See exactly what the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage mean for your pay packet. Pick your age band, enter your weekly hours, and get your weekly and annual gross pay at the current statutory rates.
Current statutory rates · updated each April
The National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage are the legal minimum an employer must pay per hour. The rates are set by the Government on advice from the Low Pay Commission and are reviewed and updated every April. The figures below are the current statutory rates — always confirm against GOV.UK, as they change at the start of each tax year.
| Age band | Hourly rate |
|---|---|
| 21 and over (National Living Wage) | £12.21 |
| 18 to 20 | £10.00 |
| Under 18 / Apprentice | £7.55 |
A worker aged 21+ on the £12.21 National Living Wage, working 37.5 hours a week:
To see what is left after deductions, run the figure through the income tax calculator or the salary calculator.
Almost all workers are entitled to at least the minimum wage, including part-time, casual and agency staff. The apprentice rate applies to apprentices under 19, or those over 19 in the first year of their apprenticeship. Tips and service charges cannot count towards minimum wage. If you think you are underpaid, you can report it to HMRC.
For workers aged 21 and over it is £12.21 an hour. Statutory rates are reviewed and updated each April, so check GOV.UK for the live figure.
At £12.21 for a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks, about £23,810 gross. Fewer hours or a younger band give a lower total.
21 and over (National Living Wage), 18 to 20, and under-18s/apprentices. Each band has its own statutory hourly rate.
Only on earnings above the £12,570 thresholds. A full-time minimum wage salary is above that, so some tax and NI apply but much of the pay is tax-free.