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data-module="govspeak"> <p>The hourly rate for the minimum wage depends on your age and whether <a href="/web/20221202051538/https://www.gov.uk/become-apprentice">you’re an apprentice</a>.</p> <div role="note" aria-label="Information" class="application-notice info-notice"> <p>This page is also available <a href="/web/20221202051538/https://www.gov.uk/cyfraddau-isafswm-cyflog-cenedlaethol">in Welsh (Cymraeg)</a>.</p> </div> <p>You must be at least:</p> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20221202051538/https://www.gov.uk/know-when-you-can-leave-school">school leaving age</a> to get the National Minimum Wage</li> <li>aged 23 to get the National Living Wage - the minimum wage will still apply for workers aged 22 and under</li> </ul> <h2 id="current-rates">Current rates</h2> <p>These rates are for the National Living Wage (for those aged 23 and over) and the National Minimum Wage (for those of at least school leaving age). The rates change on 1 April every year.</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <td></td> <th scope="col">23 and over</th> <th scope="col">21 to 22</th> <th scope="col">18 to 20</th> <th scope="col">Under 18</th> <th scope="col">Apprentice</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row">April 2022 (current rate)</th> <td>£9.50</td> <td>£9.18</td> <td>£6.83</td> <td>£4.81</td> <td>£4.81</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">April 2023</th> <td>£10.42</td> <td>£10.18</td> <td>£7.49</td> <td>£5.28</td> <td>£5.28</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="apprentices">Apprentices</h3> <p>Apprentices are entitled to the apprentice rate if they’re either:</p> <ul> <li>aged under 19</li> <li>aged 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship</li> </ul> <div class="example"> <p>Example</p> <p>An apprentice aged 21 in the first year of their apprenticeship is entitled to a minimum hourly rate of £4.81.</p> </div> <p>Apprentices are entitled to the minimum wage for their age if they both:</p> <ul> <li>are aged 19 or over</li> <li>have completed the first year of their apprenticeship</li> </ul> <div class="example"> <p>Example</p> <p>An apprentice aged 21 who has completed the first year of their apprenticeship is entitled to a minimum hourly rate of £9.18.</p> </div> <h2 id="previous-rates">Previous rates</h2> <p>The following rates were for the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage from April 2016.</p> <h3 id="rates-from-1-april-2021">Rates from 1 April 2021</h3> <table> <thead> <tr> <td></td> <th scope="col">23 and over</th> <th scope="col">21 to 22</th> <th scope="col">18 to 20</th> <th scope="col">Under 18</th> <th scope="col">Apprentice</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row">April 2021 to March 2022</th> <td>£8.91</td> <td>£8.36</td> <td>£6.56</td> <td>£4.62</td> <td>£4.30</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="rates-before-1-april-2021">Rates before 1 April 2021</h3> <p>Before 1 April 2021 the National Living Wage was for those aged 25 and over.</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <td></td> <th scope="col">25 and over</th> <th scope="col">21 to 24</th> <th scope="col">18 to 20</th> <th scope="col">Under 18</th> <th scope="col">Apprentice</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row">April 2020 to March 2021</th> <td>£8.72</td> <td>£8.20</td> <td>£6.45</td> <td>£4.55</td> <td>£4.15</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">April 2019 to March 2020</th> <td>£8.21</td> <td>£7.70</td> <td>£6.15</td> <td>£4.35</td> <td>£3.90</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">April 2018 to March 2019</th> <td>£7.83</td> <td>£7.38</td> <td>£5.90</td> <td>£4.20</td> <td>£3.70</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">April 2017 to March 2018</th> <td>£7.50</td> <td>£7.05</td> <td>£5.60</td> <td>£4.05</td> <td>£3.50</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">October 2016 to March 2017</th> <td>£7.20</td> <td>£6.95</td> <td>£5.55</td> <td>£4.00</td> <td>£3.40</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">April 2016 to September 2016</th> <td>£7.20</td> <td>£6.70</td> <td>£5.30</td> <td>£3.87</td> <td>£3.30</td> </tr> </tbody> 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The rates change on 1 April every year.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n \u003cthead\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003e23 and over\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003e21 to 22\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003e18 to 20\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eUnder 18\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eApprentice\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003c/thead\u003e\n \u003ctbody\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eApril 2022 (current rate)\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£9.50\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£9.18\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£6.83\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£4.81\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£4.81\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eApril 2023\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£10.42\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£10.18\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£7.49\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£5.28\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£5.28\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 id=\"apprentices\"\u003eApprentices\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eApprentices are entitled to the apprentice rate if they’re either:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eaged under 19\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eaged 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"example\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExample\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn apprentice aged 21 in the first year of their apprenticeship is entitled to a minimum hourly rate of £4.81.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eApprentices are entitled to the minimum wage for their age if they both:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eare aged 19 or over\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003ehave completed the first year of their apprenticeship\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"example\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExample\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn apprentice aged 21 who has completed the first year of their apprenticeship is entitled to a minimum hourly rate of £9.18.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Previous rates", "url": "http://web.archive.org/web/20221202051538/https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates#previous-rates", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "url": "http://web.archive.org/web/20221202051538/https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates#previous-rates", "text": "\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe following rates were for the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage from April 2016.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 id=\"rates-from-1-april-2021\"\u003eRates from 1 April 2021\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n \u003cthead\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003e23 and over\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003e21 to 22\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003e18 to 20\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eUnder 18\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eApprentice\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003c/thead\u003e\n \u003ctbody\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eApril 2021 to March 2022\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£8.91\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£8.36\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£6.56\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£4.62\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£4.30\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 id=\"rates-before-1-april-2021\"\u003eRates before 1 April 2021\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBefore 1 April 2021 the National Living Wage was for those aged 25 and over.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n \u003cthead\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003e25 and over\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003e21 to 24\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003e18 to 20\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eUnder 18\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eApprentice\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003c/thead\u003e\n \u003ctbody\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eApril 2020 to March 2021\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£8.72\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£8.20\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£6.45\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£4.55\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£4.15\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eApril 2019 to March 2020\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£8.21\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£7.70\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£6.15\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£4.35\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£3.90\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eApril 2018 to March 2019\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£7.83\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£7.38\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£5.90\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£4.20\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£3.70\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eApril 2017 to March 2018\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£7.50\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£7.05\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£5.60\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£4.05\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£3.50\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eOctober 2016 to March 2017\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£7.20\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£6.95\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£5.55\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£4.00\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£3.40\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eApril 2016 to September 2016\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£7.20\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£6.70\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£5.30\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£3.87\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e£3.30\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\n" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Who gets the minimum wage", "url": "http://web.archive.org/web/20221202051538/https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates#who-gets-the-minimum-wage", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "url": "http://web.archive.org/web/20221202051538/https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates#who-gets-the-minimum-wage", "text": "\n\n\u003cp\u003eRead the information on \u003ca href=\"/national-minimum-wage/who-gets-the-minimum-wage\"\u003ewho is entitled to the minimum wage\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can use the \u003ca href=\"/am-i-getting-minimum-wage\"\u003eminimum wage calculator\u003c/a\u003e to check whether the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage is being paid.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/pay-and-work-rights-helpline\"\u003eContact Acas\u003c/a\u003e if you’re not getting the National Minimum Wage and think you should be.\u003c/p\u003e\n" } } ] } </script><script type="application/ld+json"> { "@context": 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