National Minimum Wage 2021

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23 March 2021

National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates

Increases will apply with effect from 1st April 2021 The National Minimum Wage is the minimum pay per hour that almost all workers are entitled to by law. Use the National Minimum Wage calculator to check if you are paying a worker the National Minimum Wage or if you owe them payments from past years. The rates below apply from any pay period starting on or after 1 April 2021 Please note that the National Living Wage is now for anyone age 23 and over (previously 25 and over).

Age	Hourly rate 2021/22	Age	Hourly rate 2020/21
23+	£8.91	25+	£8.72
21 - 22	£8.36	21 - 24	£8.20
18 - 20	£6.56	18 - 20	£6.45
16 - 17	£4.62	16 - 17	£4.55
Apprentice Rate	£4.30	Apprentice Rate	£4.15
Secondary Threshold NI (Director Minimum)	£737.00	Secondary Threshold NI (Director Minimum)	£732.00