minwage.me

United Kingdom

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Explore how minimum wage compares to Big Mac prices in United Kingdom, and how many burgers you can earn with 1 hour of work.

Minimum wage (gross)
£12.71
/ hour
Big Mac price
£5.49
Burgers per hour
2.32
You can buy about 2 burgers in 1 hour
Work time for 1 Big Mac
25m 55s

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How we calculate burgers per hour

Minimum wage / hour
£12.71
÷
Big Mac price
£5.49
=
Burgers per hour
2.32

Neighbouring ranks

  1. 7Taiwan2.51
  2. 8Netherlands2.38
  3. 9United Kingdom2.32
  4. 10Ireland2.29
  5. 11Germany2.25

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Minimum wage (gross)

Source: GOV.UK - National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates (HM Government) · effective Apr 1, 2026

GOV.UK - National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates (HM Government)

Reported the National Living Wage (the tier covering the largest group of adult workers, aged 21 and over) at GBP 12.71/hour, effective 1 April 2026. The UK uses age/status tiers: 18-20 = GBP 10.85; 16-17 = GBP 8.00; Apprentice = GBP 8.00. Rates published natively per hour and updated each 1 April. The April 2026 figure was recommended by the Low Pay Commission (25 Nov 2025) and confirmed in the Autumn Budget (26 Nov 2025). The prior NLW (from April 2025) was GBP 12.21.

Big Mac price: The Economist · Jul 1, 2026

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