£8 Per Hour — Annual Salary & Take Home Pay

£8 per hour is £15,600 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 £1,229.3 per month or £14,751.6 per year.

If you earn £8 per hour and work a standard 37.5 hours per week, your annual salary is £15,600. Here's what that looks like after tax and National Insurance:

Period	Gross	Take Home
Hourly	£8.00	£7.56
Daily (7.5h)	£60.00	£56.74
Weekly (37.5h)	£300	£283.68
Monthly	£1,300	£1,229.3
Annual	£15,600	£14,751.6

Tax and NI on £15,600

On an annual salary of £15,600, your deductions are:

• Income tax: £606 (£50.5/month)
• National Insurance: £242.4 (£20.2/month)
• Total deductions: £848.4 per year

Your effective tax rate is 5.4%.

How £8/hour compares

At £8/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
£9	£17,550	£1,346.3	£16,155.6
£10	£19,500	£1,463.3	£17,559.6

Related calculations

• UK Salary Tax Table — take-home pay for every salary level