Your effective hourly rate: £9.50.
Does £9.50 an hour meet the minimum wage at age 17?
Calculated using England & Wales statutory rules, checked against source on 5 September 2026.
How this was worked out
- Total pay
- £1,520.00
- Hours worked
- 160h
- Effective hourly rate
- £9.50Total pay divided by all the hours you worked, which is what the law measures.
- Applicable rate
- £8.0016 to 17
- Result
- Meets the minimum£1.50 an hour above the legal minimum.
Change these figures in the Minimum wage checker
Things that could change this figure
- The apprentice rate applies to apprentices under 19, or those aged 19 and over in the first year of their apprenticeship. After that the rate for their age applies. Read the guide
- The minimum wage is measured on your average pay across the whole pay reference period, not on your contracted hourly rate. Unpaid overtime or required training can breach it even when the contracted rate is legal. Read the guide
- Some deductions reduce your minimum wage pay, including accommodation above the offset and costs you are required to meet for the job. Tips can never count towards the minimum wage. Read the guide
Sources
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This compares your effective rate against the statutory minimum. It does not account for accommodation offsets, salary sacrifice, or the detailed rules on which deductions reduce minimum wage pay.
If you think you are being underpaid, HMRC enforces the minimum wage and you can report it confidentially. Acas offers free advice on 0300 123 1100.
Statutory rates change every April. One email when they do, and nothing else.
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Your effective hourly rate: £9.50.
Does £9.50 an hour meet the minimum wage at age 17?
Calculated using England & Wales statutory rules, checked against source on 5 September 2026.
How this was worked out
- Total pay
- £1,520.00
- Hours worked
- 160h
- Effective hourly rate
- £9.50Total pay divided by all the hours you worked, which is what the law measures.
- Applicable rate
- £8.0016 to 17
- Result
- Meets the minimum£1.50 an hour above the legal minimum.
Change these figures in the Minimum wage checker
Things that could change this figure
- The apprentice rate applies to apprentices under 19, or those aged 19 and over in the first year of their apprenticeship. After that the rate for their age applies. Read the guide
- The minimum wage is measured on your average pay across the whole pay reference period, not on your contracted hourly rate. Unpaid overtime or required training can breach it even when the contracted rate is legal. Read the guide
- Some deductions reduce your minimum wage pay, including accommodation above the offset and costs you are required to meet for the job. Tips can never count towards the minimum wage. Read the guide
Sources
Please read
This compares your effective rate against the statutory minimum. It does not account for accommodation offsets, salary sacrifice, or the detailed rules on which deductions reduce minimum wage pay.
If you think you are being underpaid, HMRC enforces the minimum wage and you can report it confidentially. Acas offers free advice on 0300 123 1100.
Statutory rates change every April. One email when they do, and nothing else.
No tracking, no sharing, unsubscribe in one click.
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