Minimum Wage

Increases in the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates now occur in April each year.

Age

NLW

21 - 24

18 - 20

16 and 17

Apprentices

From 1 April 2019

£8.21

£7.70

£6.15

£4.35

£3.90

From 1 April 2020

£8.72

£8.20

£6.45

£4.55

£4.15

Apprentice rates apply to those under 19, or 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship. National Living Wage applies to those aged 25 and over.