Salary to hourly calculator UK 2026/27
Convert annual pay to an hourly rate using the hours and paid weeks that actually apply to the role.
More useful than dividing by 52 and hoping the contract matches.
Your gross-pay equivalents
Gross figures before tax, NI, pension and other deductions.
How to convert salary to an hourly rate
Divide annual salary by paid weeks in the year, then divide that weekly amount by contracted weekly hours. The default uses 52 paid weeks and 37.5 hours, but those are inputs, not assumptions you have to accept.
Formula: annual salary ÷ paid weeks ÷ weekly hours = gross hourly rate.
Why contracted hours matter
Two salaries can look equal but pay very differently per hour. A £36,000 job at 37.5 hours for 52 weeks works out differently from the same salary over a shorter paid year or a different contracted week. Change the hours before comparing an offer, overtime rate or part-time arrangement.
Gross hourly rate is not take-home hourly pay
This converter gives a gross rate. To estimate the amount after Income Tax, NI, pension and student loan, use the take-home pay calculator. To work from an offered hourly rate in the other direction, use hourly to salary.
Salary to hourly questions
Should I use 52 or 52.142 weeks?
Use the paid weeks specified by the contract. The default of 52 gives a simple annual comparison; some payroll or hourly-rate conventions use a different basis.
Does unpaid overtime change the result?
Yes. Enter your actual weekly hours to see the effective gross hourly rate when you regularly work additional unpaid hours.
Does this include holiday pay?
It assumes the annual salary covers the paid weeks entered. Check the employment contract if holiday treatment is unclear.
Rates and sources
Built from direct government sources for the 2026/27 tax year. HMRC rates and thresholds · Income Tax rates and allowances · full source ledger.