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NHS Monthly to Hourly Rate Calculator 2026/27

Convert your NHS monthly pay into an hourly rate, plus daily, weekly and annual gross pay. Pre-filled for a common full-time NHS pattern of 37.5 hours per week.

This page is for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland has a separate version.

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Not NHS? Use the general converter: Monthly to Hourly Calculator.

Resident in Scotland? Try the Scottish version →

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What does this NHS monthly to hourly calculator do?

This NHS-specific converter turns a monthly gross pay figure into an estimated hourly rate, plus daily, weekly and annual gross equivalents. It is useful if you are comparing offers, checking a change in contracted hours, or translating monthly pay into an hourly figure for budgeting.

Enter your monthly pay and your contracted weekly hours. The default is 37.5 hours, which is common for full-time Agenda for Change roles, but you can change it for part-time contracts and different rotas.

This page shows gross conversions. For net pay after tax and pension, use NHS take home pay.

How to work out an NHS hourly rate from monthly pay

To convert monthly pay into an hourly rate, the calculator annualises your monthly figure and then divides by weeks and hours worked. The core calculation is:

Hourly rate = (Monthly pay × 12) ÷ (Weekly hours × 52)

Example: £2,000 per month × 12 = £24,000 per year. If you work 37.5 hours per week, the calculator divides £24,000 by (37.5 × 52) to estimate your hourly rate.

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  • Monthly salary to hourly rate (UK)
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Example NHS monthly to hourly conversions

These examples assume 37.5 hours per week and 52 paid weeks:

  • £2,000 per month → ≈ £12.31 per hour
  • £2,400 per month → ≈ £14.77 per hour
  • £2,800 per month → ≈ £17.23 per hour

Enter your monthly pay and weekly hours above to calculate your exact hourly rate.

NHS monthly to hourly FAQs

Does this include unsocial hours, overtime or enhancements?

This converter uses the monthly pay you enter. If your monthly pay already includes enhancements, the hourly result will reflect that. If enhancements vary, you may want to use an average monthly figure.

Is this the same as take-home pay?

No. This page converts gross monthly pay into an hourly rate. For net pay after tax, National Insurance and pension, use NHS take home pay calculator.

NHS pay rise 2026/27

Looking for updated pay tables and the background behind the 2026/27 changes? Read: NHS pay rise 2026/27 update.