Minimum Wage Checker (2026/2027)
Compare your effective hourly pay with the legal minimum rate for your age and apprentice status.
Am I being paid correctly?
Enter your details for a recent pay period (e.g. a week or a month) to see if you meet the 2026/2027 legal minimums.
Gross pay is your pay before tax and NI deductions.
Include all working time in the same pay period. Some deductions and payments do not count as minimum-wage pay, so this is an initial check rather than a legal determination.
Enter your details to check your pay.
Legal Minimum
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Your Rate
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Minimum wage rates from 1 April 2026
The National Living Wage is £12.71 an hour for workers aged 21 and over. The National Minimum Wage is £10.85 for 18 to 20-year-olds and £8.00 for workers under 18 who are above school-leaving age. The apprentice rate is £8.00.
The apprentice rate applies if you are under 19, or aged 19 or over and in the first year of your apprenticeship. Otherwise, an apprentice is entitled to the minimum wage for their age.
What counts in the calculation
Minimum wage is checked as an average across the relevant pay reference period. Required training, travel between work assignments and extra required time such as security checks can count as working time; ordinary travel between home and work generally does not. Rest breaks normally do not count for hourly-paid work.
Tips and service charges do not count towards minimum-wage pay. Job-related deductions or unreimbursed expenses can also reduce the pay that counts, so entering headline gross pay may not capture every case.
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