Wales uses the same income tax rates as England. Based on 37.5 hours/week (1,950 hours/year). Select your hourly rate to see take-home pay.
Up to £25/hour
£10/hr £17,560/yr £10.25/hr £17,911/yr £10.5/hr £18,262/yr £10.75/hr £18,613/yr £11/hr £18,964/yr £11.25/hr £19,315/yr £11.44/hr £19,581/yr £11.5/hr £19,666/yr £11.75/hr £20,017/yr £12/hr £20,368/yr £12.21/hr £20,663/yr £12.25/hr £20,719/yr £12.5/hr £21,070/yr £12.6/hr £21,210/yr £12.75/hr £21,421/yr £13/hr £21,772/yr £13.15/hr £21,982/yr £13.25/hr £22,123/yr £13.5/hr £22,474/yr £13.75/hr £22,825/yr £14/hr £23,176/yr £14.25/hr £23,527/yr £14.5/hr £23,878/yr £14.75/hr £24,229/yr £15/hr £24,580/yr £15.25/hr £24,931/yr £15.5/hr £25,282/yr £15.75/hr £25,633/yr £16/hr £25,984/yr £16.25/hr £26,335/yr £16.5/hr £26,686/yr £16.75/hr £27,037/yr £17/hr £27,388/yr £17.25/hr £27,739/yr £17.5/hr £28,090/yr £17.75/hr £28,441/yr £18/hr £28,792/yr £18.25/hr £29,143/yr £18.5/hr £29,494/yr £18.75/hr £29,845/yr £19/hr £30,196/yr £19.25/hr £30,547/yr £19.5/hr £30,898/yr £19.75/hr £31,249/yr £20/hr £31,600/yr £20.25/hr £31,951/yr £20.5/hr £32,302/yr £20.75/hr £32,653/yr £21/hr £33,004/yr £21.25/hr £33,355/yr £21.5/hr £33,706/yr £21.75/hr £34,057/yr £22/hr £34,408/yr £22.25/hr £34,759/yr £22.5/hr £35,110/yr £22.75/hr £35,461/yr £23/hr £35,812/yr £23.25/hr £36,163/yr £23.5/hr £36,514/yr £23.75/hr £36,865/yr £24/hr £37,216/yr £24.25/hr £37,567/yr £24.5/hr £37,918/yr £24.75/hr £38,269/yr
Hourly rates in Wales, income tax
The Welsh Rate of Income Tax (WRIT) matches English rates for 2026-27, Basic Rate 20%, Higher Rate 40%, Additional Rate 45%. National Insurance is also UK-wide. Workers in Wales pay the same total deductions as workers in England.
The UK National Minimum Wage for workers aged 21 and over is £12.71/hour from April 2026. The median hourly rate in Wales is approximately £16.20 (ONS 2024), below the UK median of £18.20. Key employment sectors in Wales include public services, retail, hospitality, and manufacturing. Cardiff-based roles in tech, financial services, and professional services typically command higher hourly rates, often above £20/hour. At the Welsh median, annual take-home is around £24,600 after income tax and NI.
See England hourly rates after tax · See Scotland hourly rates after tax