,192 (£1,682.67/month)
• National Insurance: £3,648.6 (£304.05/month)
• Total deductions: £23,840.6 per year

Your effective tax rate is 29.1%.

How £42/hour compares

At £42/hour, you earn 134% 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
£40	£78,000	£4,649.78	£55,797.4
£41	£79,950	£4,744.03	£56,928.4
£43	£83,850	£4,932.53	£59,190.4
£44	£85,800	£5,026.78	£60,321.4

Related calculations

• Full £82,000 salary breakdown — detailed tax bands and deductions
• Take home pay on £82,000 — monthly, weekly, and daily take home
• UK Salary Tax Table — take-home pay for every salary level